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Citizens of French Polynesia head to the polls to elect the 57 members of the Assembly.
2023-04-30

The French overseas department of French Polynesia closes all schools and tightens its lockdown for two weeks amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant.
2021-08-23

The French Senate approves the reworded autonomy statute for French Polynesia.
2019-05-23

Authorities in France and French Polynesia meet to discuss rescue plans for MV "Thorco Lineage", a freighter hauling zinc that is grounded with eighteen people on board on a coral reef near Raroia, Tuamotus.
2018-06-26

A Filipino container ship runs aground on a coral reef near Raroia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia. France sends an aircraft to survey the scene in response to a request for help by Raroia's mayor.
2018-06-25

Kellogg's issues a voluntary recall of Honey Smacks amid fears of salmonella contamination, with affected areas including the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and some parts of French Polynesia.
2018-06-15

Chinese space station "Tiangong-1" crashes into the South Pacific Ocean near Tahiti.
2018-04-2

Over 800 homes are destroyed or flooded in Tahiti, French Polynesia, following severe storms over the weekend, with at least 4,000 people affected.
2017-01-25

The Rhode Island Marine Architecture Project claims to have found the wreckage of HMS "Endeavour" used by Royal Navy Lieutenant James Cook on his voyage to Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti between 1768 and 1771. The ship was scuttled in 1778 in Newport Harbor ahead of the Battle of Rhode Island in the American War of Independence.
2016-05-3

French Polynesian President Gaston Tong Sang is ousted in a vote of no confidence led by opposition leader Oscar Temaru. Temaru once again becomes President of French Polynesia for the fifth time.
2011-04-1