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  1. French Polynesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


    French Polynesia /ˈfrɛntʃ pɒlɨˈniːʒə/ ( listen) (French: Polynésie française, pronounced: [pɔlinezi fʁɑ̃sɛz]; Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is an overseas ...
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  2. Teenagers in French Polynesia admit to fatal assault


    Radio New Zealand International - 18 hours ago

    Two teenagers in French Polynesia have admitted to beating a 14-year-old boy to death . A magistrate says the two confessed that they enticed the boy into a ...
  3. French Polynesia's Yip to lose assembly seat


    Radio New Zealand International - 3 days ago

    Tahitipresse reports that a recommendation to the French Supreme Court suggests Michel Yip lose his seat over a conflict of interest. ...
  4. Bring it on home: Polynesia


    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 3 days ago

    Moorea was one stop on a cruise of French Polynesia on the Royal Princess ... Travel tip • When traveling to French Polynesia, make sure meals are included ...
  5. French Polynesia budget impasse extended into next week


    Radio New Zealand International - 6 days ago

    French Polynesia's assembly finance committee has again failed to make progress on the 2011 budget and deferred its next discussions until next week. ...
    Budget vote stokes up political heat in French Polynesia- Radio Australia
    all 2 news articles »
  6. Rohfritch critical of French Polynesia budget review process


    Radio New Zealand International - 4 days ago

    The French Polynesian minister in charge of economic reconversion, Teva Rohfritch, has decided to boycott today's budget committee meeting, ...
  7. French Polynesia supplementary budget rejected


    Radio New Zealand International - 8 Dec 2010

    French Polynesia's assembly has failed to pass a supplementary budget, raising the likelihood that the French high commission is about to assume control ...
    French Polynesia budget debate put off- Radio New Zealand International
    New Caledonia anti-independence campaigner dies in Australia- Radio Australia
    all 5 news articles »
  8. French union call for Tahiti income tax


    Radio New Zealand International - 7 Dec 2010

    A French union leader has called for French Polynesia to introduce an income tax while lowering the value added tax as the territory is struggling ...
    The Hilton Moorea Celebrates its Ten-Year Anniversary with Tahiti ...- San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
    all 6 news articles »


  9. French union discusses army downsizing in French Polynesia


    Radio New Zealand International - 12 Dec 2010

    ... delegate says he has discussed the gradual decrease of civilian staff within the military during talks with top defence officials in French Polynesia. ...
  10. French Polynesia's vice-president speaks of territory sliding ...


    Radio New Zealand International - 12 Dec 2010

    The French Polynesian vice-president, Edouard Fritch, says without a majority and without a budget, the territory is sliding towards chaos. ...
  11. Cyclones may be risk for French Polynesia, Cooks


    New Zealand Herald - 5 Dec 2010

    Photo / Supplied Experience from comparable previous La Nina summers suggests that cyclones may be a greater risk this season on French Polynesia and in the ...
  12. Island commitment in French Polynesia


    The Move Channel - Catherine Deshayes - 29 Nov 2010

    Love-struck couples thinking of following in the footsteps of Will and Kate should note that tying the knot in French Polynesia is now a little easier. ...
    Frommer's Tahiti and French Polynesia, 3rd Edition- Kansas City infoZine
    Tahiti canoe crew honoured after China sailing- Radio New Zealand International
    all 3 news articles »
  13. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE


    Island Business - 6 days ago

    If the ocean surrounding French Polynesia were converted into land area, it would be the world's 10th-largest country. Kiribati, a diverse expanse of atolls ...
  14. El Niño killing young coral reef fish, biologists find


    msnbc.com - 10 Dec 2010

    An international team of biologists studied the arrival of young fish to the coral atoll of Rangiroa in French Polynesia for four years and compared their ...


  15. Tahiti Cruises


    AOL Travel News - Shawn Douglas - 3 days ago

    If you're reading this, it's likely because you're yearning for a peaceful getaway to the pearl of the Pacific Ocean: French Polynesia. ...
  16. Bertholon chosen as new French Polynesia health minister


    Radio New Zealand International - 2 Dec 2010

    The French Polynesian president, Gaston Tong Sang, has named Nicolas Bertholon as the new health minister, replacing Jules Ienfa who resigned last month for ...
  17. French Polynesia wants nuclear compensation law amended


    Radio New Zealand International - 24 Nov 2010

    The French Polynesian president, Gaston Tong Sang, has called on France to revisit the law offering compensation for some of the victims of the French ...
  18. French Polynesia defers Flosse spy decision until January


    Radio New Zealand International - 23 Nov 2010

    The judicial authorities in Tahiti have deferred a reply to the lawyer acting for French Polynesia's... former president, Gaston Flosse, who had asked for his
  19. Police in French Polynesia discover US$10000 in counterfeit local ...


    Radio New Zealand International - 28 Nov 2010

    Police in French Polynesia have detained a 48-year-old man in possession of three types of counterfeit local bank notes. The newspaper, La Depeche, ...
  20. NZ teams face long road to French Polyensia in O-League


    Radio New Zealand International - 3 Dec 2010

    The O-League football tournament resumes competition today with New Zealand's two teams both facing daunting road trips in French Polynesia. ...
  21. Would you sail the oceans with small children?


    Independent Online - Diana Cullis - 10 Dec 2010

    After visiting a few Caribbean islands, they will go to Panama, transit the canal and visit the Galapagos and Marquesas islands, French Polynesia, ...
  22. Holland America Line's Rotterdam and Westerdam to Sail Hawaii and ...


    PR Newswire (press release) - 4 days ago

    ... visiting beautiful and picturesque islands throughout French Polynesia and the Aloha state. Westerdam's voyage sails round trip from San Diego, Calif., ...
  23. El Nino threatens South Pacific reef fish


    UPI.com - 1 Dec 2010

    An international team of marine biologists studying the arrival of young fish at the atoll of Rangiroa in French Polynesia for the last four years, ...
  24. Hello, motu


    The Australian - Susan Kurosawa - 5 Dec 2010

    Motu Moea, near Moorea in French Polynesia, where local tour guide Maire conducts ray-feeding excursions and serves tropical lunch to visitors. ...
  25. US Revises Nuclear Blast Aftermath Guidance


    Global Security Newswire - 4 days ago

    16) - A 1970 French nuclear test at Mururoa, French Polynesia. The United States has adopted guidelines calling for individuals in the vicinity of a ...


  26. Across the Universe


    Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

    ... Never Will," the volume takes an amusingly dark view of what happens in remote spots such as Russia's Rudolf Island and Fangataufa in French Polynesia. ...
  27. Holland America plans more month-long cruises to Hawaii and Tahiti


    USA Today - Gene Sloan - 4 days ago

    ... visits to Fanning Island, Kiribati; Rarotonga in the Cook Islands; and Raiatea, Bora Bora, Papeete, Moorea, Rangiroa and Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia. ...


  28. Call in Tahiti against euro introduction


    Radio New Zealand International - 12 Dec 2010

    A small pro-independence party in French Polynesia has spoken out against the ... It warns that French Polynesia could suffer a fate similar to Argentina's ...
  29. The year in hotels


    The Australian - Susan Kurosawa - 3 days ago

    More: jimbaranpuribali.com; Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia: The lagoon-lapped isle of Bora Bora takes the tropical drop-out fantasy to the ...
  30. Stephan Pyles debuts series of global foodie tours


    Dallas Morning News - 3 Dec 2010

    18-27 through French Polynesia. Next year, you can toast the pyramids in Egypt, shop Istanbul's spice markets or dine in a private tent beside the sand ...


  31. Stars are showered with gifts for gracing Diff


    The National - Maey El Shoush - 12 Dec 2010

    Week-long getaways to exotic destinations like Bora Bora in French Polynesia, jewellery, perfume and designer gowns are among the luxurious treats on offer ...


  32. Warmer waters mean fewer fish


    Practical Fishkeeping - 2 Dec 2010

    ... coauthors and to be published in a forthcoming issue of the journal Global Change Biology, was conducted on the atoll of Rangiroa in French Polynesia. ...


  33. Meeting with a Meteor


    Parade Magazine - 6 days ago

    (November 7, 2010) Back in July of 1973, I was on a US Air Force night flight, down in the South Pacific northeast of French Polynesia when we were almost ...
  34. Cole plans Bora Bora wedding


    Toronto Sun - 5 days ago

    ... but she's hoping to exchange vows in February and would love to fly her guests out to the sunny holiday resort in French Polynesia. ...
  35. Tahiti opposition mocks President over budget failure


    Radio New Zealand International - 9 Dec 2010

    French Polynesia's opposition pro-independence Union For Democracy says the territory can no longer sustain the current comedy of a government without ...
  36. Aranui Heads into the Jungles of the Marquesas Islands


    Travel Agent - 30 Nov 2010

    Plying the waters of French Polynesia in the South Pacific, the Aranui 3 offers a unique cruise experience to the remote Marquesas Islands. ...


  37. Tahiti Party alarmed at Easter Island violence


    Radio New Zealand International - 8 Dec 2010

    French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party has expressed its indignation over reports of violence on Chile's Easter Island. ...
  38. Surf Night! Music, surf doc screening & Spicoli contest 12/16


    San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - 5 days ago

    The filmmakers traveled from our humble Bay to Mexico, Indonesia, Australia & French Polynesia to follow these stories. It's a great film, gorgeously shot ...


  39. France launches DTT in DOM-TOM


    Broadband TV News - Robert Briel - 26 Nov 2010

    ... Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon,and the islands Wallis and Futuna, in French Polynesia and Nouvelle-Calédonie. ...
  40. Biocode LIMS to be made Freely Available to DNA Barcoding Community


    Scientific Computing - 6 Dec 2010

    ... to create the first comprehensive inventory of all species larger than a microbe in a complex tropical ecosystem (Moorea in French Polynesia). ...
  41. Wedding: Kopanski-Brandt


    Signal - Michael Daniels - 1 day ago

    ... snack and made a final toast to the happy couple. The couple honeymooned at Moorea and Bora Bora, French Polynesia. They will make their home in Irvine.
  42. Moruroa contamination fears as test site sinks, says veterans group


    Radio New Zealand International - 25 Nov 2010

    French Polynesia's nuclear test veterans organisation Moruroa e tatou says it's concerned of possible contamination because part of the test atoll is ...
  43. Warm Water and El Niño Effect Killing Off Young Coral Reef Fish


    Treehugger - Jaymi Heimbuch - 6 days ago

    A team of biologists looking at the arrival of young fish along the Rangiroa coral atoll in French Polynesia have found that fish populations are suffering ...


  44. 21 Fattest Countries on Earth Named by WHO


    CalorieLab Calorie Counter News - 8 Dec 2010

    The top five overweight nations and their percentages overweight include Panama (67.4), Saudi Arabia (73), French Polynesia (74), Kiribati (82) and American ...
  45. Eric's Bad Movies: Godzilla (1998)


    Seattle Post Intelligencer - Eric D. Snider - 2 Dec 2010

    The film's opening footage suggests that nuclear testing in French Polynesia caused a Komodo dragon to turn into a Godzilla. Once it is fully grown, ...
  46. Vanilla gets made in the northern suburbs


    ABC7Chicago.com - 2 days ago

    CJ's grandchildren now run things, still importing the rare fruit of orchid plants from exotic locales such as Madagascar, French Polynesia and Mexico. ...
  47. Art exhibition to highlight diversity of indigenous cultures


    Gulf Today - 1 day ago

    His work has been used to promote and preserve cultures in the United States, Mexico, St. Martin, Panama, French Polynesia, the Seychelles, Tanzania, ...
  48. HOT SPOTS


    WalesOnline - Kathryn Williams - 26 Nov 2010

    The Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia are said to boast an Indiana Jones type feel, as jungle and art balance the modern world with traditions. ...
  49. Top Things to Do In Tahiti


    About - News & Issues - 9 Dec 2010

    The azure-hued realm of French Polynesia is indeed a tropical Eden ideally suited for two and its sights and activities appeal to hedonists and ...
  50. Brief Encounter: Marcella Bugeja


    Malta Independent Online - Marie Benoit - 2 days ago

    My favourite holiday destination is definitely French Polynesia, especially the island of Moorea. It was one of the destinations we visited on our honeymoon ...
  51. Ivory earns annual leadership honor from faculty women


    WSU Today - Lori Carris - 6 days ago

    ... and has served since 1993 as an elected member of the Board of Scientific Advisors for the Marquesan Research Center in Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia. ...


  52. International Fisheries Management Commission Agrees to Strategy ...


    World-Wire (press release) - 4 days ago

    Participating Territories: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna. ...
  53. Taiwan lists TEM, visa-waivers as priorities in Europe in 2011


    Focus Taiwan News Channel - 6 Dec 2010

    ... Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia -- and 18 British and French overseas territories, such as Tahiti in French Polynesia, to push for visa exemptions. ...


  54. David Morrissey, Alyson Grippo


    SILive.com - 27 Nov 2010

    A reception followed in Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg, NJ After a honeymoon trip to Bora Bora, French Polynesia, the newlyweds will live in Jersey City. ...


  55. The 8 best books of the year to give travellers


    Vancouver Sun - Bruce Deachman - 5 days ago

    ... Croatia; and Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia) and cities (New York, Tangier and Tel Aviv), with brief descriptions of each, as well as random facts, ...
  56. A hint of French perfume


    The Australian - Susan Kurosawa - 26 Nov 2010

    Such a holiday mood works better, of course, on inbound flights to tropical destinations but in this case it is a nice au revoir to French Polynesia. ...
  57. Panama: Island solitude


    MiamiHerald.com - John Henderson - 13 Dec 2010

    I've sailed past the St. Regis Bora Bora, French Polynesia's honeymoon huts that hang over the South Pacific. They're similar to my cabana on Yandup – and ...
  58. Starwood has savings at 60 resorts


    Montreal Gazette - Max Harrold - 27 Nov 2010

    Starwood has properties in the Caribbean, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Arizona, Texas, California and, closer to home, the Equinox Resort & Spa in Vermont. ...
  59. TSA screener: Go ahead, touch my junk


    Mineral Wells Index - Mel Rhodes - 2 Dec 2010

    And French Polynesia is on the board for next year. Lots of shark country between here and paradise. Of course, shark attacks are very rare and usually ...
  60. Adventures in a sea of noise


    Media Newswire (press release) - 30 Nov 2010

    This work was published in Science in 2005, and is now being used in the Philippines and French Polynesia as part of trials for managing fish populations. ...
  61. VIEWPOINT: Pacific solidarity crucial to negotiations


    Island Business - Seni Nabou - 6 days ago

    The following year, the PNA continued to strengthen in their resolve, and were joined by the Cook Islands and French Polynesia making strong statements ...
    FISHERIES: Fish storm brewing- Island Business
    all 48 news articles »


  62. Mother Nature Fights Back


    New York Times - Victoria Gomelsky - 10 Dec 2010

    ... Indonesia and the Philippines — and of black pearls from the black-lipped Pinctada margaritifera oyster, farmed in French Polynesia, increased to 25 ...
  63. Readers' Choice: If money were no object, where would you travel?


    Budget Travel - 30 Nov 2010

    Although we had planned the trip in advance, we ended up going in December 2004, just after Budget Travel featured French Polynesia as their cover story! ...
  64. Hawaii Five-0: You either have very good aim, or very bad aim


    Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - Neil Jacobs - 9 Dec 2010

    The facts of the case closely resemble a series of murders committed a year earlier in French Polynesia. Hiro knows this because he spends his off time ...
  65. Special Management Measures on Eastern High Seas Pocket


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 10 Dec 2010

    ... first to congratulate the Cook Islands on passing their measure and said he 'extends our appreciation on behalf of French Polynesia as well, of course'. ...
  66. Preparing to host new brands


    The Diplomat Bucharest - 4 Dec 2010

    After managing hotels in French Polynesia and Israel, Ben Yehuda came to Romania six years ago as general manager of the former Best Western Parc Hotel, ...
  67. Commissioner Piebalgs and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General ...


    IEWY News - 4 days ago

    Another example refers to the “INTEGRE” project developed by Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Pitcairn, the Pacific Overseas Countries ...
  68. Campus round-up


    Times Higher Education - 8 Dec 2010

    The research, published in the Global Change Biology journal, was carried out at the atoll of Rangiroa in French Polynesia over four years. ...
  69. USA - Minced beef shelf life


    Meattradenewsdaily - 7 Dec 2010

    ... can also Noni puree used in the study was from Tahiti, where it grows in abundance — and it is the number-one agricultural export of French Polynesia. ...
  70. Tickets tempt fibbers and scalpers


    Deseret News - Doug Robinson - 6 Dec 2010

    This year's ticket requests came from 57 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Barbados, French Polynesia, Laos, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, England, ...
  71. New Caledonia: Death of Lafleur 'loss to Pacific'


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 6 days ago

    Gaston Tong Sang, President of French Polynesia, had also travelled to Nouméa for the occasion. An estimated 1500 people also attended the ceremony, ...


  72. The Top Resorts for Executives to Travel


    Food and Drink Digital - 29 Nov 2010

    It features breathtaking views of Mount Otemanu, while Jean-Georges Vongerichten's menu offers the finest dining experience in all of French Polynesia. ...
  73. Brandywine Bay Restaurant Introduces Relais et Chateaux Executive Chef


    Platinum News Online - 29 Nov 2010

    ... has worked in the industry for 30 years in multiple destinations including France, Switzerland, Bermuda, the British West Indies and French Polynesia. ...
  74. American beauty is Miss World 2010


    Manila Standard Today - Paolo J. Yazon - 23 Nov 2010

    ... Denise Garrido (Canada), Laura Palacio (Colombia), Virginie Dechenaud (France), Mihilani Teixeria (French Polynesia), Susanna Kobylinski (Germany), ...
  75. Oceania increasing HIV prevalence but fewer new infections


    Solomon Star - 24 Nov 2010

    In French Polynesia and Melanesia (excluding Papua New Guinea), people who inject drugs account for 12% and 6%, respectively, of cumulative HIV case ...
  76. Graham-Lewis


    Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - 1 day ago

    Ringbearer was Emris Hayden Graham IV of Birmingham, nephew of the groom. After a trip to French Polynesia, the couple will live in Homewood.
  77. Meryl Streep - Ocean Voyagers 3D (2011) Ground-breaking Humpback ...


    Washington Bangla Radio - 24 Nov 2010

    The five-year excursion was shot entirely in High Definition on location in French Polynesia, Hawaii, Alaska, Newfoundland, The Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of ...
  78. French overseas territories launch DTT


    Telecompaper (subscription) - 30 Nov 2010

    ... Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Martin and St Barthelemy, St Pierrre and Miquelon, Mayotte, Reunion, New Caledonia, Wallis and Fortuna and French Polynesia.
  79. Rassemblement des chorales oecuméniques ce samedi à To'ata


    Tahiti Presse - 4 days ago

    (Source : Y. Fer et G. Malogne-Fer, chapitre « French Polynesia » in Manfred Ernst (dir.), Globalization and the Re-Shaping of Christianity in Oceania.
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