The Polynesian president took advantage of the annual Conference of Parties (COP 21) to reaffirm the wish of French Polynesia “to make all of the economic zone an exclusive and giant managed marine area”. Two projects currently await validation by the government to see the day that could, in effect, make Polynesia the largest protected…

The island of Hiva Oa hosts the 10th Marquesas Islands Art Festival from the 16th to the 19th of December. A common thread for this year’s festivities should reunite more than a thousand performers: “back to beginnings”, a repetitive choice of words for these magical and timeless islands. It is THE most important cultural event…

November 20 marks the change of season in Tahiti. The dry period gives way to the wet season, as it is customarily said. The Tahitians prefer to refer to this period as Abundance.  A more befitting term! Abundance is the season when the branches of the breadfruit tree bend under the weight of the uru, a…

The arrival of a new ship in Polynesia is always cause for celebration. But that of the Aranui 5, straight out of Chinese shipyards in Huanghai, had a special flavor this Monday, November 9th. She is THE star of French Polynesia in the field of passenger/ cargo vessels as she makes her grand entrance for…

A relatively recent settlement, French Polynesia, however, is full of archeological treasures, vestiges of the time of chiefdoms and ancestral religious rythes. This month, the application for registration of the marae “Taputapuatea” (Raiatea) to the UNESCO World heritage is placed. If accepted, it would constitute actual international recognition for this other cultural attraction of French…

If there is an event in the year that symbolizes the commitment and the passion of Polynesians for outrigger canoe racing, it is the Hawaiki Nui Va’a Race . Every year, since 1992, the Hawaiki Nui Va’a Race is held in early November, between the islands of Huahine , Tahaa, Raiatea and Bora Bora ….