The Chinese community in Tahiti : 150 years of History.

The Chinese community in Tahiti just celebrated the start of the Goat/Sheep New Year and is now about to celebrate 150 years of presence in French Polynesia. Everything started in 1865, when about 300 Chinese (Hakka and Punti) arrived from HongKong to Tahiti, in Papara as workers for the Tahiti Cotton and Coffee Plantation Cys…

Associations for Protection of Nature

French Polynesia’s territory which is as big as Europe hosts thousands of natural treasures of flora and fauna, marine and land species, protected animals, rare birds, endemic plants, giant ocean creatures, microscopic fish… This rich but fragile ecosystem must coexist with humans, this is a big ecological challenge that many associations decided to face. Let’s…

FIFO : The festival of Oceanian freedom of speech

From January 30th to February 8th 2015, Tahiti will become the Oceanian capital of documentary films. The FIFO (Festival International du Film documentaire Océanien) is a major cultural event, a contest of documentaries all dealing with Oceania from all angles whether economic, cultural, social, or ethnological… The FIFO, is an advocate of freedom thanks to its…

The mountain side of French Polynesia

For a moment, let’s forget about the beach and the ocean and look towards a little known, yet stunning universe : the mountain side of Polynesia. Indeed, the sparkling green inside the islands can compete with the turquoise blue of the lagoons… Just step into a path and you will immediatly feel the serenity and the…

Hura Tapairu 2014

Let’s dance ! Since few days, the great theater of the « Maison de la Culture » (located in the Tahitian capital) hosts the « Hura Tapairu » contest. Different from the famous “Heiva I Tahiti” dancing contest, the « Hura Tapairu » is a traditional dancing competition dedicated to small dance groups. These small groups cannot take part of the…

Christmas in the tropics

Ia oa’oa i teie Noera As you know, French Polynesia is a large territory isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, about one day away by airplane from Paris and 8 hours from Los Angeles. This important isolation probably makes Tahiti as the last destination on the Santa Claus’ itinerary. In spite of this…