On a big day, the left reef at Teahupo’o in Tahiti is one of the world’s most spectacular waves. This uniquely intense surf zone owes much of its freakish form to an equally unique bottom contour, a ...

The feat of Polynesian wayfinding—navigating by stars, wind, and waves—had long been discounted by scholars on the grounds that ancient Polynesians didn’t have the knowledge to be master navigators.

French Polynesian authorities have retrieved a total of eight bodies that were buried following a major landslide on its main island of Tahiti. The disaster struck several houses in the town of ...

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - A landslide in the French Polynesia island of Tahiti left seven people dead, the French overseas department said in a statement on Thursday.

Extensive search is underway in French Polynesia's main island of Tahiti, following a landslide that struck several houses in the small town of Afaahiti-Taravao (Southeast of the main island of Tahiti ...

The scene after a landslide led to the evacuation of 29 homes in Afaahiti on November 27, 2025. HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC IN FRENCH POLYNESIA A landslide on the French Pacific island of Tahiti ...