The Latest Breaking News from Polynesia

Dwayne Johnson has explained why he feels particularly proud of the 'Moana' movies.

If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean. If you’re on Hawaii, the nearest island to you is more than 1,000 miles…

This breathtaking 7ft-high portrait of a Polynesian visitor to London in the 18th century captures a complex cultural encounter and showcases the genius of Reynolds

A daunting canoe voyage — covering almost 500 kilometers, or about 300 miles across a stretch of the Pacific Ocean — is underway

Top French officials, including French President Charles de Gaulle, sought to conduct atmospheric nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara following the former French colony’s independence in 1962. These plans, described in recently declassified French documents, never came to fruition. If they had, they would have violated a request made several…

Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is considered an ancient form of surfing, traced to early days in Polynesia. More recently, in the 1940s, surf instructors on a Waikiki beach in Hawaii are said to have used the skill to allow them a better view of their students. Today, families can indulge in…

Barcelona exhibition to showcase tattoo art from Japan and Polynesia to Thailand and Los Angeles

A huge tourist boom on Mo’orea Island has seen privatisation of coastline, with just three public beaches left

The singer and performer is currently on holiday with her fiance Sam Asghari