Tag: Tahiti
The Teahupo’o site remains “the central option”, affirms Amélie Oudéa-Castera
As concern mounts in Polynesia regarding the environmental impact of surfing events during the next Olympics, Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra reaffirmed this Friday that the site remains the organization’s number…
Will the surfing event move to preserve the corals?
This is a new episode, perhaps decisive, in the controversy over the location of the surfing event for the next Olympic Games. The president of French Polynesia Moetai Brotherson told…
A thorn in his side for the end of his mandate?
“The central question is that of a potential embezzlement of public funds for this trip to Polynesia, of knowing whether Ms. Hidalgo was off the mark,” says David Alphand, deputy…
A trip costing nearly 60,000 euros for the city of Paris
59,540 euros. This is the sum that Paris City Hall finally paid for the travel of Anne Hidalgo, two elected officials and three employees, around ten days ago to New…
Controversy surrounding Anne Hidalgo’s trip to Tahiti and her carbon footprint
The trip of the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo to French Polynesia, presented as “official” by her entourage and preceding a vacation, attracts the wrath of her right-wing opposition, who…
In Tahiti, the construction of a judges’ tower will be “a disaster” for the corals
This was one of the fears of the inhabitants of Teahupoo, when the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee decided that the small Tahitian village (1,400 inhabitants) would host the surfing event…
Video: Tahiti ready for surfing competitions at the 2024 Olympics
Although this spot on earth is not directly around the corner from Paris, the surfing opportunities are absolutely top class. Although this spot on earth is not directly around the…
In Tahiti, are the Games a risk for the environment?
It is almost like being back on Mount Olympus, a few thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first Olympic Games organized in ancient Greece. A majestic, natural site,…
“Pacifiction” in the cinema: Hallucination in the South Seas culture
For example the scene with the wave. High Commissioner de Roller, representative of the French state in French Polynesia, takes a trip on the water. To show presence, to offer…
The future Olympic champion will be well crowned on “a mythical wave” of Tahiti
The best surfers in the world will compete for Olympic gold on “the jaw of Hava’e”: the conventions for the organization of the surfing events on the formidable wave of…