O Porinetia To Tatou Ai'a Explained

‘O Pōrīnetia To Tātou ‘Ai‘a ("Polynesia, a Homeland for us all") was a French Polynesian anti-independence political party founded by Gaston Tong Sang on 1 October 2007 after he split from his former party, the Tāhō‘ēra‘a Huira‘atira.^[1] It had six members in the French Polynesian assembly, all former Taheora'a Huiraatira members.

It presented a joint list called "To Tātou ‘Ai‘a" (Homeland for us all) together with other autonomist parties in the January 2008 elections.^[2]

The party merged with others to form A Tia Porinetia ahead of the 2013 elections.^[3]

Notable people

• Mita Teriipaia, French Polynesian minister for culture and the arts^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ousted French Polynesia president forms new party . RNZ . 30 September 2007 . 2 February 2021.
2. French Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, I July 2007 to 30 June 2008 . Gonschor . Lorenz . The Contemporary Pacific . 21 . 1 . 2009 . 154 . 6 December 2022.
3. Web site: New political group launched ahead of French Polynesia poll . RNZ . 1 February 2013 . 8 October 2021.
4. News: Gaston Tong Sang, présente son gouvernement . 28 November 2009 . Tahitipresse . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091202053453/http://www.tahitipresse.pf/2009/11/gaston-tong-sang-presente-son-gouvernement/ . 2 December 2009 .