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Next year's Olympic surfing competition will be held on Tahiti's Teahupo'o beach as planned, the leader of French Polynesia said, declaring and end to a row between organisers, authorities and environmental groups who opposed the construction of a new judging tower that could threaten coral.

There is a permanent rip along the rock edge that goes out to the ocean.

Beach lovers were able to take a dip in New Caledonia's capital Noumea for the first time in months Wednesday, after the French Pacific territory installed a controversial net to keep sharks out.

As the days shorten and cool, the sea offers up its secrets. Those who stick around to enjoy it are truly blessed, writes Alys Fowler

The surfing venue for next year's Paris Olympics is nearly 16,000 kilometers, or 10,000 miles, away on the other side of the world

The disease left me debilitated and jobless. What will it take for the water companies to clean up their act, asks surfer Reuben Santer

Residents and surfers of one of the world's most famous surfing waves, Teahupo’o, in Tahiti, which will host the 2024 Olympic surfing competition, remain opposed to plans to build a judging tower, even after organisers scaled back plans. Opponents say construction will damage coral and put the health of the…

Hot boxes are popping up on the coast, as well as beside lakes and rivers, but not everyone is happy about the trend

High tides and winds leave caravans ‘dangerously close to edge’ as area in Lowestoft declared unsafe