Pacific / French Polynesia

Obama arrives in Tahiti

17:04 pm on 16 March 2017

Tetiaroa in French Polynesia Photo: AFP

A former US president Barack Obama has arrived in French Polynesia.

A former US president Barack Obama has arrived in French Polynesia for what has been suggested will be a month-long stay.

Local media report Mr Obama arrived in a private jet in Tahiti to fly on to the Brando resort on Tetiaroa.

No details of his stay have been made public but local media say he will also spend time on Bora Bora.