Review of the 2025 General Assembly: key decisions and outlook

On Saturday, January 31st, the General Assembly of the Tahei ‘Auti ia Mo’orea federation was held.
The agenda included the review of the 2025 activities and the outlook for 2026, covering both actions and finances.

Communication department

The communication department concludes 2025 on a very positive note, with a strategy that has proven successful:

  • +150 newsletter subscribers
  • +350 Facebook followers
  • +182 in-person memberships

The communication team also succeeded in mobilizing members by collecting:

  • 277 grievances (within 48 hours) (SCI Solimo)
  • 1,568 grievances (Carrefour Maharepa)
  • and 115,000 XPF in donations

The 2026 strategy remains the same: continue regular publications on social media, newsletters, and articles on the website in order to keep informing and mobilizing the population.

Cultural department

In collaboration with the collective “‘Ohura’a o te tau,” educational banners and teaching materials were produced thanks to FDVA funding.
Several interventions were carried out in schools across Moorea and Tahiti, which were provided with educational equipment. Teachers were also trained.
An agreement was signed between the federation and the collective to deliver this content at the Fare Aru.

Fare Aru project

The Fare Aru project, initiated in 2016–2017 on the Opunohu site, aimed to create a discovery trail and a visitor reception structure. Although left unfinished, it was maintained thanks to volunteer commitment.
Taken over by the federation, it is now evolving into a pedagogical Fare Pote’e intended for students in Moorea, focused on cultural transmission.

In 2025, several actions were carried out: planting new varieties of ‘uru, securing funding, administrative progress, local and international partnerships, creation of educational materials, and regular site maintenance.

For 2026, the objectives are to finalize administrative procedures, strengthen funding and partnerships, enrich educational content, and continue developing the project.

PGEM file

The revised PGEM has seen several developments since 2021: fishing regulations, creation of the CGEM, anchoring rules, with new measures planned for 2026 (renewal of the CGEM and new decrees).

The CGEM maintains strict positions to protect the marine environment: systematic refusal of new developments or high-impact activities (private docks, land reclamation, jet skis, whale-related activities, ray/shark excursions, new nautical activities, or floating housing outside authorized zones).
Only scientific research is encouraged, under strict best-practice conditions.

PGA / Manutea Lodge case

The revision of the Moorea PGA, launched in October 2025 under a very tight schedule, is still ongoing with no final decision to date. The federation has actively participated in the process and now calls for its suspension during the electoral period.

Regarding the Manutea Lodge project, the federation initiated legal action that led to the annulment of the building permit due to fraud. A criminal complaint was also filed. The project is currently on hold, but the legal proceedings are continuing on appeal in 2026.

Carrefour case

The federation has issued a negative opinion on the Carrefour project in Maharepa, considering it oversized and poorly adapted to Moorea. The environmental impact assessment is insufficient, particularly regarding environmental issues and impacts on local businesses.

Despite strong opposition and a negative opinion from the Competition Authority, the project poses risks of economic and urban imbalance. The federation calls for better consideration of public opinion.

Public interest recognition request

The federation seeks recognition as being of public interest (and ultimately public utility status) in order to strengthen its legal legitimacy and facilitate legal actions to protect Mo’orea.

Although it already has the ability to act, its “standing to sue” is regularly challenged. These recognitions would secure its procedures, allow more effective challenges to illegal projects, and better defend the environment, population, and local economy.

At the end of 2025, the Tahei ‘Auti ia Mo’orea federation confirms its central role in the protection and sustainable development of the island. Through its environmental, cultural, legal, and awareness-raising actions, it demonstrates constant mobilization in response to major challenges affecting Mo’orea.

Between concrete progress, structural projects, and vigilance regarding contested developments, the federation continues to pursue a clear objective: to preserve the island’s natural, cultural, and economic balance while actively involving the population.

The 2026 outlook continues in this direction, with the aim of strengthening its legal standing, developing educational projects, and continuing to give citizens a voice for a respectful and sustainable future for Mo’orea.

‘Ia vai he’euri noa ‘o Mo’orea!