By the dawn of the 21st century, with only a tiny population of birds left on the remote FrenchPolynesian island of Rimatara, it was decided to reintroduce the endangered lorikeet on Atiu.
BBC: A tale of the South Pacific
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In a 1993 poll to elect two representatives to the French National Assembly, a candidate from the Polynesian Liberation Front won 44.3% of the votes.