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Fiji: Beyond the tourist traps
It's a surreal feeling. As I brush my teeth I am looking through the glass-bottomed floor of an oceanside villa, into schools…
Rarotonga: Came a hot Saturday
Rarotonga doesn't really do bustle but Avarua on a Saturday is as close as it gets. At the western end of the town is Punanga…
Niue: It takes a village...
Jeff Evans witnesses a rite of passage in Niue, and learns how traditions can hold a community together.
Samoa: Tales of the teller live on
Requiem Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down…
Pacific Island Holidays
Niue: The many charms of Niue
My first glimpse of Niue belies its title "The Rock of Polynesia". Forget the formidable bulwark of…
Vanuatu: Beef, bouillabaisse and bougainvillea
Paul Rush visits the gourmet capital of the South Pacific.
Palau: The very peculiar Pacific paradise
David Barbeler finds himself both puzzled and fascinated by the remote and untouched tiny island nation of Palau.
Tahiti: Flower power in the Pacific
Step off a cruise liner or aeroplane onto the world's most beautiful island and you could fall into a trap for the uninitiated…
Reel time in Raro
Paul Rush gets some deep sea action outside the Rarotonga reef.
Cook Islands: Life under the lagoon
Nga stopped beside an outcrop of coral in the Tikioki Marine Reserve and pointed excitedly through the clouds of brightly…
Cook Islands: Trying to keep ahead
There's an air of brooding menace about the two age-blackened stones that stand in the centre of the 1000-year-old Paengaariki…
Vanuatu: Lazing on lovely Bokissa
Espiritu Santo, the largest of Vanuatu's islands, is a tropical cliche, with palm-fringed beaches, white sand and clear…
Rarotonga: Raro as you like it
Do New Zealand pigs have the same dexterity as those in Rarotonga when it comes to stripping the meat from a coconut? I…
Pacific jewels for 2013
Hawaii Sand Festival & Sand Castle Competition You'll find the Hawaii Sand Festival and Sand Castle…
Top 5 things to do in Moorea
Tahiti is a dream destination, perfect for those wanting to escape big city nonsense and enjoy some of the best diving and…
Papua New Guinea: A unique proposition
In exploring Papua New Guinea's diverse culture, Christine Cornege contemplates her place in the world.
Dreaming of a Fijian Christmas
It's different, it's fun and it's only three hours away, Peter Malcouronne looks at island festivities.
Cook Islands: Such a perfect day
Pamela Wade is glad she spent time in the Cook Islands exploring glorious Aitutaki.
Fiji: Stopover serenity
Pacific Island Holidays Archives
Michael Dickison interrupts a long flight with a mini-break in Fiji.
City Breaks
Waikato: Port worth a call
Elisabeth Easther travels back in time to a sleepy town at the end of the Waikato River.
Travel
Row, row, row your boat
Never shy of sticking her oar in, Elisabeth Easther shares some ideas for nautical adventures you can embark on - if you…
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