Fiji: Beyond the tourist traps
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: 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...
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
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
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
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
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
Fiji: Stopover serenity

Michael Dickison interrupts a long flight with a mini-break in Fiji.

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