Travel: Off road in the real Fiji
Travel: Off road in the real Fiji

Derek Cheng takes a detour from the resorts and stumbles across something authentic.

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.

Pacific Island Holidays

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…

Niue: The many charms of Niue

My first glimpse of Niue belies its title "The Rock of Polynesia". Forget the formidable bulwark of the Rock of Gibraltar…

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
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…

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
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…

Pacific jewels for 2013

Hawaii Sand Festival & Sand Castle Competition You'll find the Hawaii Sand Festival and Sand Castle competition at Hanalei…

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
Cook Islands: Such a perfect day

Pamela Wade is glad she spent time in the Cook Islands exploring glorious Aitutaki.

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