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Rarotonga is perfect for families, finds Graham Hepburn.

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When traditional fare is blended with five-star cuisine, Fiji becomes a fine food destination, writes Paul Rush.

New Caledonia: A leap of faith
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Standing in a gloomy cave with a burly seven-foot-tall man who speaks no English, I'm confused and nervous as to why he…

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

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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…

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…

Niue: The many charms of Niue
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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
Cook Islands: Life under the lagoon

Nga stopped beside an outcrop of coral in the Tikioki Marine Reserve and pointed excitedly through the…

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…

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Top 5 things to do in Moorea
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