Go local when it comes to food, Nicholas Jones discovers at a cooking school in Fiji.

Paul Rush discovers the enigmatic beauty and brilliance of black pearls in the waters of Fiji.pacific

The Prime Minister of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, has repeated his call for New Zealand to be kicked out of the Pacific region's main decision-making body.

Fijian nationals will be eligible to register for a residency ballot under the Pacific Access Category for the first time since the military coup in 2006.

All his courage gathered, Nicholas Jones ventures underwater for an eye-opening scuba dive.

Hanging up the backpack has converted Stuart Condie to the feared 'package' holiday and he couldn't be happier.

In the far-flung Yasawas, Sue Baxalle finds adults and kids toiling hard to revitalise their cyclone-ravaged village.

The lure of game fishing is pretty strong at Fiji's Mango Bay, discovers Nicholas Jones.

A Fijiian island is reversing the often destructive impact of tourism, finds Peter Feeney.

A dramatic new image has emerged of the volcanic eruption which has disrupted air travel to and from Tonga.

Hundreds of travellers and holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights to and from Tonga were cancelled yesterday because of a huge volcanic ash cloud.

A passenger plane travelling from Fiji to New Zealand was forced to turn around when its cabin filled with fumes and an oil smell overnight.

The Crusaders' proposal to hold a home game against the Hurricanes in Fiji next season has been signed off by the franchise's board, but it has yet to convince the New Zealand Players' Association, which remains concerned about the fixture.

A new service from Fiji Airways will allow Wellingtonians to escape twice a week to the tropics from next June.

A round-the-world yachtsman from Fiji has been banned from driving in New Zealand after reversing the wrong way up a motorway on-ramp while over the limit.

If flying and flopping is too boring for you, there are a few options to amuse the energetic - or hungry - on Fiji's Denarau Island.

Cheap babysitters, blissful massages, adult-only fine dining... Leah McLennan settles into life on Malolo.

More than 4000ha of freehold land fronting 25km of Fiji coastline could fetch more than $14 million.

Frank Bainimarama, the man who twice seized power in Fiji through military coup, is officially now its elected prime minister.

Fiji authorities have rejected claims of a corrupt election as the Fiji First Party of coup leader Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama closed in on a landslide victory.

A disputed election result in Fiji is a reminder of something that countries such as ours with a long democratic tradition take for granted.

Voreqe Frank Bainimarama is Fiji's elected prime minister and his Fiji First Party will form the new government.

Political parties bound for the opposition benches and those who failed to make the Fiji Parliament want the vote count suspended.

Voreqe Frank Bainimarama, the man who seized power to become prime minister of Fiji in a 2006 military coup, could be retaining his position.

About 520,000 Fijians are expected to cast their votes today, with long queues already at the polling stations throughout Suva.