Air NZ says reports one of its planes was on a collision course with another aircraft are nothing more than "sensationalist" media coverage.

An investigation has begun into why a Virgin Australia Boeing 777 and an Air New Zealand 767 were on a collision course in Fiji air space last month.

Members of the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum will travel to Fiji to see whether or not the situation has improved in the island nation.

Top 10-ranked rugby nations Scotland and Fiji will not make another tour of NZ until at least the next decade.

There is a place where you'll find the authentic Fiji experience, the real deal with fearsome island warriors and beautiful Melanesian women.

Tsunami-wrecked houses in Samoa are being rebuilt on higher ground - but without protection against cyclones or earthquakes, engineers say.

Printmaker Rodney Fumpston has the best of both worlds with a home in Auckland and the beloved place of his birth, Fiji.

An NZ watchdog says Fiji's new media decree targets members of the public as well as journalists and editors.

A second man has been found dead in Fiji after a tropical cyclone hit its eastern islands early this week.

Weather analyst Philip Duncan explains the power of tropical storms.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says NZ will do 'whatever we have to do' to assist cyclone-ravaged Fiji.

A resident on the tiny Fijian island of Cikobia, thought to be amongst the worst-hit by Cyclone Tomas, tells of massive destruction.

Cyclone Tomas was last evening holding its category four status, with estimated average winds of 170km/h, and gusts of up to 270km/h

Over 18,000 Fijians are in evacuation centres as Cyclone Tomas continues to slam its islands with rain and high winds. Officials say there have been more deaths.