A bobble-head dive helmet allows Megan Singleton to get up close and personal with the sealife.

Chloe Johnson savours the local craft, music and natural wonders of Savai'i Island.

The Fijians inject lots of fun into the serious business of sevens, writes photojournalist Steven McNicholl.

Sometimes the best part of going somewhere, is the getting there, writes Dan Ahwa, won over by by Samoa's one-of-a-kind buses.

Vanuatu's waters hid the remnants of war, discovers Roderick Eime.

Fashion designer Karen Walker and partner Mikhail Gherman go undercover in Fiji for elite travel company Mr & Mrs Smith.

There's more to do in Honolulu than lie on Waikiki beach. Frank Liew heads off the beaten track.

Graeme Lay travels on the Pacific Jewel to the site of the famous mutiny and traces the fate of Captain William Bligh and his crew.

Sheriden Rhodes explores the wonders of underwater Fiji with the son of the one of the greatest explorers of all.

Dan Ahwa meets a village celebrity who is keeping an ancient Samoan art alive.

Spending time at a tumunu is a great way to meet Atiu locals, writes Jim Eagles.

Scott Kara and his wife enjoy a relaxing Fiji holiday, even with two little ones in tow.

A New Caledonian island offers a rustic, unspoilt escape, discovers Nikki Birrell.

Jim Eagles has a spiritual experience listening to the mournful melody of a humpback whale.

Sheriden Rhodes samples some of the delights on offer in the 'spa capital of the South Pacific'.

Jim Eagles explores the island of Atiu's growing coffee industry.

On a remote island in Vanuatu, Tessa Chrisp is won over by the locals' modest way of life and extraordinary warmth and humour.

This northern summer it will be 100 years since the man known to Hawaiians simply as 'The Duke' decided to show the world how to surf.

Phil Parker keeps a running total - in Kiwi dollars - of a fun-packed family trip to Fiji.

For 50 years, the Aranui III has serviced the remote islands of French Polynesia.

Whisking your loved one to one of these romantic retreats will impress.

A tropical family holiday with an autistic child can be successful if you plan ahead, writes Laurilee McMichael.

It's bare of white sandy beaches and about as far away as you can get from anywhere - but that hasn't stopped super-remote Pitcairn Island from marketing itself as a holiday paradise.

Samoans will go to sleep tonight on their Thursday, December 29, and wake up on Saturday, December 31 - skipping Friday.

The nicest moment on our stopovers in French Polynesia came while we were sitting eating pastries outside a little patisserie in Vaitape.

Delightful locals and sustainability on a shoestring make the tiny island of Pele a dream destination, finds Isobel Marriner.

Haley McCrystal pulls on her wetsuit and gets up close with Rarotonga's undersea residents.

Lauraine Jacobs finds plenty to whet her appetite on Denarau Island.