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Pasifika poet: Girls 'just wanted to touch her hair'

When Selina Tusitala Marsh goes to schools young Pasifika girls come up for bear hugs.

World rugby's dark conspiracy exposed

This could be dismissed as conspiratorial nonsense if not for the extraordinary evidence.

Holiday on a budget: Fiji

Research and planning pays off, writes Alexia Santamaria.

Niue: Roll with the rock

Niue is a fantastic Pacific island option, writes travel columnist Alexia Santamaria.

PM denies reports NZ is refusing to take Manus Island refugees

Jacinda Ardern has repeatedly offered to take refugees from Manus Island and Nauru.

Kiwis get first look at historic collection of vintage photography

This will be the first time this fascinating collection of 243 photos will be displayed.

Fiji: Just keep swimming

Stephanie Holmes completes her first ocean swim with a heart full of pride.

Newly discovered footage may solve Amelia Earhart riddle

A series of expeditions have yielded a number of tantalising clues.

Holiday on a budget: Hawaii

As price wars erupt over flights, there's never been a better time to go.

Foreign Ministers six-monthly bilateral meeting starts on Waiheke Island

Winston Peters and Marise Payne have begun their bilateral meeting, stressing the Pacific.

Rachel Stewart: Fry me a river, climate denialists

COMMENT: There's no ignoring what's happening with the weather all over the world.

Nasa declares newest Tongan island is here to stay

Planning a Pacific Island break? This brand new island in Tonga might be of interest.

Comment: The search for early Māori

Comment: Two hundred and fifty years ago, James Cook arrived off the eastern coast of NZ.

World mourns Niue's 'celebrity' duck who fell foul of island dog

Trevor - one life cut short by 'fowl play' that touched millions around the world.

Clues of Amelia Earhart's fate uncovered in Pacific wreckage

Might divers have finally uncovered the lost pioneering aviator's plane?

'How does one guy kill both without one of them doing something?' - daughter of victim

The family of murdered Samoan-NZ man Alesana Satele believe more people are involved.

Tonga cable break: 'It's like the dark ages'

It could be weeks before internet is restored to Tonga.

Fatal flight: Boy screamed he felt like he was going to die

A boy who died on a Samoa Airways flight suffered an asthma attack mid-flight.