TravelNiue: Flock to the RockPolynesia's last unspoiled outpost is gearing up for a tourism influx, writes Paul Rush.11 May 11:00 PM
New ZealandMcCully leads Cooks visitForeign Minister Murray McCully has taken Shane Jones, David Shearer and Winston Peters with him for his trip to the Cook Islands, where he is holding talks.11 May 05:00 PM
TravelHawaii: Tee time in paradiseJames Henderson packs his clubs and hopes to beat his handicap on some of Hawaii's world-class golf courses.08 May 01:00 AM
New ZealandNFL player: 'I don't date Poly girls'"Just the thought of people dating the same culture, Polynesians dating other Polynesians. You never see it nowadays. It's always been kind of like ... a taboo."29 Apr 05:00 PM
TravelWhere cultures collideLiz Light checks out the delights of Noumea and finds plenty to catch the eye in the lush capital of French territory New Caledonia.29 Apr 12:00 AM
TravelSamoa: A real Treasure IslandPaul Rush samples the simple pleasures of Robert Louis Stevenson's Samoa.21 Apr 12:00 AM
TravelTonga: Cook got it rightAs the explorer noted, the islands of Tonga are truly the 'Friendly Isles'. Jane Jeffries is captivated on her visit.14 Apr 12:00 AM
TravelFiji: In the jet setTo the people of Beqa Island sharks are friends. Nicholas Jones tested that trust.12 Apr 05:00 PM
TravelRoom check: The Modern Honolulu, HawaiiPaul Davies stays at a full-service lifestyle hotel close to Waikiki Beach.10 Apr 03:00 AM
TravelFiji: The best of palm and reefGo local when it comes to food, Nicholas Jones discovers at a cooking school in Fiji.09 Apr 05:00 PM
TravelFiji: Precious string of secretsPaul Rush discovers the enigmatic beauty and brilliance of black pearls in the waters of Fiji.pacific07 Apr 05:00 PM
TravelTonga: In gentle giants' domainWhale watching in Tonga goes extreme when Jane Jeffries hops in with the cetaceans.06 Apr 10:00 PM
TravelNiue: Ballet in the bluePaul Rush meets creatures both noble and dangerous in waters of astonishing clarity.31 Mar 08:30 PM
New ZealandFijians back in ballot for residencyFijian nationals will be eligible to register for a residency ballot under the Pacific Access Category for the first time since the military coup in 2006.30 Mar 04:30 PM
TravelRarotonga: Return to a cool, blue worldKim Palsenbarg revisits a past hobby and is entranced to find the world beneath the waves as welcoming as ever.29 Mar 07:30 PM
TravelCook Islands: Recharged in RarotongaLaura Hutchins cherishes the easy-going pace of Cook Island life because she knows when she's home it'll be what she misses the most.24 Mar 02:00 AM
WorldNZ boosts Vanuatu aid contribution to $3.5mFurther New Zealand aid has arrived in Vanuatu to help in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam.23 Mar 05:51 AM
TravelFiji: Into the deepAll his courage gathered, Nicholas Jones ventures underwater for an eye-opening scuba dive.22 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldVanuatu: Return to harsh realityA week on from Cyclone Pam some sense of normality has returned - at least in the capital, Port Vila.20 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandStorm over Polyfest's charity viewA Red Cross leader labelled Polyfest 'cold and mean-spirited' after it initially refused to let the charity collect at the event for Pacific victims of Cyclone Pam.19 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldCyclone Pam: Frustrating wait for aidIt was a tale of two villages. In one, rice, food and water provided by aid agencies, in another, nothing at all.19 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldVanuatu: Stinging attack on aid agenciesThe deputy chairman of Vanuatu's natural disaster committee has launched a stinging attack on NGOs in the cyclone-struck nation.19 Mar 06:14 AM
Freight and logisticsPacific tuna hammered by over-fishingThere are fears tuna are teetering on the edge of survival as an excess of boats fight over a decreasing number of fish.18 Mar 09:40 PM
WorldVanuatu: 'We thought we would die'New Zealand aid worker Andrew Finlay takes Kirsty Johnston around the island of Tanna, where the destruction is wholesale.18 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldIllnesses spreading fast on islandThe threat of disease from dirty water has affected "absolutely everybody" in Vanuatu in the wake of Cyclone Pam.18 Mar 07:39 AM
WorldCyclone Pam: Before and after photosThe first aid planes arrived to find scenes of "utter destruction" on the Vanuatu island of Tanna, where residents are in desperate need of emergency supplies.18 Mar 12:50 AM
WorldVanuatu: Dire need for aidThe first aid planes arrived to find scenes of "utter destruction" on the Vanuatu island of Tanna, four days after taking a direct hit from Cyclone Pam.17 Mar 10:14 PM
WorldBaby born in storm goes homeDoctors at the hospital performed an emergency caesarean in the middle of the cyclone - and delivered a baby they named Pamela.17 Mar 04:00 PM
