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Rugby: Eligibility rules may loosen

Amnesty welcomes Fiji case dismissal

Fiji newspaper on the block

Fiji's oldest newspaper, currently owned by Rupert Murdoch, is up for sale.

Cultural connection: The real Fiji

It's not the perfect beaches or the spectacular snorkelling that lures visitors back - it's the Fijian people and their unique culture.

Samoa jackpot win yet to be claimed

Fiji: Baby on board

Helen Twose finds cruising the Pacific with a toddler can have its ups and downs.

Pacific rallies to help free West Papua

NZ non-attendance a snub - Fiji

Fiji's interim government has accused New Zealand of snubbing it by not attending the Engaging Fiji meeting in Nadi.

Tongan ferry sinking trial begins

Buy the Herald and be in to win a luxury holiday for two to Fiji

Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Photos of beautiful Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.

Alarm bells over Fiji tourism prices

Price gouging and lack of spending on Fiji's infrastructure could see it reined in by increasingly popular neighbours, travel writers warn.

Tuvalu facing uncertain future

The tiny island nation of Tuvalu is struggling with a raft of issues, including rising sea levels and frequent storm surges.

Abbott: Send asylum seekers to Nauru

Samoa's PM declines Fiji invite

NZ troops going to Solomons

Rugby: Kiwi help for shattered dream

NZers descend on Tuvalu for aid exercise

A double-pronged aid effort is getting up a head of steam in Tuvalu this week, as more than 300 New Zealand Defence Force staff descend on the tiny nation north of Fiji and nearly 4000km from New Zealand.