Latest from Pacific Islands

Aussie market closes slightly lower

Thousands homeless after Fiji cyclone

Fiji counts cost of 'vicious' cyclone

Fiji will today start cleaning up and counting the cost after Cyclone Mick swept across the Pacific nation yesterday.

Convicted rugby player fights order to leave NZ

Key upbeat on Copenhagen talks

Prime Minister John Key heads to climate talks in Copenhagen tomorrow confident progress can be made.

French Polynesia: Paradise found

Susan Buckland boards a freighter, bound for hauntingly beautiful islands where ancient man-size stone tiki guard moody, lush valleys.

Taking a hard line on climate change

The two official UN drafts are a step in the right direction or a hopelessly ineffective cop-out depending on who you listen to.

'We're not here to make up numbers', Samoa tells Copenhagen

Soccer: Two clubs poles apart

It's the school teachers, accountants and students of Auckland FC against the seasoned pros from Mexico in Sunday's Fifa Club World Cup quarterfinal.

Tsunami fundraiser packs a punch

<i>Editorial:</i> Democracy long overdue for Tonga

Design: Being pacific

Two women abandon bland in favour of the sunny colours and natural style of our neighbours.

Fiji resort investors due $1.5m, report says

Tongan ferry inquiry adjourned

Five survive two months adrift in small boat

Sharks to be protected from slaughter

More than 80 species of sharks that frequent the Pacific oceans will now be protected under a new regional plan.

Running hot and cold

Facts about global warming are not always gospel.

NZ diplomat dies suddenly