Flood-stricken Bay of Plenty among many areas in line to get more wet weather.

On Fiji's Sonaisali Island, it's easy to put the busy working week behind you.

Another cyclone is developing and heading our way, bringing with it more rain.

Auckland's confirmed number of typhoid cases remains at 18 today.

Michelle Weir stays at the Westin Maui Resort & Spa, in Hawaii.

A joint effort by Herald and World Vision fundraising campaign sees them make $200,000.

Defence ministers announce new chapter in defence cooperation.

Samoan health officials have issued an alert, warning people to get tested for typhoid.

Health minister learned about the typhoid outbreak when watching the news.

Sue Baxalle discovers Mystic Sands, mysterious stones and snorkelling pigs.

Charges threaten key independent voice in island nation ahead of next year's elections.

Shandelle Battersby checks into Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Anne Gibson visits Rarotonga and Aitutaki on a holiday fit for a Polynesian princess.

Community in Vanuatu rebuilt their toilets in the weeks following Cyclone Pam.

Hidden Pacific: Plastic waste is a plague to sustainable development.

If every ever wanted a hovercraft to burn around in, now's your chance.

Clarke Gayford finds a gulf between everyday life in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.

NZ Herald Focus discusses the struggles of the people in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Kiwi rapper Scribe will spend the next month in a rehabilitation facility.

Eleanor Barker checks into a waterfront room on an island kingdom.

We asked you to help people living in poverty in New Zealand's backyard - and you responded.

Settlements around Solomons capital lack power, running water and sanitation.

Kiwi Matthew Davison pitched the idea of getting photos of the inside of the crater.

If you are on a budget there are less-expensive joys to be found, writes Isobel Marriner.

Group savings scheme enables villagers to not only pay for day-to-day

Solomons' sole refuge at frontlines of fight to eliminate gender-based violence in world where woman rank below dogs.

The 42nd ASB Polyfest kicks off in Manukau this morning.

In PNG studies show up to 67 per cent of women are the victims of violence.

First impressions are of an idyllic paradise. But it soon becomes obvious that this village is living barely one step ahead of hand to mouth

Leaving home is the only option for many as the atoll faces the same fate as five islands that have already disappeared.