Shandelle Battersby takes refuge from Raro's heat at a secluded beachfront spot.

The annual KaiNiue festival promises guest chefs, cooking masterclasses and cultural community food events, writes Stephanie Holmes.

Five reasons to visit Samoa with a teenager by Helen van Berkel.

Tim Roxborogh stays at a former haunt of Somerset Maugham and James Michener.

A New Zealand holidaymaker has told of how he stumbled across a human head on a Fiji tourist beach.

Take your tastebuds on holiday too when you explore the Pacific, writes Leila George.

It was the wettest holiday I can remember. It was as wet as a shag, a wet week, a wet bus ticket nearly all the time and it couldn't have come at a better, wetter time.

We don't need to tell you that July in New Zealand is a weather bomb.

The Samoan Prime Minister says he is "appalled" over the decision of a local newspaper to publish a photograph of a suspected suicide victim in her final moments.

What a pleasant surprise that golf, not surfing, has given me the greatest insight into the Hawaiian spirit.

Nautilus, at the top end of Muri Beach, is one of the newer luxury resorts on the island.

A visit to the island of Molokai offers a window on a unique and tragic chapter of Hawaiian history.

A slightly concerned Carly Flynn meets some of Vanuatu's 'harmless' locals and comes home utterly charmed.

If you're having a island break in Fiji, here are a few places worth visiting.

Savai'i is the beautiful, wilder sister of the two main islands, writes Bruce Munro.

There are plenty of options to choose from on Rarotonga, from manicures and facials to acupuncture and full-on indulgent spa ritual experiences.

Ten weeks after Tropical Cyclone Winston, Fiji's tourism industry is leading the nation's recovery, with 158,069 visitors in the first-quarter.

In part one of a two-part series, Tracey Bond takes a look at some of Rarotonga's best resorts.

We've just been on the tiny island of Rarotonga, where there are scores of eating options, so here are a few we visited and can recommend.

This tiny island played a key role in the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo.

If you've ever set foot in another country, you've probably experienced some form of traveller's guilt.

On a girls' week in Fiji, Shandelle Battersby goes on a cultural safari in Sigatoka, via jetboat.

We smelt the inside of the Earth long before we saw it. It stormed up our nostrils, scorched our sinuses like a giant helping of wasabi, and made us cough and splutter.

Quiet, warm, friendly, relaxing. There's no television or wi-fi in the bures. Just the sound of blissful quiet or the soothing melody of ocean waters gently lapping.

Helloworld has some great accommodation deals for Rarotonga.

A is for Aitutaki. Outside of Rarotonga, this is the most famous of the other 14 islands in the Cooks and can be explored on a day trip.

Here are our top five sites to see the best sights the Pacific has to offer under water.

Even being woefully underprepared for a river rafting trip didn't stop me from enjoying the five hours spent floating down the tranquil upper portion of the Navua River in Fiji.

The US Geological Survey reports the epicentre was just shy of 200km southwest of Apia, which is the capital and largest city of Samoa.

Night snorkelling with giant manta rays off the Kona coast in Hawaii is undoubtedly a major drawcard for tourists.