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Voter registration process begins in Fiji
The Fijian Prime Minister has kick-started the voter registration process.
Samoa: Swapping city grind for some island time
Despite it being the rainy season, Wynne Gray got the most out his beachfront escape.
Tahiti: Colours and tastes of the Pacific
Polynesian tattoos are a popular souvenir for tourists to Papeete, writes Sophie Bond.
Samoa: Fine threads of tradition woven to life
Dan Ahwa meets a village celebrity who is keeping an ancient Samoan art alive.
Cook Islands: Drinking club hits the spot
Spending time at a tumunu is a great way to meet Atiu locals, writes Jim Eagles.
Fiji: Life's a playground, baby
Scott Kara and his wife enjoy a relaxing Fiji holiday, even with two little ones in tow.
New Caledonia: Discovering a new pearl in the Pacific
A New Caledonian island offers a rustic, unspoilt escape, discovers Nikki Birrell.
Whalesong in Niue
The singing of whales as they gather in the warm Pacific waters to calve is so powerful you can feel its vibrations in the water if you go swimming with them.
Niue: Floating in whalesong
Jim Eagles has a spiritual experience listening to the mournful melody of a humpback whale.
Fiji: Seeking sanctuary in the original bat cave
People have been sheltering in Tau's caves for centuries, writes Jim Eagles.
Flat out in Fiji
Sheriden Rhodes samples some of the delights on offer in the 'spa capital of the South Pacific'.
Atiu: Coffee revival in the Cook Islands
Jim Eagles explores the island of Atiu's growing coffee industry.
Maskelyne Islands, Vanuatu
This remote cluster of low-lying islands sits off the southern tip of Vanuatu's second-largest island - Malekula. The people of the Maskelyne Islands still get around in wooden dugout outrigger canoes and live much as they have for centuries.
Vanuatu: Island of happy magic
On a remote island in Vanuatu, Tessa Chrisp is won over by the locals' modest way of life and extraordinary warmth and humour.