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Asylum status considered for Fiji fugitive
Government officials are looking into whether ex-Fiji army chief Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Mara could be given political asylum, Prime Minister John Key says.
Search continues for young group missing off Kiribati
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion, sent to Kiribati yesterday to help in the search for six young people missing since Friday, will continue its search today.
Samoan PM proposes shift in dateline
The man who has changed the driving side of the road and time is now proposing Samoa changes its dates.
Niue: Life on a deserted island
Niue is almost an empty country, writes Jim Eagles, but there's still plenty to do there.
New Caledonia: Taking the road to real Pacific paradise
New Caledonia has much more to offer than top shopping and French food.
Top Samoan politician in bribery scandal
The leader of Samoa's opposition party has been found guilty of bribery.
Fiji: Town's journey to hell and back ...
From den of iniquity to history-buff's heaven, Levuka has many interesting tales to tell, as Jim Eagles discovers.
Claims licensed immigration advisers may be tied into scam
Overstayers are said to be paying hundreds of dollars for fraudulent citizenship certificates.
Pacific Music Awards finalists announced
Nesian Mystik lead the nominations for this year's Pacific Music Awards, with Ladi6 and Pacific Underground close behind.
Jim Eagles: A culinary tour of the Pacific
I've always felt that food was one of the great reasons to travel. But you'd have to say that until relatively recently it wasn't top of the list of reasons for visiting the South Pacific.
Princess Ashika sentences 'a joke', says friend of victims
A New Zealand-based Tongan man who lost friends in the Princess Ashika ferry tragedy in Tonga says the sentences handed to three of the men found guilty over the incident are a joke.
Princess Ashika sentencing today
Four men and a shipping company found guilty of 30 charges relating to the 2009 sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika, in which 74 people died, will be sentenced today.
Annie Crummer: Songs of my father
Annie Crummer inherited her fine voice from her dad. Now it's his turn to release an album, compiled from an old shoebox of remembered island songs, writes Scott Kara.
Ferry victims' families satisfied with guilty verdict
Families of the passengers whose lives were lost in Tonga's Princess Ashika ferry tragedy feel they have got some justice.