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French polish (+recipes)
Keen to impress on Valentine's Day? Knock your beloved's socks off with a classic Gallic dish.
<i>Weather Watch</i>: Settled week after a month of wild weather
It's been incredibly busy weather-wise for the past month but conditions are going to be a little more settled this week for most New Zealanders and Australians.
Samoans ignore health warnings about floods
Flooding is continuing in the Samoan capital today, after heavy rainfall from the threat of Cyclone Wilma in the past week.
Tuvalu remains under emergency rule
The Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu will remain under emergency rule until at least next week.
Stormy weather in store for NZ
New Zealand may be whipped by the remnants of two tropical cyclones which are expected to merge on Tuesday. Cyclone Vania has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but is moving south.
Cyclone set to bring winds and rain to NZ
New Zealand could face strong winds and rain from a tropical cyclone battering the Pacific Islands with winds of up to 225km/hr.
Nauru tops obesity league
Pacific island nations now occupy the top seven places in the World Health Organisation's global obesity rankings.