Geoff Thomas shares infectious enthusiasm and fishing tales from a neighbouring island.

The Govt will spend $3.5m to upgrade tsunami warning systems across the Pacific, Murray McCully announced today.

The sole survivor of a plane crash in Papua New Guinea that took the lives of three Australian and one New Zealander has been evacuated to Australia.

The NZ High Commissioner is on her way to a remote plane crash site in Papua New Guinea where one New Zealander and three Australians died. The NZ co-pilot is the sole survivor.

News Ltd has one month to sell or close its local paper in Fiji, a spokeswoman for the country's interim government says.

The Solomon Islands have elected a new prime minister.

Christian missionaries wrought radical changes to the traditional way of life throughout the Society Islands from the 1820s onwards.

The family of a young Solomon Islands man taken by a crocodile have called for the reptile to be killed.

A man has been killed in an election-related brawl in the Solomon Islands.

A NZ man last night told of fleeing his Port Vila office building when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu, sending frightened residents and tourists rushing for high ground.

The festival combines traditional and contemporary elements, presenting concerts, dance, modern theatre and traditional performances.

All Black legend Michael Jones is pleased to see pressure coming on the IRB to relax their rules about player eligibility.