A NZ-Samoan couple who met helping clean up after the tsunami are marrying today to bring something positive to the anniversary of the tragedy.

Salamasina Taufua dreads marking the graves of her three children, who died in the tsunami.

Jim Eagles comes face to face with a terrifying but tasty monster in the forests of Niue.

Former Fiji prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry wants a neutral judge to preside over his money laundering case.

Barry Coates writes that the Pacific is falling behind in the fight against poverty.

Wheels rip and the dirt flies on this easy-going island safari, says Rachel Tiffen.

Rarotonga's most luxurious resort is the pinnacle of indulgence, writes Rachel Tiffen.

Broadband, as hundreds of thousands of New Zealand users already know, provides fast access to the internet and email.

Despite having to adjust his expectations of an island idyll, father of three Liam Dann manages to have a good time in the Cook Islands.

Rebuilding up to 100,000 damaged and destroyed homes in quake-hit Canterbury could take years, a building executive says.

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.

An island holiday can be more than lying on a beach, discovers a culturally enriched, exhilarated and exfoliated Andrew Stone.

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