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Why it's Island Time

Summer not living up to your expectations? Try a South Pacific getaway instead.

Ask Away: What are the rules on kava?

Eli Orzessek answers queries on economy seating and bringing kava back from Fiji.

Where budget travellers need not apply

If you consider yourself too good to rub shoulders with commoners on holiday, this Pacific island nation should be on your itinerary.

Room check: Likuliku Lagoon Resort

Kris Shannon checks into a Deluxe Beachfront Bure at Likuliku Lagoon Resort on Fiji's Malolo Island.

Rarotonga: The dogs of paradise

The friendly canines that charm many visitors to Rarotonga can have a dog's life, writes Lisa Scott.

Rest of the world is another place

What's it like to stay at the private island hideaway of one of the world's wealthiest entrepreneurs? Anna King Shahab finds out.

World famous in Raro

The Shipwreck Bar is one of the world's best beach bars and Jim, its former owner, was much-loved, writes Steve Braunias.

Rarotonga: The man who drank Raro

The Shipwreck Bar was one of the best beach bars and Jim, its owner, was much-loved, writes Steve Braunias.

Tonga: Recharge in a fairy tale fale

Pre-visit research shows me the name Nuku'alofa means "abode of love" and Tonga's main island, Tongatapu, means "Sacred South".

Fiji: Immerse yourself

Otherwise known as the "Soft Coral Capital of the World", Fiji offers some of the globe's best scuba diving.

The National Park of American Samoa

Spread across three separate islands, this national park is home to an abundance of fish and coral species, as well as native bats and lush rainforests.

Fiji: Paradise gets helping hands

Fiji has 333 islands. Some are large, some small - sticking up like green molars in a Listerine sea, each with its own smile of beach.

Great places to eat and drink in Port Vila

Whether you want to live it up, chow down, take the heat or just chill, Port Vila has what you want, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Adventurous ways to see the South Pacific

Tired of the flop and drop? Stephanie Holmes finds some memorable adventures for your next tropical getaway.

Watch: Volcano puts on fire-spitting show

For the first time in three years, lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has crept down kilometres of mountainside and is dripping into the Pacific Ocean.

The horse whisperer of Vanuatu

Maria de Jong saddles up with with Wayne and trepidation for a plantation trek.