Words can't do justice to majestic Niue, discovers Alexia Santamaria

Penny Lewis and family escape to an island paradise and revel in all it has to offer.

After a serve of super-fresh fish, some boutique ale, a snorkel and a scoot around, Ben Chapman-Smith reckons Raro's not so sleepy after all.

Peace reigns after inter-tribal war, writes Paul Rush.

The verdant, colourful and exotic island of Moorea works its magic on Paul Rush.

Fiji has a resort to suit every budget. To make choosing easier, Jennifer Ennion looks at the pros and cons of three.

Andrew Louis brings his island prize of whole cooked crab back through Customs.

The memorial to lives lost in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor is a moving and dramatic place to visit, writes Heather McCracken.

Tadrai, Fiji's newest five-star resort, takes personalised service to a new level. Jane Jeffries reports.

Helen van Berkel is reminded why Fiji remains a family favourite.

Niue's scariest inhabitants are also utterly non-threatening, writes Andrew Louis.

Andrew Louis captured this striking - and highly venomous - fellow while snorkelling off the west coast of Niue.

Amelia Wade finds Samoan magic starts at her fale's door.

Andrew Louis works up a sweat amid rugged scenery.

Prue Scott watches the fiery sunset from the peak of Honolulu's White Mountain.

Holiday-makers are being warned to make sure they have travel insurance before jet-setting to the Pacific after one insurance company says it paid out over $340,000 in medical evacuations alone.

Waikiki Beach is one of the best places to learn to surf, writes Michael Burgess.

Winston Aldworth discovers life in the lap of luxury, where all he must do is relax.

New Zealand has donated hundreds of emergency shelter kits and a further $300,000 to help residents of cyclone-hit Tonga.

After many visits over 20 years, Peter Hamling finds a new attraction in Fiji.

The facts around rising sea levels are widely misunderstood or misinterpreted.

Paul Rush gets some deep sea action outside the Rarotonga reef.

The story from NZ that received the most international play this week was: NZ rejects climate change refugee. Kooky. But his effort to gain asylum here because of the impact of climate change in Kiribati is more a harbinger than an oddity.

Jennifer Ennion savours the rare wildlife and mythic scenery of the South Pacific.

Honeymooners, if you’re looking for a romantic destination to relax after the flurry of your big day, you can’t beat an overwater bungalow in Tahiti.

Scott Kara takes his family to Fiji's Coral Coast where they experience two extremes of island life.

In Rome, do as the Romans do - in Samoa embrace Fa'a Samoa, the Samoan way of life. And that means Vailima.