Paul Rush tours Efate Island and meets the smiling face of the Pacific.

In Samoa this week, Prime Minister John Key indulged in a bit of harmless flattery of his counterpart, Prime Minister Tuilaepa.

If John Key expected to be asked the soft questions when he bowled up for Question Time with school children in Niue yesterday, he was sorely disappointed.

Pamela Wade reckons Tahiti's waterfront 'roulottes' are the wheel deal for fine French fare and good times.

The US nuclear test at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands on March 1, 1954, was 1000 times larger than the bombs that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The warm welcome at PNG's Kiriwina Island leaves cruise passenger Paul Rush smiling.

The New Zealand Rugby Union's refusal to play tests in the Pacific Islands remains a shame on the national game.

Winston Aldworth spends a few days enjoying beautiful Aitutaki - and wondering why Captain Bligh ever left...

Away from the famous surf breaks and beaches, Heather McCracken discovers Hawaii's vibrant shopping, art, culture, and food scene.

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.

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

Now that Cyclone Lusi has gone, the people of Vanuatu are more keen than ever to welcome tourists. Marty Silk finds a cheerful country.

Atiu upgrades its tourist appeal with a revival of the island's historic sites, writes Jim Eagles.

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.