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![Top NZ chef: Travesty of stereotyping Pacific cuisine (+recipe)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Top NZ chef: Travesty of stereotyping Pacific cuisine (+recipe)
Robert Oliver has changed perceptions of the cuisines of the islands with the food now being given its due credit.
![Hawaii: In the footsteps of the king's runners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Hawaii: In the footsteps of the king's runners
Frank Liew savours the pain and the pleasure of competing in the Honolulu Marathon.
![The Aranui III, French Polynesia's cruising freighter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
The Aranui III, French Polynesia's cruising freighter
This state-of-the-art working ship can accommodate 170 passengers on its 14-day cruising itineraries between Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands.
![Catch a freighter to paradise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Catch a freighter to paradise
For 50 years, the Aranui III has serviced the remote islands of French Polynesia.
![Rule of law lost in Fiji, undercover mission finds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Rule of law lost in Fiji, undercover mission finds
A secret fact-finding mission to Fiji has found citizens have no legal way of...
![O Brother, art thou? The story of Rob Hamill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
O Brother, art thou? The story of Rob Hamill
Peter Calder on the documentary of Rob Hamill's solemn journey to Cambodia where his brother was killed by the Khmer Rouge.
![Key bats away talk of cronyism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Key bats away talk of cronyism
The PM has dismissed accusations of cronyism in the Govt's choice of appointments to boards and working groups.
![Patricia Schultz's top 10 travel destinations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Patricia Schultz's top 10 travel destinations
The author of the hugely-popular 1,000 Places To See Before You Die reveals her absolute favourite travel destinations.
![Fiji: A foodie's paradise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Fiji: A foodie's paradise
Immerse yourself in South Pacific cuisine at the inaugural South Pacific Food & Wine Festival on Fiji’s Denarau Island.
![Mutineers' barren refuge turns tourist paradise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Mutineers' barren refuge turns tourist paradise
It's bare of white sandy beaches and about as far away as you can get from anywhere - but that hasn't stopped super-remote Pitcairn Island from marketing itself as a holiday paradise.
![New Zealand's cops: The new blue line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
New Zealand's cops: The new blue line
The police are laying their ghosts to rest with different methods and a fresh culture, report Catherine Masters and Jared Savage
![Fiji: Hoping to be stranded on Modriki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Fiji: Hoping to be stranded on Modriki
With beaches covered in brilliant white sand, Modriki is one of more than 300 Fijian islands peppering the Pacific Ocean.