Samoans will go to sleep tonight on their Thursday, December 29, and wake up on Saturday, December 31 - skipping Friday.

Air New Zealand will begin operating twice-weekly services between the Australian cities of Brisbane and Sydney and Norfolk Island from March next year.

The nicest moment on our stopovers in French Polynesia came while we were sitting eating pastries outside a little patisserie in Vaitape.

Working in a Third World country often means safety standards are compromised and if something does go wrong, search-and-rescue resources are likely to be limited.

For many years, in the interests of uninterrupted holidaying pleasure, I conveniently overlooked Fiji's problems.

Delightful locals and sustainability on a shoestring make the tiny island of Pele a dream destination, finds Isobel Marriner.

Haley McCrystal pulls on her wetsuit and gets up close with Rarotonga's undersea residents.

Going underwater enables travellers to explore the depths of Rarotonga and meet the creatures beneath the surface.

Lauraine Jacobs finds plenty to whet her appetite on Denarau Island.

Thousands of fans who took the train to last week's 'family friendly' Rugby World Cup opening celebrations had a horrifying night they would rather forget.