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Cheap eats Tahiti-style
Fresh Pasifika flavour with French flair ... Sophie Bond's in the markets for a treat.
Barry Coates: Our neighbours need help with tackling poverty
Despite the Pacific's reputation as a region of beaches and abundance, there is no place further from the internationally agreed poverty reduction targets.
Thomas R. Nides: US eager partner in region's future
Thomas R. Nides writes that the United States, as a Pacific nation, has an enduring bond with the Pacific region.
Samoa: Rebuilding a South Pacific paradise
Two years after the devastating tsunami, Samoa has lost none of its natural beauty, warmth, culture or charm, writes Belinda Henley.
Upolu, Samoa
Despite 2009's devastating tsunami, Samoa has lost none of its natural beauty, warmth, culture or charm.
Horror Pacific Island education stats
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says around 40 per cent of school children in Pacific Island countries do not complete a basic primary education, and only 20 per cent graduate from secondary school, in opening a Pacific conference ahead..
Samoa: Simple pleasures
A no-frills break on the island of Savaii proves uniquely soothing, writes Vaimoana Tapaleao.
Cup ticket sales still $30m short
With 17 days to go until the start of the World Cup, and 42 days for the tournament to run, ticket sales are still $30.5 million short of the $268m target. NZ will still lose $39m if all the tickets are sold.
Savai'i: Simply Samoa
Palm-fringed beaches and tropical rainforests merge in Savai'i, writes Adrienne Kohler.
Tributes flow for Sir Paul Reeves
John Key and Helen Clark have led the tributes to former Governor General Sir Paul Reeves, who lost his battle with cancer, aged 78.
Sir Paul Reeves dies, aged 78
Sir Paul Reeves, an Anglican archbishop who became New Zealand's first Maori Governor-General , has died. He was 78. Sir Paul had been suffering from cancer and said last month he was stepping back from public life.