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Romantic places to take your hottie
Whisking your loved one to one of these romantic retreats will impress.

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
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
Immerse yourself in South Pacific cuisine at the inaugural South Pacific Food & Wine Festival on Fiji’s Denarau Island.

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.

December 30, 2011 - the day no one in Samoa will ever see
Samoans will go to sleep tonight on their Thursday, December 29, and wake up on Saturday, December 31 - skipping Friday.

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

Cruising: Delightful Moorea and Bora Bora
The nicest moment on our stopovers in French Polynesia came while we were sitting eating pastries outside a little patisserie in Vaitape.

Cruising: Outsiders wallow in days of decadence
John Gardner finds that to be really in the swim on a luxury superliner, you need to have an ample stock of cruise stories.

Danger Zone: Lured by money and adventure
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.

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

Vanuatu: Enthusiasm on tap in endangered Eden
Delightful locals and sustainability on a shoestring make the tiny island of Pele a dream destination, finds Isobel Marriner.