An island holiday can be more than lying on a beach, discovers a culturally enriched, exhilarated and exfoliated Andrew Stone.

News Ltd has one month to sell or close its local paper in Fiji, a spokeswoman for the country's interim government says.

The Solomon Islands have elected a new prime minister.

Graeme Lay braves high seas to get a local's perspective of all the best parts of Rangiroa atoll, an hour northeast of Tahiti.

The family of a young Solomon Islands man taken by a crocodile have called for the reptile to be killed.

A man has been killed in an election-related brawl in the Solomon Islands.

A NZ man last night told of fleeing his Port Vila office building when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu, sending frightened residents and tourists rushing for high ground.

The festival combines traditional and contemporary elements, presenting concerts, dance, modern theatre and traditional performances.

New Zealand will boost the monitoring of Pacific fisheries to help an industry that loses more than $400 million a year because of poor enforcement.

For the first time in decades, a trilateral meeting between the US, Australia and NZ will be held.

New Zealand will open its doors to 200 education scholarships for Pacific people, as well as commit $4.8 million towards the policing of Pacific fisheries, Prime Minister John Key announcement today.

The Solomon Islands has beefed up security for the country's national elections, hoping to avoid the kind of violence that has marred previous polls following unpopular results.

Two men have been rescued from stormy seas off Niue after their yacht capsized yesterday.

Fiji's oldest newspaper, currently owned by Rupert Murdoch, is up for sale.