Peter de Graaf enjoys home-brewed bush beer in coconut cups.

Anne Gibson visits Rarotonga and Aitutaki on a holiday fit for a Polynesian princess.

A Kiwi scientist meeting in Brazil with world climate experts discusses a new report assessing what an extra 1.5C of warming would mean for the planet.

NZ artist Michel Tuffery is carving a memorial for the Cook Islands soldiers of WWI.

Lauren Jones looks at some of the Pacific's top events.

The friendly canines that charm many visitors to Rarotonga can have a dog's life, writes Lisa Scott.

As we approach the anniversary of his death, I remember my time spent with him. David Bowie, musician, composer, actor and personality

The Shipwreck Bar is one of the world's best beach bars and Jim, its former owner, was much-loved, writes Steve Braunias.

The Shipwreck Bar was one of the best beach bars and Jim, its owner, was much-loved, writes Steve Braunias.

The gunman who allegedly shot two people dead had earlier retrieved a gun from a container near his house while on community work with other prisoners.

Tracey Bond tags along with a group of bar hoppers for a Tik-e Tour of Rarotonga's best watering holes.

An escaped prisoner, whom police are hunting following the shooting deaths of two people in Rarotonga today, is believed to be on the run with a child.

A nephew of the Cook Islands' PM has lost appeals against his conviction and sentence for trawling malls for young women and filming up their skirts.

Sandy Kilgour checks in at the Nautilus Resort, Muri Beach, Rarotonga.

Shandelle Battersby flies from New Zealand to a tropical holiday in the Cook Island abroad flight NZ748.

Captain Awesome helps Chris Daniels become his sons' coconut hero in Raro.

A rundown beachfront resort in Rarotonga, known for it's unusual history and mafia links, is set to be sold - again.

Two resorts, 10 days, many highlights. Tessa Stockdale has one tough assignment.

Nautilus, at the top end of Muri Beach, is one of the newer luxury resorts on the island.

There are plenty of options to choose from on Rarotonga, from manicures and facials to acupuncture and full-on indulgent spa ritual experiences.

A relative of the Cook Islands' Prime Minister has been jailed for trawling malls for young women and filming up their skirts.

In the heart of Muri village, known for its beautiful beach - one of the jewels in Rarotonga's crown.

In part one of a two-part series, Tracey Bond takes a look at some of Rarotonga's best resorts.

I'd only been snorkelling in Rarotonga's Muri Beach lagoon for a few minutes when something whacked my foot with so much force it felt like an electric shock.

Run by expat New Zealanders Robert and Susan Wyllie, Rito's products are paraben-free, and all made in Rarotonga.

Visitors to the Pacific island of Rarotonga - the largest of the Cook Islands and the land of the long, white beach - never want to leave.

We've just been on the tiny island of Rarotonga, where there are scores of eating options, so here are a few we visited and can recommend.

In the village of Vaimaanga on the southern part of Rarotonga, halfway around the island from the main town of Avarua.

A is for Aitutaki. Outside of Rarotonga, this is the most famous of the other 14 islands in the Cooks and can be explored on a day trip.

The 'E2 Way' keeps angler Jane Jeffries happy - and her prey gets to live another day.