A man who indecently assaulted and burgled an elderly woman at knife point has been jailed for seven and a half years.

Megan Singleton has a fine time on Castaway Island, where cocktails come with umbrellas.

Jane Jeffries tries to mind her manners while cooking a meal for her fellow cruise ship passengers in Fiji.

Three unique resorts make Anne Cooke and Steve Haggerty feel right at home.

The tourist mecca's restaurants are fast becoming a culinary force with their focus on fresh, local ingredients and indigenous dishes, discovers Delaney Mes.

To the people of Beqa Island sharks are friends. Nicholas Jones tested that trust.

Star basketball player Tom Abercrombie has wed the love of his life, Monique-Raquel Shaw, in a romantic and intimate ceremony on Fiji's Vovo Island.

Paul Rush discovers the enigmatic beauty and brilliance of black pearls in the waters of Fiji.pacific

The Prime Minister of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, has repeated his call for New Zealand to be kicked out of the Pacific region's main decision-making body.

Fijian nationals will be eligible to register for a residency ballot under the Pacific Access Category for the first time since the military coup in 2006.

All his courage gathered, Nicholas Jones ventures underwater for an eye-opening scuba dive.

Hanging up the backpack has converted Stuart Condie to the feared 'package' holiday and he couldn't be happier.

In the far-flung Yasawas, Sue Baxalle finds adults and kids toiling hard to revitalise their cyclone-ravaged village.

The lure of game fishing is pretty strong at Fiji's Mango Bay, discovers Nicholas Jones.

The All Blacks Sevens are closing the gap on World Series leaders South Africa, but Gordon Tietjens' men will be licking their wounds after defeat to Fiji in yesterday's Las Vegas Cup final.

A Fijiian island is reversing the often destructive impact of tourism, finds Peter Feeney.

A dramatic new image has emerged of the volcanic eruption which has disrupted air travel to and from Tonga.

Hundreds of travellers and holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights to and from Tonga were cancelled yesterday because of a huge volcanic ash cloud.

A passenger plane travelling from Fiji to New Zealand was forced to turn around when its cabin filled with fumes and an oil smell overnight.

The Crusaders' proposal to hold a home game against the Hurricanes in Fiji next season has been signed off by the franchise's board, but it has yet to convince the New Zealand Players' Association, which remains concerned about the fixture.

A new service from Fiji Airways will allow Wellingtonians to escape twice a week to the tropics from next June.

A round-the-world yachtsman from Fiji has been banned from driving in New Zealand after reversing the wrong way up a motorway on-ramp while over the limit.

A failed Fiji resort development that Bridgecorp directors poured $106 million has today been officially restarted by the island's nation's prime minister.

On a cruise around Fiji's islands Sue Baxalle surrenders to a restorative pleasure of the flesh and befriends colourful characters.

If flying and flopping is too boring for you, there are a few options to amuse the energetic - or hungry - on Fiji's Denarau Island.

Cheap babysitters, blissful massages, adult-only fine dining... Leah McLennan settles into life on Malolo.