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Cook Islands: Blue lagoon
Aitutaki's eco-snorkelling trail highlights the frailty of lagoon life, writes Jane Jeffries.
Aitutaki's eco-snorkelling trail highlights the frailty of lagoon life, writes Jane Jeffries.
An amazing fantasy world beneath the seas of Hawaii's Big Island astounds even veteran diver Pam Leblanc.
Far from work, Winston Aldworth clocks in to experience the charms of Tahiti.
Winston Aldworth makes the InterContinental his base for exploring Papeete.
Flat seas threaten to ruin his surfing trip, but James Russell avoids breaking point thanks to some awe-inspiring oceanic phenomena.
With the All Blacks playing in Samoa this week, the Herald's Pacific Affairs reporter, Vaimoana Tapaleao, selects her top things to do on the islands.
Megan Singleton has a fine time on Castaway Island, where cocktails come with umbrellas.
Party of one Helen van Berkel boards an ocean liner for a Pacific cruise and learns that being on your own is far from lonesome.
Diana Balham comes face to face with a very angry - but very pretty - volcano on the Vanuatu island of Tanna.
Listening to the gentle breeze in the palm trees and the lazy waves gently turning, time slows for Liz Light.
We asked Travel readers to send us tips for their favourite South Pacific snorkelling spots. Here are a few of your top recommendations.
To inspire us with ideas for a winter break, Rick Felderhof from Our World shares the five most popular Pacific escapes for Kiwis.
Patricia Greig looks at the best spots to get eyeball-to-eyeball with fish on your next visit to the islands of the South Pacific.
Jane Jeffries tries to mind her manners while cooking a meal for her fellow cruise ship passengers in Fiji.
Tropical beaches, fine dining, cooking and dance lessons – Lynley Bilby finds her every whim is catered for on a Pacific island cruise.
Nicky Park stays at a beachside hotel near the New Caledonia capital.
Three unique resorts make Anne Cooke and Steve Haggerty feel right at home.
Elisabeth Easther and her son booked a passage on a freighter to explore the far-flung charms of French Polynesia’s Marquesas Islands.
The west coast of Hawaii's Big Island is home to magnificent marlin, titanic tuna and merry mantas, writes Paul Davies.
A terrifying mule ride delivers Judy Bailey safely into Kalaupapa, a park with a dark past, now a place of saintly seclusion.
Polynesia's last unspoiled outpost is gearing up for a tourism influx, writes Paul Rush.
James Henderson packs his clubs and hopes to beat his handicap on some of Hawaii's world-class golf courses.
Liz Light checks out the delights of Noumea and finds plenty to catch the eye in the lush capital of French territory New Caledonia.
Paul Rush samples the simple pleasures of Robert Louis Stevenson's Samoa.
As the explorer noted, the islands of Tonga are truly the 'Friendly Isles'. Jane Jeffries is captivated on her visit.
To the people of Beqa Island sharks are friends. Nicholas Jones tested that trust.
Paul Davies stays at a full-service lifestyle hotel close to Waikiki Beach.
Go local when it comes to food, Nicholas Jones discovers at a cooking school in Fiji.
Paul Rush discovers the enigmatic beauty and brilliance of black pearls in the waters of Fiji.pacific