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What does a $30,000 Fiji holiday get you?
Let's start with a secluded island, private airstrip and 25 immaculate villas.
After losing 100kg, ‘the Brown Buttabean’ tackles NZ’s obesity crisis
New Zealand has the third-highest adult obesity rate in the OECD.
Flying Fiji Airways to ... Samoa? Why you should consider this route to the heart of the Pacific
Review: Fiji Airways is one of the few airlines with a route from New Zealand to Samoa.
Cook Islands passport would require giving up NZ citizenship - Winston Peters
Prime Minister Mark Brown wants his nation’s citizens to have their own passports.
Flood, landslide warning for quake-battered Port Vila
Following last week's 7.3 magnitude earthquake, Vanuatu now faces heavy rainfall.
Opinion: How a culturally grounded approach is changing Pacific communities
'Champions of Change' lead vital conversations to prevent family harm.
‘Better than Bali’: The tiny, tourist-free island everyone must visit
Step aside Bali, this spot is just as beautiful and off the beaten track.
'No evidence of alcohol poisoning' in tourists' mystery illness at luxury Fiji hotel
Seven tourists hospitalised in Fiji recover; cause of illness still unknown.
'We just need to hear from our Govt': Kiwis trapped in Vanuatu plead for mercy flights
An Auckland couple and their two young children are among Kiwis stuck in Vanuatu.
Opinion: Barriers hindering Māori and Pasifika in workplace
OPINION: One-third of Māori, Pasifika report career barriers; equity boosts innovation.
Bodies seen as rescuers comb through rubble after 7.3 Vanuatu quake
The earthquake struck at 2.47pm.
Students urged to vaccinate as meningococcal cases rise in young adults
Māori and Pasifika most at risk; calls for wider meningococcal vaccination access.
UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc CPTPP in 'biggest deal since Brexit'
Membership is hoped to boost the UK's flagging economy by up to $4.4 billion a year.
How a life-changing tragedy inspired a young woman's medical journey
Dr Melenia Kaitaeifo, inspired by her brother's tragic death, graduates as a doctor from Otago.
Air NZ flight out of Auckland struck by lightning during last night's storm
The plane was hit by lightning 20 minutes after takeoff and returned to NZ.
Harry and Meghan's secret Fiji island escape now on sale
If it’s good enough for Harry and Meghan …
Island time: Relax and unwind at Samoa's revamped beachfront resort
The Sheraton Samoa Beach Resort has reopened after a $17 million renovation.
Audrey Young: Put up or apologise – Verrall walks a fine line with Levy slur
OPINION: Prosecuting your case is very different to attacking someone personally.
Opinion: Richest 1% emit more CO2 in an hour than lifetime of average person
Opinion: 'Climate inaction will cost countries much more than climate action.'
Moana 2 on track for record-shattering launch in US box office
The film is set to become the top Thanksgiving opening of all time.
Students' voices lift spirits at Māori name adoption ceremony
Apulu Reece: 'Returning names gives power and mana back to our tangata whenua stories.'
Moana 2: Disney princess now an island chief, Tautai Moana
Set three years after the first film, Moana is now a leader and master navigator.
Australian standards could help thousands of Kiwis with lung and chronic health diseases
COPD affects approximately 200,000 Kiwis aged over 45.
Cop29 deal faces criticism from vulnerable nations and activists
The Cop29 climate change conference has wrapped up with a controversial deal.
'Big week for Māori': Taika Waititi praises hīkoi, challenges corporates
'Give the gift of the Māori language.'
Scientists probe Pacific volcanoes’ risk to NZ’s internet
Scientists say huge undersea Pacific eruptions pose threat to cables linking NZ to world.
Bring the beat back: Efforts to revive forgotten Pacific instruments in new doco
Some instruments became so obscure only one person knew how to play them.