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'The odds are higher than any lotto'
Australian couple's out-of-the-box idea sparks a global ticket-selling frenzy.
Australian couple's out-of-the-box idea sparks a global ticket-selling frenzy.
Shandelle Battersby gets down and dirty on Vanuatu's main island and has a fabulous time.
A tranquil lodge on a beach with spectacular sunsets makes for the perfect island getaway, writes Sue Baxalle.
The silence of nature and sea are soothing and offer great surroundings to reconnect with your better half, says Gina Bunton.
Shandelle Battersby takes refuge from Raro's heat at a secluded beachfront spot.
The annual KaiNiue festival promises guest chefs, cooking masterclasses and cultural community food events, writes Stephanie Holmes.
Five reasons to visit Samoa with a teenager by Helen van Berkel.
Tim Roxborogh stays at a former haunt of Somerset Maugham and James Michener.
A New Zealand holidaymaker has told of how he stumbled across a human head on a Fiji tourist beach.
We don't need to tell you that July in New Zealand is a weather bomb.
The Samoan Prime Minister says he is "appalled" over the decision of a local newspaper to publish a photograph of a suspected suicide victim in her final moments.
Outrage has erupted in Samoa after a national newspaper published a photograph on its front page of a dead transgender woman.
If you need cinematic inspiration for booking an escape to warmer climes, check out a Pacific-based film.
What a pleasant surprise that golf, not surfing, has given me the greatest insight into the Hawaiian spirit.
Nautilus, at the top end of Muri Beach, is one of the newer luxury resorts on the island.
A visit to the island of Molokai offers a window on a unique and tragic chapter of Hawaiian history.
A slightly concerned Carly Flynn meets some of Vanuatu's 'harmless' locals and comes home utterly charmed.
If you're having a island break in Fiji, here are a few places worth visiting.
Ten weeks after Tropical Cyclone Winston, Fiji's tourism industry is leading the nation's recovery, with 158,069 visitors in the first-quarter.
In part one of a two-part series, Tracey Bond takes a look at some of Rarotonga's best resorts.
With three keen foodies along for the ride it's not surprising that much of our girls' week exploring Fiji revolved around eating and drinking.
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.
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.
This tiny island played a key role in the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo.
If you've ever set foot in another country, you've probably experienced some form of traveller's guilt.
On a girls' week in Fiji, Shandelle Battersby goes on a cultural safari in Sigatoka, via jetboat.
We smelt the inside of the Earth long before we saw it. It stormed up our nostrils, scorched our sinuses like a giant helping of wasabi, and made us cough and splutter.
Quiet, warm, friendly, relaxing. There's no television or wi-fi in the bures. Just the sound of blissful quiet or the soothing melody of ocean waters gently lapping.
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.