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.

Former Fiji military strongman Frank Bainimarama will deliver the message that Fiji is open for business.

A wetter summer season is on the cards for the upper North Island - but that doesn't mean people should go cancelling their Coromandel holiday plans.

An arrangement that allows Fijian seasonal workers to come to New Zealand is likely to be discussed by both Prime Ministers.

At Waikiki it's never a question of how long you want your ride to be. You've only got to think about how you're going to get back.

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

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

The East Coast Lab has been launched to research New Zealand's least understood subduction zone, the Hikurangi Trough.

Otherwise known as the "Soft Coral Capital of the World", Fiji offers some of the globe's best scuba diving.

Spread across three separate islands, this national park is home to an abundance of fish and coral species, as well as native bats and lush rainforests.

It is the second fatal attack in the South Pacific territory in six months.

Fiji has 333 islands. Some are large, some small - sticking up like green molars in a Listerine sea, each with its own smile of beach.

Tonga's internet-breaking Olympic flag-bearer is ready to tread the catwalk tonight as part of the inaugural Pacific Fusion Fashion Show.

Whether you want to live it up, chow down, take the heat or just chill, Port Vila has what you want, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Small developing states in the Pacific have traditionally relied on imports of fossil fuels.

Tired of the flop and drop? Stephanie Holmes finds some memorable adventures for your next tropical getaway.

For the first time in three years, lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has crept down kilometres of mountainside and is dripping into the Pacific Ocean.

Michelle Weir stays on a car-free private island where the noise of the ocean and people laughing are the only sounds to be heard.

Paul Davies flies from Oahu to the island of Hawaii.

The Northland B rugby team will take on the Manu Samoa A team in a game at Toll Stadium, Whangarei, tonight. The match kicks off

Kris Shannon explores Fijian islands with plenty of reasons to make you stay.

Want more from your island holiday than just fly 'n' flop? Stephanie Holmes finds some memorable music festivals.

Shandelle Battersby enjoys a day of thrilling adventures on - and under - the water.

Stephanie Holmes suggests some great ways to combine a Pacific Island getaway with a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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

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.