Scott Kara finds Mana Island's sand, sun and snorkelling irresistibly relaxing.

The food on Hawaii's island of Oahu sends Heather McCracken into raptures.

The New Zealand Rugby Union's refusal to play tests in the Pacific Islands remains a shame on the national game.

Winston Aldworth spends a few days enjoying beautiful Aitutaki - and wondering why Captain Bligh ever left...

Away from the famous surf breaks and beaches, Heather McCracken discovers Hawaii's vibrant shopping, art, culture, and food scene.

Words can't do justice to majestic Niue, discovers Alexia Santamaria

Penny Lewis and family escape to an island paradise and revel in all it has to offer.

After a serve of super-fresh fish, some boutique ale, a snorkel and a scoot around, Ben Chapman-Smith reckons Raro's not so sleepy after all.

Peace reigns after inter-tribal war, writes Paul Rush.

Andrew Louis brings his island prize of whole cooked crab back through Customs.

The memorial to lives lost in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor is a moving and dramatic place to visit, writes Heather McCracken.

Now that Cyclone Lusi has gone, the people of Vanuatu are more keen than ever to welcome tourists. Marty Silk finds a cheerful country.

Atiu upgrades its tourist appeal with a revival of the island's historic sites, writes Jim Eagles.

Tadrai, Fiji's newest five-star resort, takes personalised service to a new level. Jane Jeffries reports.

Helen van Berkel is reminded why Fiji remains a family favourite.

Niue's scariest inhabitants are also utterly non-threatening, writes Andrew Louis.

Andrew Louis captured this striking - and highly venomous - fellow while snorkelling off the west coast of Niue.

Prue Scott watches the fiery sunset from the peak of Honolulu's White Mountain.

Holiday-makers are being warned to make sure they have travel insurance before jet-setting to the Pacific after one insurance company says it paid out over $340,000 in medical evacuations alone.

Waikiki Beach is one of the best places to learn to surf, writes Michael Burgess.

Pam Neville follows the Mob to a pristine piece of Fiji.

Pamela Wade embarks on a high-octane inland safari through Taihiti.

Winston Aldworth discovers life in the lap of luxury, where all he must do is relax.

New Zealand has donated hundreds of emergency shelter kits and a further $300,000 to help residents of cyclone-hit Tonga.

After many visits over 20 years, Peter Hamling finds a new attraction in Fiji.

The facts around rising sea levels are widely misunderstood or misinterpreted.

Paul Rush gets some deep sea action outside the Rarotonga reef.

The story from NZ that received the most international play this week was: NZ rejects climate change refugee. Kooky. But his effort to gain asylum here because of the impact of climate change in Kiribati is more a harbinger than an oddity.