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Suitcase stowaways

Pamela Wade reminds us what to do when an illegal hitch-hiker comes home with us from an overseas trip.

Vanuatu: Live the good life off the land

Paul Rush takes a cruise to Vanuatu for a rare insight into a true subsistence culture.

Fiji: Foodie heaven or paradise lost?

Twenty-nine weeks into a high pressure new job, Belinda Henley was dreaming of warm sands, blue waters and cocktails overflowing with tropical fruit.

Fiji: Winter? What winter?

Ben Crawford finds Denarau Island is the perfect destination for a fly and flop winter treat.

Islanders reject abandoning homelands

Relocation is a dirty word at the Pacific Islands Forum.

Raiatea: Ancient and sacred isle

Paul Rush follows one family's visit to the ancestral homelands of Hawaiki, the birthplace of Polynesia.

NZ assisted Fiji on SIS raid: Peters

Winston Peters claims the Government co-operated with Fiji's military regime when the SIS "raided" a NZ-based member of Fiji democracy movement.

Tiny state big on shark protection

An hour before the Pacific Islands Forum's opening feast, hundreds of shark fins were hauled out for display.

NZ commits $5m to low-lying countries

New Zealand has committed $5 million to low-lying countries that are vulnerable to water shortages.

Papua New Guinea: You can take my photo

Sam Judd: More mining please

Young New Zealander of the Year and environmental columnist Sam Judd, is proposing that New Zealand should become the mining hub of the South Pacific.

Nike pulls Pacific-style tattoo gear

Nike has pulled its tattoo-inspired sports gear for women after a backlash from the Pacific community.

New Caledonia: Bursting with local flavour

Pamela Wade visits New Caledonia's southernmost atoll for a veritable feast.

Warning issued over Tongan aircraft

The Government is warning New Zealanders flying in Tonga it will be at their own risk as the national airline has bought a plane which has been involved in numerous crashes.

NZ to spend up to $10 million on Cook Islands infrastructure

Samoa: Word fell on fertile ground

Missionary messages still resonate in the islands, writes Robyn Yousef.

Hussein Rawlings: Keep NZ land in NZ hands

Racism is no part of the issue, writes Hussein Rawlings. Nor should we fear the accusation of "protectionism". Are Indonesia, China, or Thailand challenged on their land ownership laws?

Austrian couple rescued from yacht

An Austrian couple have been rescued from their yacht near American Samoa after getting into trouble for the second time in a week.