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Maskelyne Islands, Vanuatu
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Maskelyne Islands, Vanuatu

This remote cluster of low-lying islands sits off the southern tip of Vanuatu's second-largest island - Malekula. The people of the Maskelyne Islands still get around in wooden dugout outrigger canoes and live much as they have for centuries.

Birds of the Cook Islands
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Birds of the Cook Islands

Concerted conservation efforts have led to the re-establishment of kura - a bird once common in the Southern Cook Islands - on the island of Atiu. The colourful lorikeet was hunted to extinction in the Cooks 200 years ago, but a population survived in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia and in 2007, 27 of those birds were gifted back to the Cook Islands.

Pasifika Festival 2012
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Pasifika Festival 2012

As Pasifika celebrates its 20th anniversary, check out our photos of the culture, performances and fun from this year's Pasifika festival.