Elisabeth Easther finds more to love about Vanuatu on every visit.

It's different, it's fun and it's only three hours away, Peter Malcouronne looks at island festivities.

Pilot error and bad weather caused an August 2010 crash on a Papua New Guinea island that killed three Australians and a New Zealander.

An abandoned Fiji resort that Bridgecorp poured $106 million into is being revived by the island nation's military rulers.

Pamela Wade is glad she spent time in the Cook Islands exploring glorious Aitutaki.

Michael Dickison interrupts a long flight with a mini-break in Fiji.

After a dramatic high-seas rescue, a Kiwi sailor tells of fear and misery on a crippled yacht during a Pacific storm.

A New Zealand woman and her partner rescued from their damaged yacht in a Pacific storm say they are grateful to be alive after a long ordeal.

Two people trapped on a stricken yacht 1260km northwest of New Zealand have been rescued by a cargo ship this morning.

Raratonga's buses take 40 minutes to circle the paved rim of the Cook Islands' main isle, passing through tiny coastal villages. Jump on the wrong bus and the worst that happens is that you arrive slightly late.

A Hawaii holiday can add up ... but walk past the expensive hotels in Waikiki, the tourist epicentre of Honolulu, and the greatest attraction of all awaits, for free: the beach.

Sheriden Rhodes goes deep-sea diving and finds a warship.

Stepping off P&O Cruises' superliner Pacific Jewel, Jennifer Ennion spends an "island day" on Vanuatu's Mystery Island.

Levuka is just as laid-back today as it was when the first traders and whalers arrived in the 18th century, finds Kelly Lynch.

Visit Fiji's Coral Coast to watch rugby and be spoilt.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says the UN must do more to help small Pacific nations, and he's warned it risks losing its credibility over its inaction on Syria.

Paul Rush sails to dreamy tropical islands under the spirit of the Bula.

Sinalei Resort is better than ever after being rebuilt, says Chloe Johnson.

A youngster from the Solomon Islands has taken on the future king of England in a show of football prowess - and won. "He was good, yes, but not as good as me," said Philemon Fatai, 13.