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Moorea: Paradise found
Moorea is everything you'd imagine a tropical island to be, writes Sophie Bond.

Delay angers kin of Kiwis executed in Kiribati
The Defence Force has been criticised for nine months of "evasive" responses over the possible discovery of long-lost Kiwi war heroes in the Pacific.

Holidaying with the kids in Fiji
Travelling with the whole family need not be stressful. Try some of these child-friendly Fijian holiday resorts when you're in need of a break.

Fiji: Bring the kids and relax
Imagine a luxury resort where children are welcome, and entertained.

Audrey Young: Pacific party sets tone for better relations
As John Key prepares for a White House visit next week, New Zealand's Pacific role is growing in value.

New Caledonia: Tribal lessons on ancient land
New Caledonia's Napoemien tribe live a self-sufficient lifestyle, writes Sue Baxalle.

Fiji 'has had enough coups' - Mara
Runaway soldier Tevita Mara says he has no interest in being another military leader, but he wants the opportunity to tell the NZ Government the "reality of the situation on the ground in Fiji."

Runaway soldier allowed into NZ
Foreign Affairs officials will meet with Tevita Mara - who ran away from Fiji to avoid sedition charges - when he arrives in NZ. He is currently in Australia to address pro-democracy groups.

Richard Dale's cruise sketches
Herald artist Richard Dale takes his sketchbook with him on board a luxury cruise liner.

Pacific Islands: Indulgence the only must-do
If a cruise seems like an old-age holiday, think again. By Chris Marriner.

Kiwi blockbuster book begins filming
Filming began in Bougainville today for Mr Pip, the movie based on the novel by New Zealander Lloyd Jones.

The jumbo question: For or against Auckland's new elephants?
New elephants are coming to Auckland Zoo - but not everyone is happy about it. We look at the arguments for and against the council's $3.5 million new attractions