The small Fijian village of Lomawai aims to become a foodie favourite, says Jim Eagles.

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."

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.

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

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

Gauguin finally has a fitting memorial, writes Diana Plater.

Government officials are looking into whether ex-Fiji army chief Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Mara could be given political asylum, Prime Minister John Key says.

A RNZAF Orion has failed to find any sign of six young people missing in a small craft in the Pacific.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion, sent to Kiribati yesterday to help in the search for six young people missing since Friday, will continue its search today.

The man who has changed the driving side of the road and time is now proposing Samoa changes its dates.

Niue is almost an empty country, writes Jim Eagles, but there's still plenty to do there.

New Caledonia has much more to offer than top shopping and French food.

The leader of Samoa's opposition party has been found guilty of bribery.

From den of iniquity to history-buff's heaven, Levuka has many interesting tales to tell, as Jim Eagles discovers.