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Rarotonga: Luxurious experience on a budget
Simon Vincent finds you don't have to spend a fortune to have a perfect holiday.
Samoa's switch to left claims first victim
Samoa's radical road switch has claimed its first casualty.
Hawaii: Smouldering goddess vents her fiery fury
Kilauea quietly steams as worshippers bring offerings to its deity... But the volcano can still show no mercy, writes Jim Eagles.
Child-bashing accused 'asked for forgiveness'
A woman accused of inflicting head injuries which nearly killed her son asked the child's grandmother for forgiveness, a court was told.
Danger time to come, say Samoans
Samoan police will remain on alert for accidents today, the second day since the switch to driving on the left.
Cat-sized rat discovered in South Pacific
The outsized rodent, which has been named the Bosavi woolly rat, is almost a metre long and weighs in at 1.5kg.
Confusion, excitement – Samoan drivers switch sides
This morning I drove out of my house on the right hand side of the road, and returned on the left, in the same country, in the same car.
Samoans on tenterhooks as driving switch starts
Samoans are bracing themselves for chaos today as motorists switch to driving on the left.
'No elections before 2014' - Fiji govt
Fiji is remaining defiant, despite its suspension from the Commonwealth.
McCully: We can't force Fiji to hold elections
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says NZ won't impose further sanctions on Fiji.
Fiji suspension 'inevitable', says Goff
Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth for failing to hold democratic eletions.
Fiji suspended from Commonwealth
Fiji was banned from the Commonwealth at midnight after failing to announce a date for elections to be held by October 2010.
Fiji on verge of suspension
Fiji faces suspension from the Commonwealth from today, if it refuses to commit to elections next year.
Samoa road switch date may be postponed
Samoa's Prime Minister has promised to reconsider the date of the controversial driving side switch.