The first aid planes arrived to find scenes of "utter destruction" on the Vanuatu island of Tanna, four days after taking a direct hit from Cyclone Pam.

Doctors at the hospital performed an emergency caesarean in the middle of the cyclone - and delivered a baby they named Pamela.

Families in Vanuatu have returned to their homes only to find the nightmare of Cyclone Pam isn't over.

Cyclone-torn Vanuatu is in desperate need of food, clothing, medicine and basic shelter - and a full recovery operation could cost hundreds of millions.

A Bay of Plenty skipper who had not been heard from since Cyclone Pam hit has phoned home to his family, safe and well in Vanuatu.

New Zealanders in Vanuatu have been drafted in to help at the capital's main hospital after it was ravaged by Cyclone Pam.

Kiwi Kylie Steel was in Port Vila when the cyclone struck. After the cyclone passed she went in search of friends. Here's her story.

Dozens are feared dead on Vanuatu and up to 10,000 are homeless in the wake of Cyclone Pam.

The grandson of the last cannibal in Vanuatu shares his family's extraordinary story with an astonished Diana Balham.

Kiwi Simon Turner took toasting marshmallows to the extreme this week when he threw his rod out over an active lava lake inside Marcum Crater in Ambrym, Vanuatu.

Whether you're on a tight budget or splashing out, the islands have it all.

Paul Rush follows a trail of bubbles to Champagne Beach on Vanuatu's largest island.

Paul Rush tours Efate Island and meets the smiling face of the Pacific.

Now that Cyclone Lusi has gone, the people of Vanuatu are more keen than ever to welcome tourists. Marty Silk finds a cheerful country.

Downed power lines fell into a nearby paddock in Kaeo, while strong winds caused a tree to topple across a road in Parahaki, north of Whangarei.

The death of a NZ-based doctor while diving in Vanuatu is to be investigated by a Government-appointed commission of inquiry, following revelations in the Herald on Sunday.

Lydia Jenkin enjoys some jewels of the Pacific - and shipboard rest and relaxation - on an island-hopping journey.

A New Zealand resident has died in Vanuatu while diving on a wartime wreck.

Paul Rush visits the gourmet capital of the South Pacific.

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

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.