Oceania
Peter Jackson put a small town on the map with a thrilling attraction
It’s a region best known for its sauvignon blancs and scenery, but the Oscar-winning director behind The Lord of the Rings has added a very different attraction.
- Jane Richards
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Australia’s most magnificent island left me overwhelmed – and horrified
Just before leaving one of the most incredible places I’ve ever visited, I saw something that appalled me.
- Craig Platt
Almost 30 years on, freshly revamped resort remains a love letter to Fiji
This world-renowned resort was fairly conventional, until Jean-Michel Cousteau came along in the 1990s.
- Julietta Jameson
Port guide: Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Sometimes the exaggerated claims of tourist boards are true. Yes, this really is the Pacific’s most outrageously beautiful island.
- Brian Johnston
- Opinion
- Pacific diplomacy
A Pacific PM has been toppled. Australia will be watching what happens next
The Solomon Islands is one of Australia’s most important allies in the region, but an economic downturn has claimed another leader.
- Ed Cavanough
The least-visited country on Earth is a quiet paradise
Given it received considerably fewer visitors than either Somalia or Iraq, you’d be forgiven for thinking there was something profoundly wrong with this little island.
- Mark Stratton
- ★★★½
- Hotel reviews
After 26 years, Australians still flock to this sprawling Pacific island resort
Opened in 2000, this Fiji resort has always been a favourite with Australians, but it seems even more popular now.
- Craig Platt
If you were to imagine the ideal resort in paradise, this would be it
Likuliku was the first resort in Fiji to feature overwater bures, and it still has the only authentic bungalows on a natural lagoon.
- Lee Tulloch
When it comes to great food, New Zealand is cutting Australia’s lunch
New Zealand’s set to show up its trans-Tasman culinary cousins with its soon-to-be-published first-ever Michelin Guide.
- Ben Groundwater
New bucket list: The 25 best Pacific and Australian experiences right now
Unrest, war and economic uncertainty are impacting the global travel landscape. There has arguably never been a better moment to spend our holiday dollars in our own region.
- Julietta Jameson