Pacific Resort Aitutaki is the tropical island of your dreams.

The tropical paradise you can have (almost) all to yourself

Aitutaki is wonderfully unspoiled compared to certain other island hotspots,and this adults-only resort takes the fantasy a step further.

  • Trudi Jenkins
Cook Islands.

Best of the Pacific

Our blue backyard consists of 10,000 islands spread across the world’s largest ocean,so there’s no better place in the world to book a flop-and-drop.

Tourist numbers to New Zealand have not bounced back to pre-COVID levels.

Bloody hell,NZ’s come up with a tourism slogan worse than ours

Take a bow,New Zealand. Australia’s infamous “Where the bloody hell are you?” campaign is no longer the worst to come out of this region.

  • Robert Jackman
Dunedin’s Tunnel Beach,New Zealand.

The new bucket list for the Pacific and Australasia

The nations of Oceania are a captivating blend of pristine nature,cultural heritage and vibrant cities that even the most hardworking traveller will never exhaust.

  • Julietta Jameson
The water park at Plantation Island.

The one thing that makes Fiji unbeatable for a family holiday

No one does a family holiday quite like Fiji. There are big resorts and small ones,but for children (and parents) the kids’ club is king.

  • Shaney Hudson
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Espiritu Santo still feels like a secret.

Close to Australia,but Pacific paradise still feels like a secret

Off- the-beaten-track places are harder to find than ever,particularly when you can fly straight there,but Espiritu Santo is one of them.

  • Craig Tansley
Beachfront bliss.

Iconic ’90s resort’s new must-see island spectacle

This is a tranquil,eco-friendly base to explore the beauty,landscapes and wildlife of the biggest sand island in the world.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
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This Pacific paradise is ready to welcome Australian travellers back

Australians were the second-biggest market for this idyllic island nation. But after unrest in May last year,all tourism ground to a halt.

  • Julietta Jameson
Arriving in Rarotonga feels like stepping into a living postcard.

A short(ish) flight away,this place is like stepping into a postcard

There’s plenty to do when visiting the Cook Islands,or you can choose to do nothing at all.

  • Tatyana Leonov
Don’t be sheepish,visit the Big Merino.

The 18 things (not necessarily big) that made Australia what it is today

From a giant ram to Ned Kelly’s armour,these key treasures encapsulate our pop culture,history and achievements as a nation.

  • Brian Johnston