Papa Jack bounds up a soaring coconut palm on Motu Koromiri a skill performed so naturally by the Polynesian. Giant and baby clams breed at the Aitutaki Marine Research Centre in preparation for ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Rarotonga is known for its stunning blue lagoons and sandy beaches, but there is much more to do than sit on the sun lounger, writes ...

Shandelle Battersby has a few memorable encounters with the locals in Rarotonga. I'd only been snorkelling in Rarotonga's Muri Beach lagoon for a few minutes when something whacked my foot with so ...

Coconut tree climbing king on Koka Lagoon Cruise. Patricia Greig finds it all too easy to go troppo on the laid-back Pacific island. I'm writing this for you on the beach. There's cold beer to my left ...

2. SUP AND SALUTE THE SUN: “Feel the breeze against your skin, smell the salt water, feel the sand between your toes …” coos my instructor as I sit cross-legged on a stand-up paddleboard with its fin ...

If our “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” flight is perfect, it seems the local weather did not get the memo, greeting us with strong winds and – gulp – rain. With reports suggesting our usual activities of ...