Upon arrival we are informed that 100 bags were offloaded prior to departure,including mine.
Phase one of an extensive renovation is now complete,with two-bedroom family rooms set to be a crowning feature.
Damien Parer shot footage that won Australia’s first Academy Award,but few visit the site of the bloody battle where he was killed.
Noumea offers a genuine taste of France incredibly close to Australia – closer than Cairns is from Sydney,in fact.
With a spectacular natural playground on its doorstep,this big small-city has undergone a revitalisation of unimaginable scale since the 2011 earthquake.
This overlooked gem is home to a third of Fiji’s population,is one of the most cosmopolitan centres in the South Pacific and has a great nightlife.
New Zealand’s biggest city has been utterly transformed by the dramatic redevelopment of its once no-go waterfront as well as a quality food scene.
Tiny Port Vila,with a population just over 61,000,has come of age. The capital of Vanuatu is home to chic restaurants,bars and gourmet produce outlets.
This flight to an island paradise features Virgin’s cheapest upgrade to ‘Economy X’ at just $33.
Soccer is played everywhere on the planet - except for this tiny Pacific nation which barely has enough room for a field. Three blokes from England are trying to get the world game up and running.
From the Israel-Hamas conflict,China’s growing influence in the world,to the COP28 climate summit and beyond - our correspondents look back at the events that have shaped the world in the past year.