French Polynesia and the Cook Islands this month created adjacent shark sanctuaries spanning 2.5 million square miles of ocean, a move that reflects a growing trend to protect sharks worldwide and ...

The deal: Nonstop round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Rarotonga of the Cook Islands in Polynesia for $840 per person on Air New Zealand (includes taxes). When you’ll go: From Aug. 10 to Nov. 16, ...

E. Chungue, J.-P. Boutin, L. Le Marchand, G. Philippon, A. Le Guellec, S. Chanteau, J.-L. Cartel, C. Gras, P. M. V. Martin and J. F. Roux Different population groups ...

A self-described cultural life coach, Tahiarii Pariente founded his own adventure-tourism outfit, Polynesian Escape, as a way to show intrepid travelers the real French Polynesia This interview is ...

Rudy explores some of French Polynesia’s collection of islands. French Polynesia’s far-flung collection of about 130 islands range from lagoon-ringed islands with green volcanic spires to low, coral ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The Cook Islands in the South Pacific has approved a shark sanctuary in its waters, helping create the largest such sanctuary in the world, officials said.

Hawaiians revere Tahiti as part of their ancestral homeland, referred to as Kahiki. But with French Polynesia’s capital, Papeete, located more than 2,700 miles south of Hawaii’s capital in Honolulu, ...

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In the latest attempt to reflect its Polynesian heritage, the Cook Islands is considering changing its name. A government-backed committee is exploring the issue, according to Danny Mataroa, one of ...