Just a short trip from Tahiti, Mo’orea reveals towering green peaks, deep valleys, and sparkling lagoons — nature at its most ...

Marlon Brando, filming the 1962 version of that very event, “Mutiny on The Bounty,” fell in love with one of the Tahitian ...

The deforestation of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, has been a subject of intrigue and mystery among scientists.

A 'well-respected' lifeguard and surfer is fighting for his life in hospital after being attacked by a shark at a popular ...

There is no one person responsible for the birth of surfing, but there is lots of historical evidence about the origin point.

The site was formerly a getaway for Tahitian royalty, notably for pre-wedding R&R and beauty rituals and, before that, sacred ...

Dr. Terry Hunt from the University of Arizona and Dr. Carl Lipo from the University of Birmingham have published a study in ...

A new species of Polynesian clownfish was discovered and named Amphiprion maohiensis, thanks to a detailed DNA study.

The Polynesian voyaging canoes are sailing to New Zealand, or Aotearoa, as part of the Moananuiākea voyage, a three-year ...

With its pristine jungles and small towns, this Hawaiian island retains the unmanicured charm of Old Polynesia with few ...

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, Hawaii’s iconic voyaging canoes, are on the final days of the 15th leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage, a ...

After two weeks at sea, voyaging canoes Hōkūlea and Hikianalia are now on the final stretch of their sail from Rarotonga, Cook Islands to Aotearoa (New Zealand), which is the 15th leg of the ...