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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Back in the 1970s, French Polynesia was the exotic destination that mesmerized just about everyone—my family included. We sought out Chinese restaurants with menus that gravitated toward Polynesian ...