A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu but there is no tsunami threat, authorities say.

VANUATU has the potential to become the Mauritius of the Pacific, says a professor of economics at the University of the South Pacific, Biman Prasad.

VANUATU workers in the Waipopo Orchard, Timaru, South of Canterbury have been ranked amongst the best apple pickers in New Zealand.

THE advent of the submarine cable and high speed internet should be a life changing event for the people of Vanuatu, says the cable operator.