Perth's drive to compete with Australian's east coast cities and a flag furore in New Caledonia.

The foreign land ownership debate in New Zealand, Cuba's bid to send doctors Oceania-way and Tonga finally gets connected to the rest of the world.

Auckland's ambitious transport plans and why Hobart has its eyes on Sydney's defunct monorail.

Lawn bowls undergoes a youth revolution in Australia, and New Zealand finally dumps a confusing traffic law.

We’ve covered all bases with our Design Directory, and met the mayors, majors and media taking on this diverse discipline.

Australia scales down its military, French Polynesia has a big day ahead, and New Zealanders jump ship.

The image-savvy Dalai Lama is this month's style Leader, and we report on Russia's celebration of its Second World War victory over Japan.

South America's revamped union, efforts to get Ronald Reagan recognised, and the new goldrush in Peru.

Five years ago, one of Khabarovsk’s main exports was its women, who went to work as prostitutes in Japan. Today, the Russian city is booming, thanks to its natural resources. But can this city, closer to Beijing than Moscow…

Which countries get their way in the world without having to resort to military might? Who are the soft power leaders who know the value of well-placed aid or a good pop star? Over the following pages we name the top 25…