Fiji
Capital
Suva
Airport
Nadi International Airport
Currency
Fijian Dollars (£1 = 3 Fijian dollars)
Size
850 islands scattered across an area of the Pacific measuring roughly 370 miles by 220 miles
Population
850, 000
Average temperatures
Temperatures range from 26C to 31C year-round

 
French Polynesia
Capital
Pape’ete
Airport
Faa’a International Airport, three miles west of Papeete on Tahiti
Currency
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique Francs (£1=137.25 Francs)
Size
130 islands spread across 965,255 sq miles of the Pacific
Population
267,000
Average temperature
Year-round average temperatures in the low- to mid-80s  

Australia
Capital
Canberra
International airports 

Sydney, Melbourne, Perth are the main gateways 

Currency
Australian dollar
The climate
Australia’s size results in a variable climate. The expansive interior is hot throughout the year but can often be very cold at night. The southern third of the country enjoys warm summers (December – March) and mild winters (June – August), although there are extremes of this, such as in the alpine country of New South Wales and Victoria where winters are a lot colder. The far north of the country has just two seasons because of its position on the monsoon belt – hot and wet, and hot and dry.

New Zealand 

Capital
Wellington
Airports
International gateways are Auckland and Christchurch. Most other towns and cities have airports for domestic flights.
Currency
New Zealand dollar
Climate
New Zealand enjoys a maritime climate, which explains partly the lush vegetation and the rich pastures, but also makes it very changeable. It is subject to prevailing winds from west to east although most rain falls in winter (June to August) and the summer months (December to March) are generally drier. The southern and western parts of the country are wetter than the northern and the eastern parts. On top of this longitude and altitude plays a role, with the northern part of the North Island enjoying an almost ‘winter-free’ year and being subtropical.