Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The little island of Raiatea is believed to represent a sacred heart of Polynesia and the Pacific.

Near Bora Bora and Huahine in the Society group, 135 mi/220 km northwest of Papeete and a 45-minute flight from Tahiti Island, Raiatea is a large and tall volcanic island whose central mountains ...

Recognized as the first Polynesian island to be populated and the final resting place for the ancestors’ spirits, Raiatea protects numerous archaeological treasures and sacred spaces ...