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 ...