As the Lapita fanned out across the Pacific, they discovered and populated the islands of Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia to the north and New Zealand to the south.
Seraya orang Lapita menyebar di seantero Pasifik, mereka menemukan dan menghuni Kepulauan Melanesia, Polinesia, dan Mikronesia di utara dan Selandia Baru di selatan.