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Guam's governor and her deputy have both tested positive for Covid-19. We have updates from there, Papua New Guinea and Auckland - scenes of worrying spikes; Hopes of a Cook Islands travel bubble fade… Read more Audio

A major drug haul in Papua New Guinea is being hailed by authorities in Australia as a victory over trans-national crime; a momentous election for Bougainville is almost underway, election season… Read more Audio

Covid-19 'widespread' in PNG capital; mystery PNG plane crash linked to suspected drug run; Fiji's $US1.7bn Budget comes under heavy scrutiny in Parliament; The ADB offers economic projections for the… Read more Audio

Papua New Guinea authorities scramble to contain a covid-19 outbreak in the capital; Covid-19 surging among Pacific Islanders in the US; An economist notes that Fiji over-reliance on tourism hasn't… Read more Audio

Tributes for the former longtime premier of Niue, Sir Toke Talagi, who died this week after a lengthy illness; The Cook Islands and New Zealand appear to be closer to a travel bubble - but no date's… Read more Audio

Nuclear waste dump in Marshall Islands deemed safe by US government; PNG laws to stop violence against women need enforcement, NGO's; Released Balikpapan Seven member says he will keep speaking out… Read more Audio

Lives on the line for observers of the lucrative Pacific fishery; a humanitarian crisis emerging in Fiji due to the pandemic; Unlocking the potential for off-field roles for Pasifika in NZ rugby; Fiji… Read more Audio

Fiji attempts to frontfoot a Pacific travel bubble with it's own Bula Bubble - but the reaction's been mixed; A group of absconding Air Force personnel upset Guam's progress in eliminating… Read more Audio

Coronavirus setback dampens enthusiasam for a New Zealand travel bubble into the Pacific; NZ covid-19 border slip-up highlights 'unfair' system for Pasifika; The struggle for Marshallese to cope with… Read more Audio

Anger that Australia is in line for a New Zealand travel bubble before the Cook Islands, whose people are New Zealand citizens. Crisis at the University of the South Pacific: A vice-chancellor is… Read more Audio

A dire warning from Tuvalu's prime minister, who says that without more international help,some Pacific economies may collapse; We hear about the ordeal faced by two Marshall Islands fisherman who… Read more Audio

With many Pacific countries having had no cases of Covid-19, just how likely is a travel bubble with New Zealand? Fiji's main opposition is suspended for three months; A raft of constitutional reform… Read more Audio