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 Covid in the US; Suspension controversy comes to a head at the University of the South Pacific; Fiji's police and the culture of fear under the spotlight; Crucial identity and immigration reckoning for the Cook Islands; Court convicts Papuans for treason after anti-racism protests; Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna announces he will stand down in September; Solomons police probe amid Malaita stoush with Honiara over China ties; A rising Hip Hop star launches a new track to highlight gambling issues in the Pasifika community.

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