Fashion & Creative Exports: New Zealand Fashion Week Kahuria day five ended with Pacific Fusion at Shed 10, a 10th-anniversary showcase bringing Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian designers into the spotlight, backed by a big community vibe (ura dancers, bold styling, and a “don’t come and be boring” crowd energy). Critical Minerals & Shipping Supply Chains: A new US Executive Order on securing defense supply chains is pushing faster development of critical minerals, and American Samoa’s “No” stance is framed as having knock-on effects for where investment and port-linked jobs may shift across the US-allied region. Climate Meetings & Regional Industry Costs: Australia’s A$20m bill to host a UN climate pre-summit in Fiji is sparking a political fight in Canberra, with critics arguing the spending should not compete with household cost-of-living pressures—an issue that can ripple into regional event services, logistics, and local procurement.