Climate & Forestry Skills: FAO-backed South-South training in Fiji is building Samoa’s capacity in sustainable teak and pine production, focusing on seed propagation and harvesting to close key technical and data gaps. Tourism Data for Niue: The Pacific Tourism Organisation, with Niue Tourism Office support via the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative, released the 2024 International Visitor Survey—showing New Zealand as the top source market (84%) and highlighting visitor age patterns to guide smarter, more resilient tourism planning. Climate Finance for Resilience: GEF has approved new adaptation funding for vulnerable countries including Niue, with over USD 67m in fresh support and major co-financing expected under LDCF/SCCF for flood, coastal risk, and food and water security. Fisheries Protection Pathways: A Pacific fisheries career story spotlights how local experience can feed into regional surveillance—Samoa’s Stella Sahara Tuuau now supports Operation Tui Moana 2026. Fuel Pressure in the Region: Diesel shortages and rising fuel costs are hitting remote islands, with Penrhyn Island in the Cook Islands borrowing diesel and restricting power use while waiting on barge deliveries. Niue Culture in the Spotlight: Niue music icon Che Fu received a Lifetime Achievement award at the Aotearoa Music Awards, performing a takalo and tying recognition back to family and community. Ocean-Based Financing: Niue’s Niue Ocean Wide (NOW) model is using a trust-backed, sovereign-led approach to fund ocean protection and resilience across the EEZ.