Fashion & Materials: Iris van Herpen’s first major New York show at the Brooklyn Museum spotlights 140+ haute couture looks built with tech and unusual inputs—3D printing, upcycled marine debris, and fermented fibres—blending fractal-inspired design with art, science objects, and locally sourced natural-history specimens. Ocean Protection: Cook Islands PM Mark Brown says the Marae moana Act underpins “sacred ocean” stewardship, with a huge marine park and seabed-mining decisions held to science as mapping continues. Plastic Pressure: Kiribati warns it’s stuck downstream of the plastic lifecycle, with daily plastic waste adding strain to limited treatment options. Niue in the Mix: Niue’s presence shows up across the week—from a Niue-focused documentary series launching weekly on TP+ from 20 May to Niue’s outgoing chair Poi Okesene being recognized at the Forum Fisheries Committee officials meeting in Wellington. Climate Finance: Fiji and Australia ratified the Pacific Resilience Facility Treaty, aiming to put adaptation funding directly into Pacific community hands.