Fashion & Creative Exports: New Zealand Fashion Week Kahuria wrapped day five with an off-site Zambesi show at Ōkahu Bay, then a run of major runway events including Fashion For A Cure Runway and The Iconic’s The Front Row, before closing with Pacific Fusion at Shed 10—celebrating Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian designers for its 10th anniversary and drawing big-name support (including Stan Walker) and a strong community vibe. Critical Minerals Policy: A new US defense supply-chain push under President Trump’s July 20, 2026 Executive Order is raising pressure to secure critical minerals domestically and with allies; American Samoa’s “No” stance is framed as shaping where investment and exploration attention may shift, while also highlighting how territorial limits affect what can be pursued. Climate Summit Funding: Australia’s A$20m bill to host a UN climate pre-summit in Fiji (Pre-COP31) is sparking a political fight in Canberra, with the government defending it as regional leadership and the Opposition attacking it as misaligned with cost-of-living pressures.