Pacific Diplomacy: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters meets Niue PM Dalton Tagelagi in Auckland, alongside Fiji and Samoa counterparts, underscoring the constitutional relationship and people-to-people ties after Tagelagi’s May re-election. Trade & Investment: Peters also hosts Fiji’s Sakiasi Ditoka and Samoa’s Afioga Fata Ryan Schuster as guests for an Auckland ministerial meeting focused on investment and trade links across the region. Public Safety & Infrastructure: Papua New Guinea moves to tighten correctional oversight after prison escapes tied to crumbling infrastructure, including a deadly Western Highlands jailbreak and reports of inmates still at large from Kerevat. Law Enforcement & Industry Impact: Fiji reports more than NZ$3b in illicit drugs circulating over three years, with budget support for a Counter-Narcotics Bureau and joint police-military operations linked to fewer cases. Tourism & Ocean Economy: The Pacific Tourism Organisation joins Pacific delegations at the Australia-Pacific Ocean Business Leaders Summit in Cairns, highlighting tourism as a frontline industry for ocean stewardship, climate adaptation, and sustainable development.