Health & Food Systems: Nauru’s obesity crisis is highlighted as a decades-long shift from phosphate-driven income to cheap imported foods, with limited fresh produce and a hot climate reducing daily activity; the piece notes Nauru’s adult obesity rate at 70.7%. Public Health: Nauru’s health chief is urging people to act against dengue, as the island faces ongoing mosquito-borne risk. Ocean & Plastics Treaty: Pacific leadership is playing a key role in global plastics negotiations, with Fiji co-facilitating implementation discussions on finance, capacity building, and support for Small Island Developing States. Fisheries Governance: Niue’s Mona Ainu’u is thanked for chairing the Forum Fisheries Committee ministerial process, which wrapped in Wellington with ministers backing regional cooperation and priorities for the future of Pacific fisheries. Tourism Data for Sustainability: A Niue-linked Pacific Tourism Data Initiative workshop in Nadi trained tourism officers across nine countries to use stronger survey and analysis tools for evidence-based planning. Sports & Community (Niue-linked): Niue athletes joined regional competitors in Samoa for Pacific Strongest, a sand-based strongman event aimed at creating more pathways for young talent.