Renewables for Niue: Niue has cut diesel generator run-time to just 2–3 hours a day after installing a large solar-plus-battery system, expected to save about NZ$4 million a year in fuel costs, cut diesel use by ~1.2 million litres annually, and help the island reach 80% renewable electricity by 2030. SPREP leadership and priorities: Wallis-et-Futuna is chairing SPREP’s Fifth Executive Board Meeting in Samoa, with a focus on how smaller territories can be heard while SPREP tackles the “triple planetary crises” of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and disaster risk. Fisheries and ocean security: Samoa is pushing stronger fish stock monitoring and tighter EEZ security at the WCPFC scientific session, including coordination with Niue and others on maritime operations against illegal fishing and trafficking. Climate push toward COP31: Forum foreign ministers backed a stronger regional climate push ahead of COP31, calling for more climate finance, renewable energy investment, and Pacific leadership through Pre-COP31 meetings and the Pacific COP31 Envoys. Marine protection survey in Samoa: National Geographic Pristine Seas is surveying biodiversity across Samoa’s new marine protected areas to build a baseline for ocean stewardship and better ecological planning. Niue culture meets environment in art: Niuean artist Susannah Sionetuato is bringing ancestry, identity, and environmental awareness to Auckland in her first Aotearoa exhibition.