Pacific climate diplomacy: US President Joe Biden met Pacific island leaders for a second White House summit, announcing US support for secure, sustainable, resilient infrastructure (including undersea cable connectivity) and extending diplomatic recognition to Niue and the Cook Islands. Regional climate push: Forum foreign ministers backed stronger action ahead of COP31, urging more climate finance, renewable energy investment, and Pacific leadership through Pre-COP31 meetings, with Niue listed among senior officials attending. SPREP priorities: In Samoa, SPREP’s fifth Executive Board meeting focused on the “triple planetary crises” of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and disaster risks, with Wallis-et-Futuna chairing the board for the first time. Fisheries and ocean security: Samoa used the WCPFC scientific session to press for stronger fish stock monitoring and EEZ security, coordinating operations to tackle illegal fishing and trafficking and raising EEZ boundary issues that include Niue. Niue in the spotlight: A Niuean artist is bringing ancestry, identity, and environmental awareness to Auckland through her first exhibition in Aotearoa.