Regional Climate Resilience: Pacific nations are using the 8th Pacific Meteorological Council meeting to push stronger weather services, early warning systems, and better climate information, with country updates including Tonga’s new multi-hazard early warning centre, Kiribati’s funding for upgraded surface and upper-air stations, and Tuvalu’s use of AI to speed up forecasting and severe weather monitoring. Education Policy Debate: New Zealand’s NCEA review shows broad support for improving the senior secondary qualification, but not for scrapping it—consultation analysis of 8,292 submissions found many educators and industry want tweaks, while others argue the current system has positives and should be refined rather than replaced. Niue in Regional Sport: Niue is set to take part in the Oceania Rugby 7s Cup in Rotorua next month, with both men’s and women’s competitions featuring Niue among Pacific teams. Diplomatic Appointments: New Zealand’s foreign minister has made five diplomatic appointments, including High Commissioner to Niue Melanie Roberts, alongside other ambassador roles. Pacific Security Tensions: China’s fighter jets intercepted a Philippine patrol aircraft near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, with Manila calling the actions coercive and aimed at weakening patrol resolve.