EU-backed agribusiness push: Samoa’s Agri-Innovate Competition 2026 wrapped up in Apia, with EU/FAO STODAS funding supporting agrifood MSMEs and incubator-style entrepreneurship across Fiji, Samoa and Solomon Islands. Food safety & trade access: New EU freezer-vessel rules are set to affect about 97% of Pacific Island-flagged vessels exporting to the EU, after EU auditors found brine temperatures not consistently hitting -18°C; Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu trained to meet the new requirements. Maritime security for fisheries: RNZAF patrols in Fiji, Niue and the Cook Islands supported FFA and NZ Customs’ Operation Kiwa, targeting vessels suspected of illegal activity in EEZs. Niue tourism data for business planning: SPTO and the Niue Tourism Office released the 2024 International Visitor Survey, showing NZ as the top source market (84%) and feeding into future tourism strategy. Climate resilience finance (Niue included): GEF’s LDCF/SCCF approved a new work program with over US$67m for vulnerable countries including Niue, aiming to cut flood/coastal risks and boost resilient livelihoods. Energy cost pressure: Penrhyn Island in the Cook Islands ran out of diesel (100 litres) and is rationing power while borrowing fuel from a police patrol boat as regional prices rise.