Pacific Ocean Conservation Funding: The Bezos Earth Fund is adding more than $25 million to ocean conservation across the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu, lifting its Pacific total to $63.3 million under its “Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity” push aimed at protecting at least 30% of waters by 2030. Climate Finance Deadline Pressure: The grants land as the fund faces a tight 2030 timeline after Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate work in 2020, with billions still to be awarded. Regional Media & Loss/Damage Accountability: Pacific media leaders adopted the Savusavu Loss and Damage Media Forum Declaration, calling for faster, transparent access to loss-and-damage information and stronger government and regional agency accountability. Health Policy Focus: In New Zealand politics, Labour candidate Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa argues health reform should start with primary care and prevention, including changes to how GPs and the wider system are funded. Pacific Life Expectancy Watch: A new analysis says average Pacific life expectancy has risen since 1960 but remains below global progress, with Naoero falling to the lowest in the region by 2023. Pacific Media Leadership: Papua New Guinea journalist Neville Choi was elected president of the Pacific Islands News Association, with Lisa Osifelo as vice president, as PINA looks ahead to a Papua New Guinea-hosted media summit in 2028.