Pacific Islands Forum Reforms: Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. says leaders agreed on regional reform, stronger collective security, faster climate action and more funding for the Pacific Resilience Facility, with unity framed as the region’s best answer to geopolitics and transnational crime. Tongan Language in Everyday Life: In Tonga, a new Tongan bilingual diary is helping families write down their language journey, while creators also push Tongan through music and classrooms. Blue Corridors for Marine Life: Tonga backs a push to protect “whale highways” across Pacific waters, urging coordinated “blue corridors” to safeguard migration routes from shipping, fishing, pollution and climate change. Women in Pacific Boatbuilding: Proa designer Rob Denney’s boatbuilding school is training women to build their own fishing boats, linking skills to safer, more reliable inter-island transport. Tonga at the Forum: India’s state minister Pabitra Margherita met Tonga’s PM Lord Fakafanua on the sidelines of the 55th Forum, highlighting plans to strengthen the India–Tonga partnership. Deep Sea Mining Warning: Pacific civil society warns seabed mining could bring long-term legal, financial and environmental liabilities, calling for stronger safeguards before any extraction moves ahead. Youth & Work Pressure: New Zealand’s Jobseeker rule changes are flagged as likely to hit Pacific families hardest, with young people facing extra hurdles if parents earn above a set threshold. Sport Pathways: Australia announces $15.6m to boost Pacific athletes’ high-performance pathways toward the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and the 2027 Pacific Games.