Health Crisis: New French Polynesia figures show obesity climbing fast, with adult obesity up from 40% (2010) to 51% (2021), and nearly one in four adolescents obese by 2024; diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease are also rising, alongside a sharp increase in diabetes-linked deaths. Regional Security & Cooperation: Samoa and France are exploring fresh collaboration after talks in Apia covering education exchanges, maritime issues, security and illegal drugs, including reference to a French Navy operation that disrupted cocaine shipments; air connectivity is also on the agenda, with discussion of possible Air Tahiti links across islands. Ocean Governance: Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) is taking Cook Islands concerns about deep-seabed mining to the International Seabed Authority, opposing a US company’s push for an exploration licence tied to an enclave of international waters surrounded by Cook Islands, Kiribati and French Polynesia. Climate Diplomacy: Forum foreign ministers backed stronger regional climate action ahead of COP31, endorsing a Pacific Partnership and Pre-COP31 meetings to boost climate finance, renewable energy and Pacific leadership; French Polynesia attended at special envoy level. SPREP Leadership: Wallis-et-Futuna chairs the SPREP Executive Board meeting in Samoa, with priorities focused on tackling the triple planetary crises—climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution—while reviewing funding and partnerships. Local Preparation Watch: The Pacific Games Council gave Tahiti 2027 a thumbs-up after facility tours and briefings, saying preparations are on track for key sites to be ready by early 2027.