Heart Health in Communities: Vanuatu launched the HeartCare mobile app to help trained community health workers and partners screen for heart disease risk earlier, using checks like blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and BMI—aiming to connect people to care before heart attacks or strokes. Eye Care Evidence for the Pacific: The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ is expanding the State of Eye Health Research Programme to map avoidable blindness across Pacific health systems, using WHO tools to guide where services and funding are most needed. Kiribati Language Week & Women’s Health: Kiribati Language Week is being celebrated in Aotearoa New Zealand, including research on how Kiribati language shapes women’s understanding of menstruation and reproductive health. Regional Fisheries Cooperation: Ministers including Kiribati wrapped up the 25th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting in Wellington, setting priorities for future Pacific fisheries cooperation. Tokelau Administration: New Zealand’s Foreign Minister named Andre van der Walt as the next Administrator of Tokelau, with a focus that includes health and resilience support. Pacific Climate & Reefs: Coverage highlights how El Niño can worsen coral reef heat stress, raising bleaching risks for Asia and the Pacific.