HMNZS Manawanui Compensation: Siumu residents affected by the HMNZS Manawanui sinking will receive $1,100 each, with payments expected to be completed by end of July; some delays are linked to recipients lacking bank accounts, with cheques arranged instead. Samoa–NZ Policing Programme: Samoa Police and New Zealand Police launched a four-year partnership to strengthen policing capability and safer communities, including five NZ advisers working alongside local counterparts on leadership, investigations, prosecutions, prevention and community engagement. Central Bank of Samoa: The Central Bank kept monetary policy unchanged, citing stable inflation goals while expecting inflation to rise temporarily due to higher international oil prices; reserves remain “comfortable” at about SAT$1.7bn. Fuel Measurement for Trade: Australia’s National Measurement Institute donated fuel measurement equipment (fuel trolleys) to Samoa and other Pacific nations to help regulators verify fuel pump accuracy at service stations and depots. World Food Safety Day: Samoa’s Ministry of Health is pushing safer food handling and nutrition, with school lessons and tighter focus on import rules to protect public health. Indigenous-led Conservation: Pacific leaders and Indigenous advocates are meeting on Indigenous-led conservation and climate resilience, highlighting customary governance and sustainable financing. Plastic Pollution Treaty Push: Pacific voices are gearing up for Nairobi talks to tackle transboundary plastic pollution and support a global legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.