AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPacific diplomacy: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will meet today in Auckland with Niue’s PM Dalton Tagelagi (first in-person meeting since his May re-election), Fiji’s foreign affairs minister Sakiasi Ditoka, and Samoa’s commerce minister Afioga Fata Ryan Schuster, as Peters pushes closer ties in “uncertain geostrategic times.” Cyclone readiness: Pacific communities are being urged to stay vigilant through the rest of cyclone season and follow daily forecasts from national meteorological offices, with warnings that even weaker systems can bring damaging rain. Ocean and tourism: The Pacific Tourism Organisation joined the Pacific delegation at the Australia-Pacific Ocean Business Leaders Summit in Cairns, arguing tourism can be a partner in ocean stewardship and climate adaptation. Niue culture spotlight: A Global Voices feature highlights gender diversity traditions across the Pacific, including Niue’s fiafifine, alongside Tonga’s fakaleiti and Fiji’s vaka sa lewa lewa. Regional public safety: Fiji’s police minister says more than NZ$3b in illicit drugs has circulated over the past three years, with a new Counter-Narcotics Bureau funded in the Budget.
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