Ancestral Voyaging Revival: Te Matau-a-Māui has arrived in Samoa as part of Te Hokinga, renewing links across the Pacific and bringing hands-on wayfinding learning for young people, alongside Samoa’s own stitch-plank soatau folau rebuild. Child Rights & Media Ethics: Samoa’s Ombudsman Vui Clarence Nelson raised concerns about the Samoa Observer naming child victims in the Nofoali‘i deaths case; the paper says the child’s name was removed online and a correction published. Health & Education Investment: Samoa and Japan broke ground on a major National University of Samoa Faculty of Health Science upgrade, aiming to modernise training for the next generation of health professionals. Pacific Travel Relief: Labour is promising visa-waiver, NZeTA-style access for Pacific Islands Forum citizens to make family reunions for weddings and funerals more affordable. Parliament Update: Samoa is set to add a sixth woman MP after Friday’s by-elections, with the constitutional process moving to an additional-member determination. Culture in Motion: A Samoan cricket tournament in Utah is celebrating kilikiti’s roots and community ties across the diaspora. Sports & Community: Fiji’s Pearls rebuild continues after missing netball’s World Cup qualifier, with long-term transition plans still in focus.