Tourism & Border Rules: The Cook Islands says it will only accept vaccinated tourists aged 12+ when the travel bubble resumes, with medical exemptions only, and it won’t reopen quarantine-free travel from New Zealand until it’s confident there’s no community transmission. Health & Community Safety: Cook Islands Health Secretary Bob Williams urged a tougher, more coordinated Pacific response to drug trafficking, warning the damage often shows up first in families and villages, not police reports. Environment & Waste: Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) marks 30 years of environmental stewardship, taking Grade 5–6 students to the landfill and Takitumu Conservation Area to highlight waste sorting gaps and biodiversity protection. Regional Security & Crime: Law enforcement and health experts at a Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue called for stronger regional cooperation to tackle rising transnational crime, including digital networks. Business Leadership: Bronwyn Kirwan is set to take over as CEO of Apex Advice, with the firm listing nine offices including one in the Cook Islands. Medicinal Cannabis Access: A letter argues the Cook Islands’ medicinal cannabis law isn’t working for residents because there’s no local pharmacy supply and patients can’t have medicine posted. Trade & Fisheries Cooperation: Cabinet endorsed an MoU to strengthen sustainable management of South Pacific albacore tuna among Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa and Tonga. Energy Costs: Pacific leaders linked the fuel crisis to economic security and pushed for regional cooperation and faster energy transition.