Electoral Roll Update: The French Constitutional Council has approved a “partial unfreezing” of New Caledonia’s electoral roll for the 28 June provincial elections, allowing more than 10,000 additional voters—mainly people born after the Nouméa Accord-era restrictions—after an organic law backed by both chambers. Health Sector Push: New Caledonia’s health stakeholders met over three days in Nouméa City Hall to tackle chronic disease burden, youth addictions, staffing shortages and costly medical evacuations, with a focus on making professions more attractive, reorganising care delivery and restoring financial sustainability. Competition Law: Congress passed a New Caledonia competition bill targeting abusive practices such as excessive pricing and late payments, tightening merger controls and setting 30-day payment deadlines from invoice issuance, while scaling back some powers of the competition authority amid employer lobbying. Tourism & Travel Signals: The US lowered its travel advisory for New Caledonia from Level 3 to Level 2, citing generally improved safety while still warning about petty crime, political tensions and limited help outside Nouméa. Regional Fisheries & Climate: The Pacific Tuna Initiative expanded to Palau, building on work already underway in Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia to strengthen sustainable tuna governance and ocean resilience, as research highlights how Super El Niño can disrupt marine ecosystems and fisheries. Local Business Pressure: New Caledonia’s kava industry is bracing for layoffs as the imported root price jumps sharply—linked to higher fuel and freight costs from Vanuatu and lower production volumes—while Drought Watch: more central NC snakes are being spotted as drought drives wildlife indoors and outdoors.