Pacific Music Awards: Sam V swept major categories at the Pacific Music Awards in Auckland, winning Best Pacific Male Artist and Best Pacific Song (plus Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist for a fifth straight year), while the Signature Choir took home the 531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist award for their Reach the Sky EP and also grabbed the Sunpix People’s Choice and Matai Special Recognition honours. Climate & diplomacy: Forum Foreign Ministers backed a stronger regional climate push ahead of COP31, urging more climate finance, faster renewable energy investment, and louder Pacific leadership through Pre-COP31 meetings. Niue culture in global circles: Niue’s new Rebbe silver coin marks 75 years of Chabad-Lubavitch leadership, blending the 770 Eastern Parkway portrait, a menorah, and claimed material provenance into a legal-tender Niue collector issue. Fashion with Pacific roots: The Pacific Fusion Fashion Show marks 10 years next week in Auckland, spotlighting Pacific designers and stories as it returns as part of New Zealand Fashion Week. Ocean stewardship: Pristine Seas’ Samoa expedition is heading out for deep-sea surveys and seabird monitoring, built around local knowledge and partnership. Cultural policy: Tonga ratified UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on cultural diversity, with Niue already part of the Pacific cooperation base. Niue art abroad: Susannah Sionetuato brings her first Aotearoa exhibition to Auckland, using hiapo patterns, Vagahau Niue, and mixed media to share ancestry, identity, and environmental awareness.