Climate & Resilience: Niue has secured a US$9 million, five-year package to boost climate resilience, protect its ocean space, and upgrade community infrastructure through the Niue IECI project with UNDP and Conservation International, backed by GEF and the Special Climate Change Fund, with long-term conservation support via the Niue and Ocean Wide (NOW) Trust and a focus on the Niue Nukutuluea Multiple-Use Marine Park. Culture & Identity: A short documentary, The Kete Informs You, about Cook Islands artist Ta’i Paitai has been selected for the New Zealand International Film Festival, spotlighting weaving as identity and contemporary culture, and tracing his journey from a Lalaga Kato Workshop supported by the Tupumaiaga a Niue Trust. Tourism Skills for the Region: The Pacific Tourism Organisation wrapped a five-day Pacific Tourism Data Initiative workshop in Nadi, training tourism research and statistics officers from across nine Pacific countries including Niue in data analysis and report writing to strengthen evidence-based tourism planning. Mobility & Travel: Passport rankings continue to shift globally; Niue appears on visa-free/visa-on-arrival lists in recent mobility reporting, while broader passport debates highlight how travel access changes with other countries’ visa policies. Regional Governance (Tokelau): New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced Andre van der Walt as the next Administrator of Tokelau, with a mandate covering services, resilience, governance, and sectors like education, health, transport, and renewable energy.