Gender Diversity & Niue Culture: A new Global Voices spotlight pushes back on the idea that gender fluidity is “Western,” pointing to Indigenous and Pacific traditions—highlighting Niue’s fiafifine alongside Tonga’s fakaleiti and other regional identities. Pacific Nursing & Community Health: ProCare has named two top Pacific nursing graduates from Unitec Institute of Technology for its Metua Bates-Faasisila award, including Michael Kapisi (Niuean), backing more Pacific nurses into primary care. Women’s Markets & Business Skills: Samoa’s M4C Life-Con Pacific Women’s Market Expo 2026 (15–18 July) is set to spotlight women-led creativity and trade, with UN Women partnering to improve market access, skills, and safer networking for vendors across the Pacific. Regional Security & Sovereignty: Pacific Elders warn that external geopolitical competition is reshaping the region, urging Pacific security to stay led by Pacific leaders with sovereignty, transparency, and equal decision-making at the centre.