Niue Climate & Ocean Resilience: Niue has secured a US$9m (NZ$11m) five-year package with UNDP and Conservation International to boost climate resilience, protect the Niue Nukutuluea marine sanctuary, and improve community infrastructure, with long-term support via the Niue and Ocean Wide (NOW) Trust. Pacific Tourism Skills: The Pacific Tourism Organisation wrapped a New Zealand-funded five-day workshop in Nadi, training tourism research and statistics officers (including Niue) to turn survey data into stronger, evidence-based tourism planning. Tokelau Leadership: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters named Andre van der Walt as the next Administrator of Tokelau, with a focus on resilience, governance, and services like education, health, transport, and renewable energy. Culture on Film: A short documentary on Cook Islands artist Ta’i Paitai, tracing weaving, identity and contemporary culture, has been selected for the New Zealand International Film Festival. Travel Freedom Watch: Passport index updates highlight visa-free access for travellers, including Niue appearing on visa-on-arrival lists for some passports. Demography & Future: A global look at fertility trends shows widening divides between countries with too few births and those still growing fast, with knock-on effects for work, aging, and migration.