Niuean theatre & identity: Auckland Theatre Company has debuted its first Niuean play, Sons of Vao, using performance to help a creator lay down long-held anger and make peace with the past. Ocean & lifestyle funding: With leaders meeting at Our Ocean (16–18 June in Mombasa), a major focus is the ocean conservation funding shortfall, which leaves only a small share of global conservation money reaching the sea. Pacific energy & everyday costs: Rising oil prices after the US–Iran conflict showed how fuel shocks hit Pacific economies fast, pushing the case for faster renewable energy rollout. Climate & food security: Pacific nations are strengthening tuna preparedness with a new climate warning system to track shifts in tuna beyond national waters. Niue tātatau preservation: A Niuean–Māori tattoo practitioner is returning to Niue to run a Tātatau Art Workshop aimed at documenting stories, village nuances, and sacred connections behind tātatau symbols. Community culture in motion: South Auckland’s Pacific Dance Festival 2026 opens in Māngere with Niuean artists among a wider Pacific line-up, celebrating movement, story, and identity. Youth support: A 13-year-old Pacific-Māori athlete, Braxton Matene, has been selected for a US basketball tournament and is seeking community funding for travel and costs.