Pacific Music Awards: Sam V keeps racking up wins at the PMAs in Auckland, taking Best Pacific Male Artist, Best Pacific Song and Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist for a fifth year in a row, while the Signature Choir grabs 531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist for their Reach the Sky EP plus the Sunpix People’s Choice and a Matai Special Recognition. Climate & diplomacy: Forum foreign ministers back a stronger regional climate push ahead of COP31, spotlighting more climate finance, renewable energy and Pacific leadership through Pre-COP31 meetings and the COP31 Pacific Partnership. Niue culture & heritage in the wider world: A new Niue silver coin marks 75 years of Chabad-Lubavitch leadership, pairing the Rebbe’s portrait with 770 Eastern Parkway and menorah imagery. Arts spotlight: Niue visual artist Susannah Sionetuato brings ancestral stories, identity and environmental awareness to Auckland in her first Aotearoa exhibition, using acrylics, mixed media, hiapo patterns and Vagahau Niue. Fashion runway: Pacific Fusion Fashion Show turns 10, returning to Auckland as part of New Zealand Fashion Week and continuing its mission to keep Pacific stories front and centre. Culture policy: Tonga ratifies UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on cultural diversity, with Niue already part of the Pacific cooperation base since 2019.