Pacific Music Awards: Sam V swept major honours at the Pacific Music Awards in Auckland, taking Best Pacific Male Artist and Best Pacific Song (plus Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist for a fifth straight year), while the Signature Choir won 531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist for their Reach the Sky EP and also grabbed the Sunpix People’s Choice and Matai Special Recognition awards. Climate Diplomacy: Forum foreign ministers backed a stronger regional push ahead of COP31, urging more climate finance, renewable energy investment, and louder Pacific leadership through Pre-COP31 meetings and the COP31 Pacific Partnership. Niue Culture & Faith: A new Niue silver coin marks 75 years of Chabad-Lubavitch leadership, featuring Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the 770 Eastern Parkway façade, and a menorah, with organizers describing special material provenance. Fashion & Identity: The Pacific Fusion Fashion Show hits its 10-year milestone in Auckland, spotlighting Pacific designers and stories as it returns to New Zealand Fashion Week. Ocean Stewardship: Pristine Seas’ Samoa expedition is set to survey deep-sea life and seabirds using submersibles, cameras, and local partnerships, linking healthy oceans to cultural heritage and food security. Cultural Policy: Tonga ratified UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on cultural diversity, with Niue already part of the Pacific cooperation base. Niue Art in Aotearoa: Susannah Sionetuato brings her first Auckland exhibition, Matutaki, sharing contemporary Niuean ancestry, identity, hiapo patterns, Vagahau Niue, and environmental awareness.