Niue Government Reset: Niue’s returning PM Dalton Tagelagi has sworn in a new Cabinet and assigned portfolios after a tight election, keeping the team gender-balanced and naming Richie Mautama (Police, Corrections, disaster management plus home affairs/transport), Rhonda Tiakia (Justice, lands, survey; agriculture; meteorology; environment) and Kahealani Hekau (Health, education, tourism; taoga Niue for culture and heritage), while Tagelagi retains a wide remit including finance, foreign affairs, oceans and fisheries, and climate change. Regional Security Watch: The Pacific Security College is calling for a Pacific Islands Forum-led response to the methamphetamine surge, warning it’s driving HIV risks and broader instability—and pushing for a regional summit next year. Climate Shipping Fight: Pacific negotiators are pressing at the UN’s shipping talks for a 1.5°C-aligned universal emissions levy, pushing back against market-based approaches favored by major industrial economies. Ocean Economy Momentum: PNG’s Melanesian Ocean Summit in Port Moresby reaffirmed the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves and linked conservation with fisheries, climate resilience and blue-economy investment.