Pacific Tourism Trade: Niue’s Deputy PM and Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka says the South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) is boosting regional tourism and market access, citing Fiji’s March hosting as a key bridge for smaller islands like Niue, Kiribati and the Marshall Islands to meet global buyers. Tourism Growth Metrics: SPTE 2026 drew its strongest turnout yet, with 225+ trade participants, including 82 sellers across 17 Pacific countries/territories and 60 international buyers from Europe and Asia, with support for Pacific MSMEs and women entrepreneurs via sponsored booths. Niue Governance: Niue’s returning PM Dalton Tagelagi has sworn in a new Cabinet and assigned portfolios, including Police/Corrections/Disaster Management and transport for Richie Mautama, justice/lands/agriculture environment and meteorology for Rhonda Tiakia, and health/education/tourism plus taoga Niue for Kahealani Hekau. Tourism & Culture Spotlight: A new ATC main-stage production, “Sons of Vao,” brings the first Niuean story to Auckland, with playwright Vela Manusaute aiming to put Niuean language and stories into mainstream audiences.