Niue Leadership Lock-In: Dalton Tagelagi has been re-elected Prime Minister after the May 2 election, confirmed by the Niue Assembly in a narrow 11-9 leadership vote, with Billy Talagi sworn in as Speaker—continuity for now, but a sharply divided parliament. Pacific Drug Warning: A new Pacific Security College paper says methamphetamine use is spreading beyond trafficking routes and is straining health and justice systems, fueling violence and social breakdown—pushing calls for a regional summit-style response. Cook Islands–NZ Reset: The Cook Islands and New Zealand have signed a new defence and security declaration, easing a prior diplomatic strain tied to the Cook Islands’ strategic partnership with China. Ocean Policy Spotlight: Cook Islands PM Mark Brown is pitching “sacred ocean” protection via the Marae moana marine park and insisting any seabed-mining decisions must be science-based. Election Watch, Not Observer: The UN says it won’t be an official election observer in Samoa, but will monitor human-rights conditions around polling day.