Childhood Obesity: UNICEF figures put obesity at 38% among Niue’s 5–19-year-olds, among the highest rates reported. Ultra-processed foods and aggressive marketing are among the factors driving the wider crisis, alongside activity, sleep and social conditions. Climate and Health: Ahead of regional climate talks, Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga urged leaders to learn from Pacific approaches to environmental stewardship, collective decisions and health equity. Mercury Pollution: A survivor of Japan’s Minamata disaster is calling for more countries to join the Minamata Convention and help protect people from mercury contamination. The tragedy followed decades of industrial pollution that poisoned seafood and caused deaths and serious illness.