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New Zealand to Support Niue with new justice building
TP+
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March 5, 2025
Niue’s Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi and Winston Peters. Photo: Winston Peters / X Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand will support Niue with the design and construction of a new justice building in the...
Preserving Pacific stories: Niue’s digital leap for future generations
Pacific Media Network
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Niue, Sāmoa, and the Solomon Islands are part of a Pacific children’s media programme called Storytime and Play (STP), an innovative early childhood development initiative led by Plan International Australia with the support of the New Zealand...
Landmark initiative to support agriculture sector
Television Niue
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March 5, 2025
In a landmark initiative to bolster the agricultural sector, the Government of Niue has partnered with the Pacific Horticultural & Agricultural Market Access Plus Program (PHAMA Plus). According to a Government media release on Monday, the...
NZ commits funding to support Niue progress
Pacific Media Network
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A new justice building in Niue's capital is among the initiatives receiving support from New Zealand. Niue’s Prime Minister, Dalton Tagelagi, is in Wellington for high-level meetings. This includes discussions with his counterpart, Christopher...
New Zealand Backing New Justice Building For Niue
Scoop
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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs New Zealand will support Niue with the design and construction of a new justice building in the capital Alofi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has announced. Niue’s Prime Minister Dalton...
Niuean pioneer reflects on legacy of culture, community and connection
Pacific Media Network
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Former politician, farmer, photographer, and cultural leader Bill Vakaafi Motufoou of Niue has spent decades weaving together the threads of tradition, community, and memory. From co-founding a secondary school festival in Auckland during the...
Ocean warming to take its toll on Pacific islands’ tuna industry
Island Times
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February 25, 2025
SUVA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Pacific island nations, whose economies rely on tuna, are facing a 10 to 30 percent harvest decline by 2050 due to climate-related fish migration, according to research by Conservation International and the Pacific...
‘More severe’: Niue faces new Covid surge
Pacific Media Network
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Since Covid-19 mandates were lifted, Niue and the rest of the world have returned to a more normal way of life. But last month, the tiny Pacific island nation experienced a resurgence of Covid-19, with 150 reported cases, putting Niue at risk...
Renewal of Niue’s Health Strategic Plan 2025-2035 to be held this week
Television Niue
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February 11, 2025
Director of Niue Health-Minerva Ikimau spoke with BCN News on some upcoming activities for her Department. This month will see the department carry out a multi-stakeholder engagement for the renewal of the Niue Health Strategic Plan 2025-2035, a...
Auditor General highlights recurring challenges in the recent audit report of the government
Television Niue
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July 11, 2025
While recognising recent improvements, the Auditor General’s report to the Niue Assembly highlighted recurring issues and challenges for the Niue government in terms of its capability and capacity to prepare its financial statements for annual...
Slow response of operators on booking inquiries still a challenge in the tourism industry
Television Niue
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February 4, 2025
One of the significant challenges of our tourism industry is the slow response rate of operators to direct booking inquiries. This was the sentiments shared by Niue Tourism Director-Micah Fuhiniu-Viviani to BCN News when asked about the challenges...
Niue imports a beetle to keep weeds under control
Scimex Newsfeed
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November 4, 2024
Funder: The research work on air potato is a part of the PRISMSS Restoring Island Resilienceprogramme, which is funded by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade andadministered by SPREP. The introduction of the air potato to Niue is...
Niue:Tiny Pacific island nation declares bold plan to protect 100 percent of its ocean
Pacific News Service
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The Pacific island state of Niue has announced that it will protect 100 percent of the ocean in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which spans 317,500 sq km (122,000 sq miles), roughly the area of Vietnam. The water that surrounds one of the...
Niue celebrates 50 years of self governning
Pacific News Service
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The Government of Niue has announced its commemoration of 50 years as a self-governing state, celebrating half a century of sovereignty, diplomacy, and resilience. Niue’s sovereignty dates back to October of 1974, when Niue first achieved...
Niue Celebrates 50 Years Of Self-Governing
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50th Flag Raising Ceremony / Supplied: Govt of Niue Alofi, Niue – 19 October 2024 – The Government of Niue announced today its commemoration of 50 years as a self-governing state, celebrating half a century of sovereignty, diplomacy, and...
Hon Mona Ainu’u, Minister For Natural Resources, Niue
The National Tribune
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January 9, 2025
Laura: Minister Ainu’u, thank you so much for your time. Why did you want to be involved in this Summit? What’s the importance of it? Minister Ainu’u: Oh my God. Why not? I mean, this is something that when I got the invitation, and I so...
Niue Hosts The 7th Pacific Media Summit
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Alofi, Niue – 25 September 2024 – The Prime Minister of Niue and Minister of Broadcasting Corporation Niue, Hon. Dalton Tagelagi officially opened the 7th Pacific Media Summit being hosted with Pacific Islands News Association (PINA), and the Niue...
Niue’s Strategic Diplomatic Expansion
The Diplomat
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September 25, 2024
Establishing a diplomatic presence is crucial for nations seeking to bolster their international stature, and for Niue, the opening of an honorary consulate in Japan represents a significant stride in its quest for greater global recognition....
Niue’s Prime Minister launches SPREP 2024 Vision Pasifika Media Awards
Pacific News Service
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The 2024 Vision Pasifika Media Awards – Cleaner Pacific was officially launched at the 7th Pacific Media Summit in Niue by the country’s Prime Minister, Dalton Tagelagi. The awards celebrate excellence in environmental news content reporting...
India offers $500,000 in relief to quake-hit Vanuatu. China sends supplies, engineering team
The Print
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January 3, 2025
New Delhi: India Thursday offered $500,000 (Rs 4.3 crore) in rehabilitation assistance to Vanuatu, following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of its capital city Port Vila on 17 December. “As a close friend and partner under...