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The chairperson of the Niue Tourist Authority says tourism offers the country the chance to help pay its own way. New Zealand is funding development of the sector with a...

Niue's Premier has rejected as speculation and rumour reports that the government is about to allow up to 100 Chinese families to settle on the island. Toke Talagi was responding...

An opposition MP in Niue says the premier should explain the details of a scheme to allow 100 Chinese families to settle on the island. Niue has been seeking investment...

The Cook Islands, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, Niue and Tokelau are strengthening ties to clamp down on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, which is estimated to cost the region up...

The head of volcanology at GNS Science says it's hoping to extend more help to Tonga with monitoring and interpreting seismic data. Dr Gill Jolly was a member of a...

Mobile phones can now be used on Niue.

Niue's Premier says an increasing number of public servants are joining a scheme that helps them set up their own business. The government is the biggest employer on the island...

Mobile phones can now be used on Niue. The introduction of a cellphone service coincides with a push to lift the number of visitors to the island from 6000 to...

Plans to boost exports of noni juice from the Pacific to China are expected to advance economic growth and rural development in Niue, Samoa and Cook Islands. A New Zealand...

Extra funding for a tsunami-devastated village in Samoa is one of the results of the New Zealand Foreign Minister's visit there this week. Mr McCully is also visiting Tonga, the...

New Zealand's foreign minister, Murray McCully, has concluded his visit to Samoa with a whirlwind tour of the tsunami-hit southern coast of Upolu. Mr McCully is also visiting Tonga, Cook...

New Zealand's Foreign Minister has arrived in Samoa on the second leg of a four-nation tour of Polynesia. Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands and Niue make up part of Murray McCully's...

New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister is using his annual tour of Polynesia to ensure there's Pacific ownership of the September meeting of the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum in...

Converting more Pacific countries to renewable energy is a key focus for a New Zealand trade delegation to Polynesia this week. The group is part of the foreign minister's annual...

The New Zealand foreign minister, Murray McCully, has left for a four-nation Polynesian tour as part of preparations of the Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland in September. The minister's 70-strong...

A New Zealand delegation of Chinese business people has been in Niue, Samoa and the Cook Islands, scoping investment opportunities including the possibility of noni juice being exported to China...

The Premier of Niue has taken over the management of the government's liquor retailer, the Bond Store, following another shortage of beer. Under the administration of the Customs and Tax...

A Niue opposition MP is calling for New Zealand to double the amount of money it provides for spending on services. Terry Coe's comment comes in the lead-up to the...

The Cook Islands finished the Touch Rugby World Cup on a winning note after beating Scotland 11-7 in the fifth-place playoff match in Edinburgh yesterday. It was their second win...

To the touch World cup, the Cook Islands mens' open grade team beat England 7- 4 and followed that victory by beating France 15-5. They are next expected to meet...

The Cook Islands have some ground to make up after losing both matches on day two of the Touch Rugby World Cup in Edinburgh. After two wins from three on...

The total population of the Pacific Islands is predicted to reach 10 million by the end of the month.

The premier of Niue says the almost 38 million US dollar budget presented to parliament this week will give foreign investors confidence. Toke Talagi says the budget includes more than...

Research by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community is predicting the total population of the Pacific Islands will reach 10 million by the end of the month. The SPC says...

A Samoan opposition MP is calling for the government to push for a common currency for the Pacific. A Tautua Samoa Party MP, Motuopua'a Dr Aisoli Va'ai, raised the issue...