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The Secretariat of the Pacific Community estimates the region's population is growing by about the size of Samoa every year. It says the regional population will reach nine and a...

Niue's tourism industry has received a lift as the first of several dozen yachts taking part in a 15-month long world rally have been arriving for a 72-hour layover. The...

New Zealand's Prime Minister says her government will not allocate any more funds to Niue for the dispoal of sheets of asbestos roofing After devastating cyclones in 1959 and 1960,...

There are calls for the next Niue parliament to consider establishing an overseas seat. The island goes to elections this weekend though nine of the 20 seats have already been...

The recipient of the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Tufuga Holoatu Nesi Lagatule, says helping Pacific people was something she's done all her life. Mrs Lagatule who...

Health professionals from Papua New Guinea and Niue will attend a week-long workshop on detecting typhoid in Port Moresby next week. This is the second regional training of this nature.

New Zealand's Pacific Island Affairs Minister and the Statistics Minister have welcomed visiting statisticians from the Pacific. The visit is part of Statistics New Zealand's Strategy for Building…

The caretaker Premier of Niue, Young Vivian, says the country needs to reconsider the version of democracy imposed on it by New Zealand. He was responding to criticism from fellow...

Niue wants Pacific countries to think about what they can do to combat climate change during this year's Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit on the island. The caretaker Premier, Young...

Most of the Pacific's Polynesian nations have been told they are close to achieving most of the Millennium Development Goals. Speaking at a workshop in the Cook Islands, the UNDP's...

While Niue goes to the polls the weekend after next there are concerns that the results in nine of the 20 seats are already known. These candidates, who include the...

The Cook Islands is hosting a four-day sub-regional workshop on the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals for five Polynesian countries. The workshop is being run by the United Nations…

Business people on Niue say the island needs a new approach to taxation if it wants to boost the flagging economy. The Niue Business Roundtable group says it is suggesting...

A Business Round table group on Niue says the answer to the island's fiscal cash problems and diminishing population could be resolved by forming a tax free state. According to...

Niue's premier, Young Vivian, and his three member Cabinet have been re-elected unopposed when nominations for the June 7th general election closed. Some seats have been unopposed but others are...

The Niue Government has asked its agencies to watch spending and ensure that all possible revenue is collected in coming weeks, so public expenses are covered through to the end...

A Niue careers and business and expo to be held in New Zealand this year could help attract young Niueans back to Niue. A group of volunteers in New Zealand,...

Niue is set to have it's first ever Cultural and Arts Festival next year. A group of volunteers in New Zealand, called the Niue Moving Forward Together group, has set...

Delegates from several Pacific countries are meeting in Suva, to finalise standards for organic produce. The global organic produce market is worth up to 18 billion US dollars, but Pacific...

The mothballed Niue Fish Processing plant will stay closed into next year at least, with any re-opening dependent on additional funding provided by the Niue Government. The New Zealand based...

The Samoan government is nominating a judge of the International Criminal Court, Tuiloma Neroni Slade, for the position of Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum. The Apia-based on line...

A Niue opposition MP, Terry Coe, says he wants to see the sheets of asbestos lying around on the island, damaged during the 2004 cyclone Heta, dumped at sea. Sheets...

The Niue government is yet to make a decision on how to dispose of tonnes of asbestos roofing, much of it damaged during Cyclone Heta four years ago. Some asbestos...

Niue Telecom says it hopes it can correct problems with its phone service within days. The island's international phone service has been plagued by frequent drop outs in the signal,...

After several days of having to turn down credit card transactions, Niue's only bank, the Bank of South Pacific, is now accepting VISA and hopes to get approval for Mastercard...