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Reports from Fiji say the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Greg Urwin, has formally tendered his resignation reportedly for health reasons. The news agency Pacnews quotes…

Australia has invited the Papua New Guinea government to submit a detailed proposal on a scheme that could allow its workers to take up temporary jobs in Australia. Pacific nations...

The premier of Niue, Young Vivian, says a hotel and golf course development will probably not be finished in time for the Pacific Island Forum summit in August. Mr Vivian...

Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore, Frank Bainimarama, will attend the next Pacific Forum Leaders meeting in Niue. Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's office, Parmesh Chand confirmed this…

A Business Roundtable in Niue, which is seeking professional help for people on the island, has got assurance of free legal services from one of New Zealand's leading lawyers. Gerard...

The New Zealand Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, says he is sympathetic to a request from Niue for financial assistance for investments made on the island by Reef Group. Reef has...

The New Zealand Government says remarks from the Niue Finance Minister that it had refused to provided cash assistance to help pay for the Pacific Islands Forum summit in August,...

This year's Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit is to be held on Niue from August the 18th. The confirmation of dates comes as the Niue organisers seek funding from expatriates...

The Niue Government is hopeful New Zealand will help meet some of the costs of the capital investment made on the island by the New Zealand based company, Reef Group.

The Niue Government is asking the 20,000 Niueans living in New Zealand to help support the island host the Pacific Islands Forum summit. Niue's Finance Minister, Fisa Pihigia, says this...

A Niue opposition MP, Terry Coe, says the New Zealand company Reef Group should not be asking the New Zealand government for a multi-million dollar assistance package for its operations...

The New Zealand-based company that has made major investments in Niue says it is looking to the New Zealand Government for millions of dollars to help offset the establishment costs.

The biggest ever Polynesian secondary school festival in the world gets underway in South Auckland today. Almost 10,000 secondary students are taking part as 200 culture groups compete on five...

The Niue Government, whose officials are presently in New Zealand seeking additional funding from the island's main aid donor, has increased the price of fuel and flagged the possibility of...

An Opposition MP on Niue has hit out at what he calls a tax witch hunt which is forcing businesses to cut services or shut down. This comes as Niue...

Niue's finance minister is heading a team of government officials who are to meet with New Zealand government officials this week to discuss support for Niue's budget. Fisa Pihigia says...

A New Zealand Foreign Affairs official says New Zealand police and the Defence Force will be part of the support for Niue when it stages the Pacific Islands Forum summit...

A Niue Opposition MP says this year's Pacific Islands Forum summit should be held in New Zealand because the island lacks the resources to run it properly. Niue is scheduled...

Niue's Premier Young Vivian says that their athletes will not link political issues with the Beijing Olympic Games or threaten to boycott it. Niue is likely to send a small...

After just two years, Niue's TV transmitting equipment is corroded and needs to be replaced urgently. Engineers from the New Zealand company Kordia have been out to assess the equipment...

About 100 households in Niue will be without power from next week because people haven't paid their power bills. The General Manager of the Niue Power Corporation, Speedo Hetutu, says...

The Solomon Islands government has welcomed the decision to have the Regional Assistance Mission report directly to it before the Pacific Islands Forum. It's one of the key outcomes of...

The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, or RAMSI, will now report directly to the local government. This is one of the key decisions made in Honiara at the inaugural...

Australia's Foreign Minister says his government appreciates the strong support of the new Solomon Islands Government on RAMSI. Stephen Smith is travelling to Honiara today for the inaugural meeting…

The Cook Islands is looking into the possibility of establishing a joint shipping venture with Samoa and possibly Niue to service its outer islands. This comes as the previous ship...