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A 10 million dollar US hotel and golf project in Niue is being criticised as a rush job as the government is to host the Pacific Islands Forum this year.

There are reports that landowners in Niue are unhappy with the way a 10 million US dollar hotel and golf project is being handled. The hotel is being funded by...

The Government of Niue has delayed introducing a controversial goods and services tax until after elections due in April. The bill, introducing the tax and cuts to income tax, was...

An election in Niue will likely be held some time in April. The Premier, Young Vivian says he will announce the election date at the beginning of February. He says...

A wrecked fishing trawler which ran aground on a reef off Niue eight months ago is yet to be removed. The Niue Government issued a directive in October that the...

The people of Pukapuka from around the world are heading home for Christmas to celebrate the arrival of Christianity on their homeland in the northern Cook Islands. Christianity was introduced...

A New Zealand political scientist, Dr John Henderson, says the New Zealand government will be concerned that Niue has established diplomatic links with China. In a joint commmunique, Niue and...

The Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission, or SOPAC, and the European Commission have signed a funding agreement around 4 million US dollars to improve the governance of water resources in...

Concern is growing for a group of Indian nationals who reportedly want to leave Niue, but can't. The 13 men were brought to Niue in 2006, in an attempt to...

Concern is growing for a group of Indian nationals who reportedly want to leave Niue, but can't. The 13 men were brought to Niue in 2006, in an attempt to...

An opposition MP in Niue says the closure of a fishing company, even temporarily, will have a big impact on the country. Reef fishing's processing plant in Alofi will be...

Reef Fishing in Niue says it will open its doors again in about 3 months. Around 20 staff of the company will be out of work for several months, with...

The Niue Government, which is battling complaints about an increasingly inadequate phone system, is considering an offer from a Chinese firm to buy Niue Telecom. Phone connections on the island...

Around 30 staff of Reef Fishing in Niue will be out of work for several months, with the company standing down its processing plant. The Auckland based company established the...

Pacific leaders are demanding that a key climate change conference in Bali do more than talk, calling for urgent action to stop sea levels from rising. The premier of Niue,...

An Opposition MP in Niue says MPs have been told the country is bankrupt and struggling to pay its basic costs on time. The Government is trying to change its...

The passage of a National Consumption Tax bill in Niue has been deferred after strong opposition from the country's MPs. The Government plans to bring in a 12 point five...

Niue's premier says the forthcoming Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Summit is crucial for the future of the country. Planning is already underway for the August 2008 summit and a team...

Organisers of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit in Niue next year are considering limiting the size of the delegations. A team of seven people, five of whom are from...

Niue's government says it is aware of the shortcomings of the new consumption tax bill and is trying to address them. Niue is moving to introduce a tax on goods...

Niue's government says it is aware of the shortcomings of the new consumption tax bill and is trying to address them. Niue is moving to introduce a tax on goods...

There is some opposition in Niue to a new consumption tax bill that's to be presented in the country's Assembly later this week. Niue's Government wants to bring in a...

American Samoa's Governor Togiola Tulafono has told business vendors that fish exports to Hawaii is a great economic development opportunity. He said fish companies in American Samoa and Samoa…

Pacific leaders are being urged to step up as a Japanese whaling fleet heads toward the region to kill a thousand whales. The hunt is pitting neighbour against neighbour as...

The 2007 Miss South Pacific pageant is underway in Samoa. This year's contestants are from Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Niue, Hawaii, Cook Islands, American Samoa, and Samoa. The winner will...