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The government of Niue is being called on to build a positive relationship with the company administering the DOT NU domain name and end a misdirected campaign to assert sovereignty.

The Premier of Niue Young Vivian says the island could privatise Telecom Niue as the Government works through options for repairing a system that frequently fails. Phone users often find...

A commission of inquiry in Niue has strongly criticised the Government while clearing the companies that control the island's dot-nu internet domain name of any misconduct. The report is yet...

The Niue Government is considering bringing in planned tax changes in two stages. A year ago MPs agreed in principle to bring in a consumption tax, cut personal taxes, reduce...

Work to remove a fishing trawler which ran aground off Niue six months ago is expected to begin shortly. The Niue Government has directed the Reef Fishing Company to have...

The Premier of Niue says the island will be able to cope with the influx of several hundred visitors when they host the Pacific Islands Forum summit next year. Niue...

Tokelau's Ulu, or leader, Kuresa Nasau, has commended the village councils for all they have done to make the nation's referendum a success. The last round of voting was held...

A business lobby group in Niue says human rights could be at stake if the island doesn't attract an independent lawyer soon. The Niue Business Round Table is trying to...

Niue's Business Round Table says it's time the island had an independent lawyer and accountant, and it's scouting for suitable candidates. Its spokesman, Mark Cross, says the only people working...

Pacific Islands leaders are celebrating two victories - they believe they have resolved two major points of tension in the region during their annual summit in Tonga. They have reached...

The seven Small Island States in the Pacific have called for more aid help to address a raft of critical issues. Speaking after their annual meeting ahead of the Pacific...

Niue has brought forward next week's Constitution Day by 24 hours to allow the New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, to take part. Constitution Day is the centrepiece of a...

The Premier of Niue Young Vivian says a controversial group which left at the weekend on a chartered jet after running up debts of several hundred thousand dollars remains interested...

Niue will be able to draw on its trust fund in two years' time. The first meeting of the three countries involved in the Fund, New Zealand, Australia and Niue...

Papua New Guinea's police commissioner, Gari Baki, says a unified effort is needed to take control of trans national crime. The issue is being discussed at the 36th Pacific Islands...

The two families of the Mahi Ascension Movement who ran up debts of more than $US300,000 during a year on Niue have left the island in a chartered 737 jet.

Niue's Associate Minister of Health says a new tobacco control bill will be tabled in parliament this week. The bill bans smoking in all public places, workspaces, government departments and...

The Niue Govt proposes to introduce a tobacco control bill to Parliament next month. The Bill will ban smoking in all public places and worksplaces, government departments and tourism accomodation...

Members of a mysterious group which has occupied rooms at Niue's only hotel for more than a year are being deported. However, the process is being delayed because the island's...

New Zealand's next high commissioner to Niue will be career diplomat Brian Smythe. Mr Smythe, who is currently a trade advisor in the foreign ministry in Wellington, will replace Anton...

Weak La Niña conditions may cause fewer tropical cyclones in the region over the next few months, but meteorologists are urging island nations to remain prepared. The next tropical cyclone...

Niue's chair of the Bills Committee, Graham Talagi, says so few Niueans are returning to the country, it may be time to allow any New Zealand citizens to live in...

Australia has launched its first off-shore seismometer in Niue as part of the Australian Tsunami Warning System. Following the devastating tsunami in December 2004, the Australian Government launched…

The World Health Organisation or WHO says Solomon Islands is currently topping health care systems in the pacific region. Solomon Islands is ranked 80th while Palau is at 82nd out...

The Niue Government says it has no plans to do away with the Tourism Authority Board. The agency has been largely inactive in the past three years and the industry...