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Niue's ongoing financial problems have meant the planned visit next month by the island's chief justice, New Zealand judge Heta Hingston, has been delayed. The secretary of justice, Tongia…

The premier of Niue, Young Vivian, has easily withstood a vote of no confidence, winning 12 votes to 7. An opposition MP, Terry Coe, had brought the motion saying years...

New Zealand is being called on to quickly sort out delays in getting a power generator to Niue where there are lengthy power outages. The island, which experienced a major...

A Niue politician says electricity supply has to be considered an essential service and New Zealand needs to bear this in mind when allocating its aid. Niue is suffering more...

Niue, which nine months ago was brought to a stand still after a fire destroyed much of its power plant, is facing more electricity problems. Businesses and residents are being...

Niue needs two more diesel generators to ensure continuous power supply. The island is again experiencing lengthy power outages as it struggles to cope with a breakdown in one of...

The premier of Niue, Young Vivian, has called for residents to pay back more than two million US dollars he says they owe the government. Mr Vivian is facing a...

A member of the Niue assembly says it was very sad day for the country when MPs voted to cut workers' wages by ten percent. The government has been battling...

The Niue government is to face a vote of no confidence next week amid claims it is to blame for the country's dire financial state. The island has been trying...

The Niue assembly is due to meet tomorrow to pass legislation authorising cuts to government spending. The government announced last week that all government workers, including MPs, would have…

The premier of Niue, Young Vivian, says he wants New Zealand to give the go ahead for several key projects on the island. Mr Vivian says when the joint consultative...

The government of Niue has agreed to a raft of cuts, including cutting the salaries of all public servants by ten percent, as it tries to ease a financial crisis.

The government of Niue has agreed to a raft of cuts to try and ease a financial crisis. It is cutting the salaries of all public servants, including parliamentarians, by...

A New Zealand government official says there is now an acceptance on Niue that residents need to make a better effort to pay their taxes and meet other obligations to...

The Niue government is looking at new ways of reducing its spending after widespread opposition to plans to cut public servants' work hours by 20 percent. The government needs to...

Niue's Public Service Association says the government should reconsider community development projects before cutting the hours of public servants in its effort to contain a budget blowout. The PSA…

Private business operators in Niue are calling on the government to meet with them to discuss alternatives to cutting the incomes of public servants as it strives to reduce its...

The Niue government is being praised by its main aid provider for taking action early to try and overcome a budget blowout. Niue faces a deficit of around a million...

A businessman in Niue says New Zealand is partly to blame for the latest financial crisis on Niue and New Zealand's aid agency has to change the way it hands...

Private business operators in Niue are to hold a forum tomorrow to discuss the country's financial crisis. The government is planning to reduce workers hours by 20 percent in an...

The Niue government says cutting grants to pastors and to villages for beautification will not solve the country's financial problems. The government is looking to cut its spending by about...

There are calls for Niue to make cuts in government programmes before it puts its staff on four-day weeks. The island is battling to reduce a budget shortfall of about...

The Niue premier, Young Vivian, says the salaries of parliamentarians are likely to be cut to match planned reductions in the income of public servants, as the country faces a...

The Niue Government is hoping two French Polynesian trawlers that have been lying idle in the island's harbour for nearly three months will soon be fishing again. There have been...

An opposition MP in Niue is calling for the country to rethink its relationship with New Zealand as it battles continuing population decline and struggles to find money for essential...