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Niue's parliament has been meeting today to discuss the country's worsening financial crisis. The premier has already indicated the government is likely to cut services and reduce the hours of...

The Niue government is considering several measures to cut costs, including staff working four day weeks, as it struggles with a budget shortfall of around a million US dollars Premier...

The Special Coordinator of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), Tim George, has agreed that the Pacific Islands Forum review of RAMSI should take place as soon as...

A Tahitian fishing company that has had two trawlers moored in Niue for the past two months due to financial problems, has asked a New Zealand shipping company to help.

American Samoa is the latest international team to confirm participation in the Fiji International Sevens that will be held at Churchill Park in Lautoka on January 19-20. American Samoa takes...

Niue premier, Young Vivian, says family and friends returning home over the Christmas period have been pleasantly surprised with the way the country has improved since it was devastated by...

Sixteen teams including New Zealand are expected to take part in the Fiji International Rugby Sevens tournament to be held on the 19th and 20th January in the capital Suva.

Papua New Guinea is pulling its personnel out of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, or RAMSI Our correspondent in Port Moresby, Alex Rheeney, says a detachment of police,...

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat says the Pacific Countries that endorsed the Multilateral Fisheries Partnership Agreement draft to negotiate with the European Union are seeking the maximum…

Pacific Island Countries have drafted and endorsed a Multilateral Fisheries Partnership Agreement to negotiate with the European Union as part of the region's Economic Partnership Agreement. A joint…

It's being suggested that Niue should remove most taxes to attract investment and people to the island. The Niue government is preparing a new tax regime built around a consumption...

Niue's new system of taxes is expected to be in place by the beginning of July next year. The country is introducing a consumption tax, which is likely to be...

A 26 strong group which subscribes to the philosophy of Vastu Shastra is expected in Niue this week. Vastu Shastra advocates architectural forms that are in harmony with nature and...

There are calls for new approaches to dealing with land disputes on Niue amid a week of tension on the island. Judge Heta Hingston from New Zealand is on Niue...

The Niue government wants a customary approach to help resolve a backlog of land disputes. Dozens of land disputes are before a visiting New Zealand judge, who is on the...

There's tension on Niue as a visiting New Zealand judge Heta Hingston hears dozens of land disputes. A judge is sent from New Zealand every six months for a week...

The president of the Niue Association of NGOs, Hiva Levy, says civil society wants to be a partner with the government. Mr Levy was speaking after attending the Pacific Regional...

The seven Pacific countries that make up the Small Islands States grouping, the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau, say their interests are now better...

The seven Pacific countries that make up the Small Islands States grouping, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau, says their interests are now better…

The Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation, or PIAF, says compulsory HIV testing will only do further damage and lead people to a false sense of security. This follows the Premier of...

The Miss South Pacific Pageant organising committee has confirmed that eight contestants will be competing in this year's pageant. American Samoa, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, Cook Islands…

The Niue government hopes to hold formal talks later this month with a group wanting to construct housing on the island. Little is known about the group which subscribes to...

The premier of Niue,Young Vivian, says sending two police to join the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands fulfills a commitment he made when RAMSI began three years ago. RAMSI's...

Two police officers from Niue are expected to join the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands in November . The announcement was made by the RAMSI Special Coordinator James Batley.

Niue's police chief and head of immigration says he is confident the island is not being used as a back door means of gaining entry to New Zealand. Concerns have...