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Reports from French Polynesia say President Oscar Temaru is expected to attend next month's Constitution Day celebrations in Niue. The Tahitipresse news agency says he was invited to the…

Reports from French Polynesia say President Oscar Temaru is expected to attend next month's Constitution Day celebrations in Niue. The Tahitipresse news agency says he was invited to the…

An Australian mining company, Yamarna Goldfields Limited, is continuing to explore for uranium on Niue, despite a report that there's only a slight possibility of locating an exploitable…

An Australian mining company, Yamarna Goldfields Limited, is continuing to explore for uranium on Niue despite a report that there's only a slight possibility of locating an exploitable, commericially…

Reports from French Polynesia say the government plans to send about 100 members of the GIP intervention force to the United States to help with the clean-up after Cyclone Katrina.

Niue's Premier, Young Vivian, says he is confident that new oversight measures on government spending will ensure that departments stay within their budgets. The country has passed a balanced…

Niue's 20 MPs have passed the island's first balanced budget in many years mainly by cutting the salary allowances for departments by ten percent. Premier Young Vivian says they have...

There are conflicting views in Niue over whether to endorse uranium mining. Two Australian companies are in a joint venture to do exploratory work on Niue which is believed to...

New Zealand Green MP Keith Locke says he would discourage Niue and any other Pacific state from having anything to do with mining uranium. Australian exploration company Yamarna Goldfields says...

An Australian exploration company says it hopes to begin drilling for uranium on Niue by the end of the year. Yamarna Goldfields says geological modelling shows there is the potential...

An Australian exploration company about to begin drilling in Niue says the country could be sitting on the world's biggest uranium deposit. Junior explorer Yamarna Goldfields Ltd, which is taking...

Niue's Government has been promised a bonus by its main aid donor if it can balance its budget and this is the motivation behind ten percent across the board cuts.

Niue's premier, Young Vivian, is set to force through his Budget tomorrow, with all three readings in a single day. Spending is to be cut by 10 per cent across...

The European Union has today signed a deal on funding a renewable energy programme which it hopes will result in better living standards for people in the Federated States of...

The underpopulated island of Niue is to develop a strategy on how to boost its population. The Premier and Finance Minister, Young Vivian, says the lack of people is the...

The New Zealand Aid Minister, Marian Hobbs has announced her country will contribute over US$10 million to trust funds for Niue and Tokelau. The money will be halved between the...

New Zealand Aid says there's a full agenda for the next set of regular talks between New Zealand and Niue, which are to be held in Niue this week. The...

Just four countries are yet to ratify the Pacific free trade deal, the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement, or PICTA, after Vanuatu gave it the green light. Vanuatu's support for...

Niue plans further talks with Tuvalu to encourage Tuvaluans to move to the island, but it will also tighten immigration rules. Niue, which is underpopulated and needs workers for new...

The Niue Premier, Young Vivian, says his government is waiting for a response from donor countries on whether they will help assist Tuvaluans to move to the island. Niue is...

Pacific NGO, Whales Alive, says most Pacific countries are highly committed to protecting whales in the region, despite some backing the pro-whaling nations. The International Whaling Commission is…

The closure of the Niue News Weekly website is disappointing to the Niuean community in New Zealand. A member of the community says Niueans abroad relied on the site for...

Fiji's national carrier, Air Pacific, says it is willing to consider a direct service between Auckland and Niue. Niue is struggling to ensure that flights will continue once the current...

Air New Zealand had confirmed that it has been approached by New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the issue to retaining direct flights to Niue. It is still unclear...

New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says talks are continuing to ensure a direct flight from Niue to Auckland will be maintained. It is still unclear if the...