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The Premier of Niue, Young Vivian, has hit back at allegations by an opposition MP that some people, whose homes weren't damaged in Cyclone Heta, are on the list for...

The New Zealand foreign minister, Phil Goff, has re-stated his opposition to the concept of selling passports following last week's reports that an Auckland businessman is attempting to get Pacific...

A representative of Niue has denied allegations that some people who're not living on the island are getting a free home, as part of the rebuilding work after Cyclone Heta...

The Premier of Niue Young Vivian says he is confident that aid donors will come up with most of the 25 million US dollars asked for in the island's Cyclone...

An international donors conference will be held in Wellington today (wed) to look at ways of giving Niue long-term help after the destruction caused by Cyclone Heta in January. It...

The Fiji-based Pacific Concerns Resource Centre, the PCRC, says the Pacific Islands countries will continue to lose influence in the Forum if it allows French Polynesia to get observer status.

Pacific island government leaders have been urged to bar French Polynesia from joining the Pacific Islands Forum as an observer. The Pacific Concerns Resource Centre says the moves could be...

American Samoa has sold off a ship originally given to its government as a gift. Sources say the former US research vessel was sold to a consortium in Samoa at...

The Pacific Islands Forum secratariat has confirmed that this year's annual Forum will be held in Samoa from August the 5th to the 7th. The Forum secretariat says the dates...

New Zealand is to fund a a special recovery project manager for Niue to help rebuild the country after Cyclone Heta. The position will be for three months initially and...

An increasing emphasis on Niue culture is expected to be a key element of that country's ten year strategic plan for education. Over the next two weeks education authorities in...

A donor meeting is expected to be held later this month to look at how Niue can be helped with the re-construction after Cyclone Heta hit the island in January.

Niue opposition MPs have yet to see details of the government's plan to recover from the devastating effects of Cyclone Heta in January. An opposition MP, Terry Coe, says although...

Niue opposition MPs have yet to see details of the government's plan to recover from the devastating effects of Cyclone Heta in January. An opposition MP, Terry Coe, says although...

A group of 24 French Polynesians has returned to Tahiti after spending more than two months helping with the reconstruction effort in Niue after the island was devastated by Cyclone...

The Niue Premier, Young Vivian, says much of a 25 million US dollar recovery plan the government has drawn up has focussed on rebuilding or repairing 260 houses on the...

There are renewed prospects of Niue having a trust fund established by its main aid donors. New Zealand's Foreign Aid Minister, Marion Hobbs, who has just completed a tour of...

New Zealand's Aid Minister, Marion Hobbs, says a recovery plan drawn up by Niue's Government to deal with the aftermath of Cyclone Heta is excellent. The Minister was presented with...

The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Greg Urwin, will visit the cyclone devastated island of Niue this week. Cyclone Heta destroyed much of Niue's infrastructure in January, and...

The New Zealand Aid Minister is to visit Niue this weekend to discuss the government's plans for recovering from the devastation caused by Cyclone Heta. Marion Hobbs says she is...

Niue is hoping that its first large scale irrigation project will be the beginning of the island becoming self sufficient in food production. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation...

The premier of Niue, Young Vivian, believes that a positive effect of Cyclone Heta, which devastated much of the island eight weeks ago, is that many Niueans living overseas may...

Niue's Finance Minister Toke Talagi says the rebuilding process on the cyclone-devastated island is going well as the massive clean-up effort continues. Mr Talagi says 60 workers from French…

A memorial service for Lady Rex, the wife of the first Premier of Niue, Sir Robert, will be held at St Andrews church in Wellington, New Zealand, tomorrow night. Among...

Nearly a century of historic Niuean records that were destroyed during Cyclone Heta have been replaced, and will be gifted to the Niuean community in Auckland today. The documents, include...