Niue’s twice weekly flights have resumed

The twice weekly flights to Niue resumed last week on Monday, 01 April.  Niue Tourism Advisor, Hayden Porter says they double their capacity numbers with the increased flights and is the highest they have seen in the

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Niue facing more power rationing

The Niue government says in recent weeks, power use has surged by up a third and more rationing is possible.  Issues with the generators which left the island without power for a week were fully overcome by last

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Niue netballers create Pacific Games history with first win

Niue netballers created history on the court after picking up their first ever win at a Pacific Games at Honiara’s Friendship Hall on Wednesday. As Sol2023’s netball event entered its third day of competition, Niue

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Niue Impresses and Flights increase

The tourism industry in Niue is celebrating the news that Air New Zealand is re-introducing a twice weekly service departing Auckland on a Tuesday and Saturday from 2 April 2024. Demand for the destination has continued

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We come from a family of lifters — the Edwards sisters of Niue

In this next instalment of the Islands Business’ build-up to the Pacific Games,  correspondent Alipate Pareti  takes a look at—the Edwards sisters of Niue—Maxine and Ramsi. They will be carrying

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Niue’s Premier says complete phase out of fossil fuels ‘very hard’

Niue has nearly exhausted its climate mitigation options and its focus now is on adaptation, the island’s Premier Dalton Tagelagi says. Tagelagi told RNZ Pacific that Niue’s contribution to global warming is

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Heavyweight boxer Tutakitoa-Williams to lead Niue’s Pacific Games medal bid

Niue’s heavyweight boxer, Duken Tutakitoa-Williams will lead the country’s campaign at the upcoming Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Chef de Mission Sidney Lui told RNZ Pacific that

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Niue Launches Ocean Protection Funding Initiative

Niue, a small island nation in the South Pacific, is taking a bold step towards its ambitious conservation goals with a first-of-its-kind sustainable funding initiative to safeguard its sovereign waters: Ocean

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Niue, Tuvalu raise concerns over Fukushima radioactive wastewater release

The Governments of Niue and Tuvalu have raised their concerns over Japan’s release of treated radioactive wastewater from its Fukushima nuclear plant last Thursday. More than a million tons of ALPS (Advanced Liquid

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New craft beer brewery Inu Hake, offering different local flavours on Niue

Ihu Hake craft beer in local flavours like honey, vanilla, coconut and pineapple offers a different taste for locals and tourists on Niue. After many years of having only imported beer on the island, a locally owned

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Niue’s only newspaper turns 30

Last month marks the 30th anniversary since the first issue of Niue Star was published on the 11th of June 1993.  The family owned newspaper is the pride of Michael and Halosi Jackson of Hakupu.  BCN News spoke

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Dalton Tagelagi re-elected premier of Niue

Dalton Tagelagi has been re-elected premier of Niue beating opposition leader O’love Jacobsen by 16 votes to 4 during the first sitting of the new assembly in Alofi. During the meeting, Niue’s 20 assembly

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