Pacific island Niue wants seat at Commonwealth leaders’ table
The Pacific Island state is excluded from this week's Commonwealth leaders meeting, and its prime minister wants change.
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Niue celebrates 50 years of self governing
The Government of Niue has announced its commemoration of 50 years as a self-governing state, celebrating half a century of
‘Not in my lifetime’: Niue PM on independence
The question remains as to whether Niue will eventually become fully independent. “I don’t think in my lifetime,” said Tagelagi. “But I’m optimistic like everyone else that it will lead to
‘Not sitting on our laurels’, says Pacific Ocean Commissioner Manoni
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Filimon Manoni asserts that Pacific Island countries and territories have not been “sitting on our laurels” when stewarding the health and protection of the region's vast ocean and marine
Building for tomorrow
Local architects are exploring sustainable building methods to create climate-resilient communities.
Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi ‘humbled’ by the results of the public referendum
In this exclusive, BCN News reports the historic occasion when Speaker Hima Douglas signed into law the changes to the Niue constitution. Of the four constitutional amendment polls put to the public referendum last
Kiribati, Niue and Tuvalu struggle to keep up with high cost of living
Purchasing basic commodities, such as food, has been a big challenge for residents of Kiribati, Niue and Tuvalu, which are most affected by global inflation, according to the Asian Development Bank’s latest economic
Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi opens first honorary Consul office in Japan
The Pacific nation of Niue has opened its first honorary consul in Japan. The announcement was made by Niue Premier, Dalton Tagelagi in Tokyo. “I am currently in Japan to attend the PALM 10 meeting and to open
New Zealand PM Luxon heads to Niue and Fiji this week
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Niue and Fiji this week (04-07 June) as New Zealand continues to sharpen its focus and engagement in the Pacific. It will be Luxon’s first visit to the
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
Opinion: Health service coverage: Asia and the Pacific swap places
According to the World Health Organization, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) requires that all people receive the promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative health services they need and can afford.
COP28 draft agreement calls for fossil fuel cuts but avoids ‘phase-out’
Oil-exporting countries will be called upon to reduce their production drastically in the coming decades, if a draft agreement published at the COP28 UN summit on Monday is accepted. The text avoids highly contentious
Sir Collin Tukuitonga resigns from NZ government roles, citing ‘no confidence’
One of New Zealand’s most prominent Pacific health leaders says he has “no confidence” in the Government after stepping down from almost every advisory role. Long-standing champion for health Sir Collin Tukuitonga
AOSIS Ministers express serious concerns over COP28 Global Stocktake draft text
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Chairs Minister, Cedric Schuster of Samoa, Monday voiced deep worries regarding the process and content of the document in reaction to the COP28 Presidency’s draft text on
Pacific Gender champion urges stronger female representation and accountability at COP28
Pacific Gender Champion and Niue’s Minister for Natural Resources, Mona Ainu’u, has delivered a passionate call for stronger female representation and accountability at COP28, emphasising the urgent need for
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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