Niue celebrates 50 years of self governing

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Development Bank are poring over a highly critical audit of a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 aid package in Solomon Islands, partly supported by the two institutions, that found widespread...

Niue celebrates 50 years of self governning

The Government of Niue has announced its commemoration of 50 years as a self-governing state, celebrating half a century of sovereignty, diplomacy, and resilience. Niue’s sovereignty dates back to October of 1974, when Niue first achieved...

Niue Celebrates 50 Years Of Self-Governing

50th Flag Raising Ceremony / Supplied: Govt of Niue Alofi, Niue – 19 October 2024 – The Government of Niue announced today its commemoration of 50 years as a self-governing state, celebrating half a century of sovereignty, diplomacy, and...

Niue’s 50-year journey, from independence to global citizen

Downtown Alofi, Niue's capital Photo: RNZ Pacific Niue reflects on the 50 years since it gained independence from New Zealand, and its place in the world. October 19 marks 50 years since Niue gained its independence from New Zealand. However, the...

Plans to establish a Australia and Niue friendship Day

New Australian High Commissioner- HE Olivia Phongkham is settling in comfortably since taking up her new diplomatic role last December. She brings with her 20 years of experience as a career officer with various Australian Government departments...

Panama Papers offshore companies data spurs anti-graft moves

The latest release of the names of thousands of offshore companies and other financial data of the rich and powerful is spurring renewed calls to counter corruption and tax evasion. Japan's government spokesman said Tuesday that Tokyo plans to...

Just-In-Time Testing: How to Test End-To-End Business Processes Across Cloud Apps

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PNG Darts Team in Fiji for the 4th South Pacific Championships despite financial constraints

PNG Darts Team in Suva, Fiji for the 4th South Pacific Darts Championship. (Image: Supplied) With zero sponsors on board to meet their aspirations for the 2025 South Pacific Darts Championship, PNG Darts Federation was only able to send two teams...

The European Union and the Pacific Community boost border security in Marshall Islands with advanced X-Ray technology

Photo: European Union Ambassador Barbara Plinkert and Marshall Islands Minister Anthony Muller, key handover of the Airport X-ray machine The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has received a state-of-the-art X-ray machine to reinforce border...

Hon Mona Ainu’u, Minister For Natural Resources, Niue

Laura: Minister Ainu’u, thank you so much for your time. Why did you want to be involved in this Summit? What’s the importance of it? Minister Ainu’u: Oh my God. Why not? I mean, this is something that when I got the invitation, and I so...

A young Niuean’s journey of identity, resilience and innovation

As a young Niuean-European growing up in Christchurch, Tanaki Fasi’s childhood was a mix of cultural pride and the struggle to belong in a city with a small Pacific community. “When I started High School, there were only nine of us Pacific...

Fiji moves to secure more Tuna supply for PAFCO, says Fisheries…

Fiji is making headway in talks with Pacific neighbours to ensure steady tuna supply for the Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) in Levuka, Fisheries Minister Alitia Bainivalu told Parliament. Responding to an oral question from Opposition MP Faiyaz...

Pacific Community Calls Out Urgency of Climate Loss and Damage Finance for Frontline Island Nations

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New Travel Guide for American Samoa Marks Major Leap for Tourism

160+ In-Depth Articles Now Live on AmericanSamoaPocketGuide.com, Providing the Ultimate Encyclopedia for Traveling in American Samoa The tourism industry in American Samoa has taken a leap forward with the launch of American Samoa Pocket Guide,...

Pacific Community calls out urgency of climate Loss and Damage finance for frontline island nations

This feature is a collaboration between IPS News and the Pacific Community. Written by Catherine Wilson Credit: IPS Advancing development of the new Climate Loss and Damage Fund was a key call by Pacific Island nations at the COP29 United Nations...

Pacific Tourism Organisation’s First-Ever Business Confidence Index in Kiribati Unveils Local Businesses’ on Tourism Development

The Pacific Tourism Organisation’s Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) completed its first-ever Business Confidence Index survey (BCI) in Kiribati, offering invaluable insights into local businesses’ views on tourism in the country. Conducted...

‘Constitution belongs to everybody’: Niue Speaker Douglas

The Speaker of the Niue Assembly says the recent referendum has significantly improved the role of the Parliamentary Select Committee. Hima Douglas, who has served as Speaker since 2020, shared his insights into Niue’s parliamentary processes. He...

Effective climate finance mechanisms needed to support vulnerable regions

And our update from COP29, Prime Minister-Hon. Dalton Tagelagi attended the Pacific Community of Practice to Strengthen Climate Finance Access on Monday. A collaborative event hosted in partnership with the Niue Government, the Secretariat of the...

New Travel Guide for American Samoa marks major leap for local Tourism

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The tourism industry in American Samoa has taken a leap forward with the launch of the American Samoa Pocket Guide, a comprehensive online travel guide created for the U.S. territory. With more than 160 articles...

Traditional Niue music archives to be released after 40 years

Niue and members of the public will soon have access to precious music archives from the 1980s. University of Auckland (UoA) will launch the Richard Moyle Survey of traditional music of Niue in January next year. The collection will feature audio...