Pacific Tourism Organisation and Niue Tourism Office Unveil Key Insights from 2024 International Visitor Survey

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI), has collaborated with the Niue Tourism Office to release its latest International Visitor Survey (IVS) report, covering January to June 2024. This...

This year’s ‘finance COP’ in Baku may be a day late and a dollar short

Finance is in focus at the COP29 climate summit in Baku this month. Government representatives from all UN member states, as well as the State of Palestine, the Holy See, Niue, the Cook Islands, and the European Union, will gather in the...

Countries line up at Cop29 to blast draft climate finance deal

COUNTRIES at the Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan took it in turns today to reject a new draft deal on the money that developing countries should receive to help them transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change. The proposals omit the...

Tropical Cyclone Season has begun for Niue

Niue is likely to be affected by 1 to 2 cyclones, it is rare but possible for cyclones to occur outside of the season. This is according to a media release by the Niue Meteorological Service last Friday. The Tropical Cyclone season officially...

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...

Arrival of Beetles Offers New Hope in Battling Niue’s Invasive Air Potato

Niue will be welcoming a leaf-feeding beetle that researchers hope will turn the tide against the invasive weed known as air potato, or locally as hoi. As the technical lead for the Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service...

Are we truly standing united? Niue asks on world’s biggest climate change stage

In solidarity for a green world,” reads the theme of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. But as world leaders gather at the Nizami Hall for the...

Three local nurses to Niue

Three retired Solomon Islands nurses are the first to be sent to Niue under the Intra-Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme between the two countries. The local nurses, Lilly Gela, Chaniella Keumeru Valusa and Delilah Kalihohola left Honiara last Friday...

Three local nurses pilot Labour mobility scheme between Solomon Islands and Niue.

Three retired Solomon Islands nurses are the first to be sent to Niue under the Intra-Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme between the two countries. The local nurses, Lilly Gela, Chaniella Keumeru Valusa and Delilah Kalihohola left Honiara last Friday...

PM Tagelagi honored to represent Niue in COP29

Prime Minister-Hon. Dalton Tagelagi was part of the official opening ceremony of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event was officiated...

Top US Military Officers Ordered to Pentagon Summit

Posted by Java Joe on Monday, September 29, 2025 · Leave a Comment Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not reflect...

Pacific Tourism Organisation Unveils 2024 Tonga Tourism Survey: Vital Data on Visitor Trends and Economic Influence

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Tonga Tourism Authority, and Tonga Statistics Department, has published the latest results from the 2024 International Visitor Survey (IVS) for Tonga. This...

Pacific island Niue wants seat at Commonwealth leaders’ table

As one of the signature events ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the 2024 Commonwealth Climate Breakfast this year focused on building consensus for climate finance targets in the run-up to COP 29. The packed room was...

Climate change to cut deep among Asia, Pacific economies in coming years

FILE PHOTO: This picture taken on December 13, 2022, shows a submerged tomb in a village graveyard, now underwater due to the effects of climate change, in the coastal town of Togoru, some 35 kilometers from Fiji’s capital city Suva. – United...

On Road to Belem, Pacific countries raise their voice on 1.5…

Pacific countries at the forefront of the climate crisis, described as a “ticking time bomb”, have vowed that their One Pacific Voice on keeping 1.5 alive, is heard loud and clear at the Thirtieth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework...

I don’t know Niue, but Niue knows me

For two weeks I was asked: “Ko hai e higoa haau? Ko hai e tau matua?” I would reply: “Ko au ko Matt Manukuo, Ko tama Luka Manukuo au” Even though I had been absent from Niue for five years and didn’t recognise many faces, the people of Niue knew...

China-aided road upgrading project in Niue handed over

ALOFI, Niue, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The China-aided roundabout road upgrading project in Niue undertaken by the China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. has been handed over to the South Pacific island country. Attending the handover ceremony on Monday...

Australia Announces New High Commissioner To Niue 23 October

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Today I announce the appointment of Ms Olivia Phongkham as Australia’s next High Commissioner to Niue. Australia and Niue have over 50 years of friendship. We work closely together to advance regional...

Pacific island Niue wants seat at Commonwealth leaders table

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – Niue celebrated 50 years of self-government on Saturday, with Britain’s King Charles issuing a congratulatory video, but the Pacific Island state is excluded from this week’s Commonwealth leaders meeting, and its...

7 Niueans honored at the Niue National Awards 2024

Seven Niueans were honored at the Niue National Awards 2024 held at the 50th Anniversary Celebration last Saturday. The award recognises individuals for their long-standing service, voluntary contributions, demonstrated innovation, and...