Niue Health Award

The Niue Government announced last week that Niue has been honored with two prestigious awards from the International Longevity Center in the United Kingdom for its contributions to healthy aging. The bronze medal award for Race Walking, under the...

Niue on the verge of becoming first Pacific nation to eliminate hepatitis B

Photo: AFP / GARO / Phanie Niue is on the verge of becoming the first Pacific Island country to eliminate hepatitis B. This is thanks to a joint initiative between Niue's Health Department and non-government organisation, Global Health New...

Niue Powerlifting President on Upcoming Projects

Niue Powerlifting President-Tony Edwards in a recent interview with BCN via Zoom from New Zealand shared on upcoming projects regarding the sports on the island. Edwards says it’s always their hope to try and promote the sport first in Niue and...

Niue Premier Tagelagi highlights the critical role of Ocean Education in…

Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi says Ocean education can be a beacon of hope and sustainability for future generations. He made the statement on Monday at the Oceans Day in Tokyo, Japan, with a message of hope and sustainability. “Today, I share the...

Government plans for Fualahi include new flats for growing expatriate community

In its efforts to address the ongoing challenges of housing expatriate workers, the government has informed the local Niuean tenants at Fualahi that they have up to two years to vacate the properties. The minister of the Public Service Commission...

Beetles to the rescue: Niue tackles invasive plant pests

A leaf-feeding beetle has been introduced in Niue to control the spread of the invasive air potato vines, locally referred to as “hoi”. Television Niue has reported the Pacific Island nation is the first in the region to release the specific...

Niue mulls parametric cyclone cover for coral reef

Trough of low pressure continues to affect Niue today with heavy rain

A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR NIUE LAND AREAS: A trough of low pressure with associate cloud and showers continues to affect the island. Meanwhile, an easterly winds flow prevails over the island. This according to the official Niue...

Niue Premier holds bilateral meeting with Japan’s PM at PALM10

The 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting or PALM 10 has begun in Japan. Niue Premier-Hon. Dalton Tagelagi is honored to be part of the meeting and had a successful bilateral meeting with the Japan’s Prime Minister-Fumio Kishida. PM Kishida...

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...

Prime Minister of Niue arrives in Azerbaijan

Baku, November 10, AZERTAC Dalton Emani Makamau Tagelagi, Prime Minister of Niue, arrived in Azerbaijan on November 10 to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. At...

Niue Government officially opens Honorary Consulate in Tokyo

The office of the Honorary Consul of Niue in Japan was officially opened over the weekend at the headquarters of the Japan-Niue Friendship Association in the Aobadai Building in Tokyo. The Niue Government has appointed Mr. Sean Jayson Vemoa as the...

Need for independent science during plastic treaty negotiations

Poor science heard during the negotiations for a new Plastics Treaty has caused concern for the Scientists Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. A group of approximately 240 scientists representing over 250 independent scientists across the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cook Islands leaders 'considering' direct flights between Niue and Rarotonga

Rarotonga airport Photo: RNZI Walter Zweifel Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is still willing to discuss direct flights between Niue and Rarotonga, according to Television Niue. The proposal for a Rarotonga-Niue direct air link was first...

Scenic Matavai Resort Niue appoints James Shilton as GM

James Shilton has been appointed the new general manager of Scenic Matavai Resort Niue. Shilton was previously with the Mangrove Resort Hotel in Broome, Australia and brings a wealth of experience, a passion for guest experiences, and a strong...