There are concerns that the increase in departure tax from $84 to $150 will have an impact on the number of yacht arrivals to the island. The departure tax was increased in February 2020 just before the closure of…
A team of public health doctors from Auckland University was on the island last week to hold consultations with the government and community groups in the preliminary phase of including Niue in a global study on the…
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After many years of having only imported beer on the island, a locally owned brewery has finally opened up offering local flavours like Niue honey, vanilla, coconut and pineapple are just some of the flavours of craft…
The number of tourists arriving on the island is picking up as one of the key attractions the humpback whales arrived early this year. Usually the whales arrive around mid to late July until October/November but this…
As Sir Collin walked through the arrival doors, a spine-tinkling ui (welcoming call) by Lavea Puheke called to attention the crowd that a son of Niue of highest distinction has arrived. Standing to receive the ui, it…
The weather has been quite strange of late with people talking about the cold and the heavy continuous rain for several days, but the most remarkable change in the weather conditions on the island is the historic 11.9…
This 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.
Several small businesses on the island are reeling at the sudden application of a 10% withholding tax on invoices to the government for goods and services. Some of the catering businesses are no longer accepting the…
The majority of Niueans live outside of Niue with the majority more than 30 thousand living in New Zealand including a small but growing group of academics like Dr. Jess Pasisi and Rennie Atfield-Douglas.