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<strong>Former Cabinet Minister Hon. Joan Tahafa Viliamu passed away</strong>
Former Cabinet minister Hon. Joan Tahafa Viliamu was laid to rest on Friday 25 th November at Alofi.
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Pensioners can now receive their pension for up to six months while in New Zealand
Pensioners can worry less now about their finances when on medical referral to New Zealand, after the Fono Ekepule yesterday passed the amendments to the 1991 Pension and Benefits Act. The change means that pensioners…
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Children, the elderly and women feature in the historic Family Relationship law finally passed
After 14 years and with many changes in name, the Family Relationship bill was finally passed into law yesterday. The Fono Ekepule went through each of the 128 sections of the bill and the two schedules and before 2 pm…
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Premier indicates his preference for an early general election in first quarter 2023
Premier Dalton Tagelagi has indicated that his preference is for the island to head to the polls in the first quarter of next year. He was on the News of the Week programme on Friday when asked if he has decided on a…
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The pre-start ceremony of China Aid – Niue Road Upgrade Project launched today
After a couple of years of delays due to the pandemic, the China Aid-Niue Road Upgrade Project was launched today with the milestone pre-start ceremony event. The event officially marks the start of the project with the…
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“The drum beats are getting louder, with greater urgency for action” is the message from the smallest delegation at COP27
One of the smallest delegations at the COP 27 is from the small Pacific island nation of Niue, led by the island’s only female minister, Hon. Esa Mona Ainuu.
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Search continues for man missing since 3pm yesterday afternoon, NDMO calling for volunteers to help in the search
A search and rescue operation continues this afternoon for 62-year-old Amanaki (Naki) Ikitomaka who has been missing from his residence at Paliati at Alofi since 3 pm yesterday afternoon. The National Disaster…
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Hon. Esa Mona Ainuu leads Niue delegation to COP27 and is Pacific Champion for Gender and Social Inclusion
Minister for Natural Resources Hon. Mona Ainuu is leading Niue’s delegation to the world conference on climate change, COP 27 currently underway in Egypt.
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<strong>Increase in fortnightly pension and quarterly child allowance</strong>
The government last week implemented the increase in the fortnightly pensions and the quarterly child allowance that Premier Dalton Tagelagi announced at the flag-raising ceremony, pensioners receiving a $30 increase in…
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Cancer diagnoses continue to increase with young women showing more abnormalities
The alarming number of cancer diagnoses on the island continues to increase, for a resident population and fewer than a thousand eight hundred. According to the Health Department from 2009 to 2021, the number of people…