According to a government press release issued last Thursday, the government “announced that there has been an increase in costs of fuel products predicted in April of this year due to the continuing global geopolitical…
Drivers on the island will soon be carrying new driver's licenses thanks to an initiative of the Niue Police Department and funding by New Zealand Civil Aviation. Chief of Police Tim Wilson told BCN news, that the…
The government has not responded to the yet unresolved issues and the anguish of the local businesses over the backlog of air freight with Air New Zealand still stranded in Auckland. Prominent local businessman Stanley…
The island awoke this morning to the news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch had died at the age of 96, having reigned for seventy years. Her Majesty was also the Head of…
In efforts to revive softball on the island, the working committee of the sport put together a game at the Paliati school grounds last Saturday afternoon. The two teams that were competing last week were Bombers and…
The long awaited China funded Niue Road rehabilitation project is now scheduled to start in April next year. The project which was initially supposed to start in 2020 was put on hold because of the pandemic.
One of the key public responses to the government's review of the immigration law is the need for clarity on the responsibilities of sponsors. Two weeks ago a series of public consultations were held with the…
Premier Dalton Tagelagi departed the island yesterday and he will be away for four weeks attending several high level meetings, starting with the Pacific Conference of Leaders meeting in Hawaii, a meeting that is held…
As of yesterday evening at 6pm, the total number of active cases on the island has dropped from 13 to 9. According to the official government Covid-19 website, 4 of the cases have recovered and have been released from…
The government announced today that there will be a second rollout of booster vaccinations, under the Pfizer and BioNTech (Comirnaty) programme, that will begin in mid-September for Niue's eligible population. In the…