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A Little History At Ya!

Autonomy/Independence

• Niue's first settlers arrived about 1000 years ago from Samoa and Tonga.
• European contact began in 1774 when James Cook attempted to land on the island during his second Pacific voyage.
• Cook left after trying to land three times but the natives kept attacking his boats. The explorer dubbed Niue 'Savage Island'.

• The pioneering missionary John Williams wafted by safely in 1830, and in 1846 the London Missionary Society (LMS) secured a Christian presence on Niue through Peniamina, a Niuean who converted to Christianity in Samoa.
• In 1900 Niue became a British colony and in 1901 was handed over to NZ. The islanders were not consulted on this imperial mandate, and protested when NZ proposed incorporating Niue with the Cook Islands.

Niue gained its autonomy in 1974 in free association with New Zealand, which handles the island's military and foreign affairs. Niue had been offered autonomy in 1965, but had asked for its autonomy to be deferred another decade. Niueans continue to be New Zealand citizens, and use standard New Zealand passports. Niueans may vote or stand in that country's elections. Niue continues to use New Zealand currency, but issues its own postage stamps.

Fun Facts

In 2001 Niue government issued a set of 5 "Pokemon" coins.

Food

Location

The flag of Niue was adopted on 15 October 1975. It consists of the Union Jack in the upper left corner with a star in the middle of the Union Jack and four stars forming a diamond around it.

Polynesian Dance

In Niue, the most significant ingredients are fish and vegetables. They usually use tuna, dolphin, parrot fish, barracuda, coconut crabs and cray fish. In less populated areas, people prefer to eat vegetable meals, like taro roots or manioc.

Polynesian dance is Niue's traditional dance.

In the picture Niuean dance group performs a traditional Polynesian dance to welcome tourists.

Niue is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. Its capital city is Alofi.

Animals In Niue

Religion

Population & Land Area

Niue's land area is 260 km2 and its population is around 2,600. It's one one of the least populated places in the world.

In the 2011 census, 67% of the population belonged to the Eklesia Niue (Which is Protestant Christianity) . 10% were Latter-day Saints and 10% were Catholics. 2% were Jehovah's Witnesses, and a similar proportion had no religion.

Pygmy Killer Whale

Insular flying-fox

Coconut Crab

Niuean Flat-tailed Sea Snake

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