Niue
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Sep 26, 2026
KyleHOST
Zero.
Michel MulipolaGUEST
Except the realm of New Zealand countries, which are Niue, Cook Islands, and Tokelau.
Michel MulipolaGUEST
But there are zero Pacific Islands that enjoy visa-free travel.
Michel MulipolaGUEST
like we're in the neighborhood, like this is our hood and we don't get to enjoy it as we travel.
Colin Te KuitongaGUEST
and just is one prominent, I think, significant contribution from within the region.
Colin Te KuitongaGUEST
And just this week, we heard the Niue conservation effort, Niue Oceanwide has been designated as one of the finalists in the Earthshot event.
Colin Te KuitongaGUEST
initiative the new a solution is indeed unique and shown to be innovative and and exciting we a couple of years back we helped set up the pacific science academy where we've brought together the experts from around the region to affirm the work they do, to celebrate, to support them.
Colin Te KuitongaGUEST
And, you know, just last week, week before, we had a designation as a WHO Collaborating Centre on NCDs and Climate Change here at the University of Auckland.
Albert L. RefitiGUEST
And they're similar.
Albert L. RefitiGUEST
You will see the same configuration of the race platform, the central post, the ridge beam in Hawaii, Tahiti, Rapa Nui, Niue, and other places to Kelau.
Albert L. RefitiGUEST
One of the main mechanism of the architecture is the reason why the central post and then the ridge beam were important because they signify, this is what I mean about the social system, they signify The rich beam signifier is usually coded or indexed as the last place that the community left before arriving at where they settled.
Albert L. RefitiGUEST
In Samoa, it's a place called Lange Tuaiva.
Nicholas RowlandHOST
But that's not what this is about.
Nicholas RowlandHOST
This is about what we have in the country if we were just hypothetically, boom, we are two islands, three islands, four if you count Chathams, five if you count Niue, and other Pacific islands more.
Nicholas RowlandHOST
You don't.
Nicholas RowlandHOST
I love Niue.
Nicholas RowlandHOST
Niue's cool.
Nicholas RowlandHOST
My cousins are from Niue.
Nicholas RowlandHOST
They're lovely.
Jamie ThomasHOST
This is the first I'm hearing of it.
DaveHOST
I'm thinking New Zealand, but fuck knows.
AndyHOST
Wait, what? The .nu domain is the official internet country code top-level domain for the Pacific Island nation of Niu, N-I-U-E, which is widely used around the world as Niu, but means now.
AndyHOST
What is going on here? Hang on a minute.
DaveHOST
What is it anyway? Where is that country? Nu is a small coral island nation in the South Pacific near New Zealand, in between New Zealand and Australia.
Sam WikesHOST
Yep.
Tiana Penetani-GrayUNKNOWN
Niue.
Sam WikesHOST
Oh, Niue.
Tiana Penetani-GrayUNKNOWN
Samoa or Australia?
Sam WikesHOST
Well, are we talking about his cultural background or where he grew up? Cultural background,
Tiana Penetani-GrayUNKNOWN
want some help here?
Sam WikesHOST
Well, like, yeah.
Sam WikesHOST
Is it Niue or is it Samoa? Well, that would
Marian Mulialemasia AliiGUEST
... which comes back to the point, um, it's the data that is collected that is not a true representation of who is coming into Victoria.
Marian Mulialemasia AliiGUEST
So on a New Zealand passport, and you're Samoan, you're counted as a New Zealander, not as a Samoan or Tongan or Niuean.
Aggie TupouHOST
Mm.
Marian Mulialemasia AliiGUEST
And so again, uh, we've asked to, uh, make sure that it's on the table.
Angela SolomonsHOST
It doesn't have to be within the last year or within the last three years, it just has to be at some point.
Angela SolomonsHOST
So what about people who are New Zealand citizens but are not members of these classes? So I'm talking about people who are Cook Islanders, Niueans or Tokelauan.
Angela SolomonsHOST
So they hold New Zealand citizenship.
Angela SolomonsHOST
Can they vote? If that's you, maybe.
Tiana HaxtonCORRESPONDENT
US officials have previously linked the project to the wider critical minerals framework, but Mr. Novelli says the port upgrade has a range of benefits and should not be viewed primarily through the lens of critical minerals.
Tiana HaxtonCORRESPONDENT
Mr. Novelli, who is also ambassador to Niue and Samoa, says there are many local benefits to the port upgrade, but the main focus is strengthening maritime security, particularly tackling illegal fishing and drug trafficking across the Pacific.
Jared NovelliSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Pacific is so vast, and to be able to police it from bad actors requires certain assets, and those assets need to be able to resupply, and that's something that a port can do in a way that maybe it's lacking right now.
Tiana HaxtonCORRESPONDENT
He says the US Coast Guard, the New Zealand Defence Force, and other regional partners could potentially use the facility.
Jared NovaliSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You know, the US Navy, if they happen to come through, is not g- is going to be supporting their mission in a, in a not military way.
Johnny BladesHOST
Mr. Novali is also ambassador to Niue and Samoa.
Johnny BladesHOST
Australia's right-wing One Nation party says it would preserve the Pacific Australia Labor Mobility scheme, or PALM, while slashing inbound temporary migration across the board.
Johnny BladesHOST
One Nation has been the second highest polling party in Australia since February.
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