Niue has a sea port, Sir Robert's Wharf in Alofi, which can be used only by flat-bottomed smaller vessels.

Niue has only one printed newspaper, the Niue Star, founded in 1993.

The UNCCD has 194 country Parties: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d ' Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, the Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

, the WHO has 194 member states, including the Cook Islands and Niue.

Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half.

More recently Robert Drews, after having reviewed and dismissed the migration hypothesis, has suggested that the observed cultural associations may be in fact partly explained as the result of a new kind of warfare based upon the slashing Niue sword, and with bands of infantry replacing chariots in warfare.

For example, it is one of only four UN members that do not belong to the International Civil Aviation Organization ; the other three nations are Dominica, Liechtenstein ( which has no airports at all ), and Niue.

In Guangdong province, southern mainland China, permits are required for the sale of this species ; Indonesia allows fishing only for research, mariculture, and licensed artisanal fishing ; the Maldives instituted an export ban in 1995 ; Papua New Guinea prohibits export of fish over 2 feet ( 65 cm ) Total Length ; and Niue has banned all fishing for this species.

The music of Niue has a long history.

However, this has nothing to do with status, as Niue women and men have equal status in the Niue society.

Since then, there has been no political party in Niue.

Tokelau has a lesser degree of de jure independence than the Cook Islands and Niue have, and had been moving toward free association status.

Niue has participated in the Pacific Cup in 1986 and 1992 and the Pacific Rim Competition in 2004.

Of these, the Cook Islands and Niue are not UN members, and have limited sovereignty due to their free association with New Zealand.

Though self-governing, Niue is in free association with New Zealand, and lacks full sovereignty.

In 2003, Niue became the world's first " Wi-Fi nation ", in which free wireless Internet access is provided throughout the country by The Internet Users Society-Niue.

Niue gained its autonomy in 1974 in free association with New Zealand, which handles the island's military and foreign affairs.

Niue is self-governing in free association with New Zealand and is fully responsible for internal affairs.

Niue was the first country in the world to plan on offering free nation-wide WiFi Internet access, using the funds provided by the domain registrations.

Cook Islands and Niue are represented by New Zealand ( they are in free association with it ).

A federation also differs from an associated state, such as the Federated States of Micronesia ( in free association with the United States ) and Cook Islands and Niue ( which form part of the Realm of New Zealand ).

In the case of the Cook Islands and Niue, the details of their free association arrangement are contained in several documents, such as their respective constitutions, the 1983 Exchange of Letters between the governments of New Zealand and the Cook Islands, and the 2001 Joint Centenary Declaration.

The sovereign of New Zealand also serves as the monarch of the Cook Islands and Niue, territories in free association with New Zealand within the larger Realm of New Zealand.

IUSN funds Internet Niue which provides the island's internet connection ; complimentary PCs and internet connectivity for all residents ; and in 2003 established free use WiFi hotspots at various locations throughout the country, claiming to be the " first WiFi nation ".

The Realm of New Zealand consists of New Zealand proper and two states in free association, Niue and the Cook Islands.

Both the Cook Islands and Niue are said to be self-governing in free association with New Zealand.

*. nu, the Internet top-level domain for Niue

Niue, through an outside company, registers Internet domain names, so most. nu Web addresses are not actually located in Niue.

The next phase is to empower the people of Niue to take advantage and benefit from the opportunities available from the online market place on the Internet.

The training will enable most of the people on Niue to be able to surf the Internet with confidence, and be able to communicate with other Niueans in Niue and around the world.

* Internet Users Society Niue

. nu is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD ) assigned to the island state of Niue.

The IUSN Foundation ( formerly ' Internet Users Society-Niue ') administers the TLD in order to provide a number of local services for Niue itself.

* Internet Niue

Telephone service is provided by Telecom Niue, the sole provider, which services 1, 100 landlines and fixed wireless lines.

most work on family plantations ; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board

A person born to or adopted by a parent outside New Zealand who, at the time of birth or the final adoption order, was a New Zealand citizen ( by descent or otherwise than by descent ) working overseas for the public service or Armed Forces of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue or Tokelau is considered to be a New Zealand citizen otherwise than by descent, rather than by descent.

Similarly, time spent overseas in the public service of the Government of the Cook Islands, Niue or Tokelau ( or as the spouse, civil union or de facto partner who was a New Zealand citizen serving overseas in the public service of Government of the Cook Islands, Niue or Tokelau ) can count as time spent in New Zealand.

Postal services are through the Niue Post Office.

NCS's main goal is to address the digital divide in Niue through providing opportunities to train people how to use computers, regardless of gender, age or ethnicity.

As such, the sovereignty of the Cook Islands and Niue is passed on not by the Governor-General or parliament of New Zealand, but through the overreaching Crown itself as a part of the executive, legislative, and judicial operations in all three areas.