Our Scans · Niue · Weekly Summary

• For smaller island nations like the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, and Tuvalu, the economic impact could be transformative. Oceania Customs Organisations
• By the 2050s, there will be an increase to approximately 1.3 million children living in 14 Pacific Island Countries including Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. ReliefWeb
• For 2024 and 2025, PCRIC offers parametric insurance for tropical cyclones, heavy rain, earthquake, and tsunami risk to six Pacific governments, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu. Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
• Countries such as Haiti, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tokelau, and Trinidad and Tobago exhibit ASMR and ASDR rates significantly higher than expected based on their SDI. BioMed Central
• Immigrants from the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau could meanwhile arrive freely as member countries of the New Zealand Realm. migrationpolicy.org
• New Zealand will commit NZ$ 2 million to the Niue Ocean Wide Trust, which aims to develop a resilient blue economy and ensure long term ocean conservation and climate resilience. The Beehive
• New Zealand will invest NZ$ 20.5 million in a new, large scale energy project, which will enable Niue to generate 80% of its electricity from renewable sources. The Beehive
• Grants will be available to support the people of Afghanistan and Myanmar, and for transformative projects in Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; Cook Islands; Fiji; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Mongolia; Nepal; Niue; Pakistan; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Sri Lanka; Timor-Leste; and Uzbekistan. Asian Development Bank
• Niue is particularly vulnerable to sea-level rise, which could easily jeopardize its fresh water supplies. The New Republic
• President Joe Biden is expected to announce the opening of new US embassies on the Cook Islands and Niue as part of his commitment to increasing American presence in the Pacific region. Times of India
• From the Oceania region, the countries that will now have 90-day visa-free entry to Angola are Fiji, Australia, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Niue Island. The South African
• The recognition of the Cook Islands and Niue could be compounded by another potential embassy in Vanuatu, which the United States is currently negotiating to open. The Week UK
• Sponsors will pay to protect one square kilometer of Niue's ocean territory from threats like illegal fishing and plastic pollution for 20 years. Euronews.com
• The economies of the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga have struggled to recover from three years of economic disruption. RNZ
• The Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga have struggled to recover from 3 years of economic disruption. Asian Development Bank
• The US will move to extend full diplomatic recognition to New Zealand's two associated states in the Pacific - Cook Islands and Niue - in another sign it wants to expand its influence in the South Pacific. ABC (Australia)
• Without more funding for mitigation efforts, New Zealand's carbon emissions could cause 270 million tons of water from melted polar ice to reach the shores of vulnerable territories such as Tokelau, Niue and the Cook Islands. UCI News
• A Medical Assistance Team will head to Niue on a NZ Defence Force C-130 Hercules tomorrow, after the Niuean government requested New Zealand support. The Beehive
• Adopting consensus in the current environment is going to be challenging given publicly stated concerns from FSM (Federated States of Micronesia) and Palau as well as Niue. ABC (Australia)
• The Niue Nukutuluea Multiple-Use Marine Park will conserve 100% of the waters in the EEZ, totaling around 317,500 square kilometers of ocean surrounding the 261-square-kilometer island. EcoWatch
• The Pacific island state of Niue has announced that it will protect 100% of the ocean in its exclusive economic zone, which spans 317,500 sq km (122,000 sq miles), roughly the area of Vietnam. The Guardian
• The economic recovery in Niue will similarly depend on safely easing restrictions and reopening to tourists in the coming months. Asian Development Bank

Last updated: 17 June 2025