Niue
Proper noun
Meaning
Niue
An island in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand.
Synonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
All villages in Niue are connected by roads.
Everyone born in Niue must register on the electoral roll.
Further settlers (or invaders) arrived from Tonga in the 16th century. citation Early history Until the beginning of the 18th century, there appears to have been no national government or national leader in Niue.
He never returned to Niue and died of cancer in September 1991, according to Scott (p. 153) “the last survivor of the Niuean three”.
In 1887, King Fataaiki wrote to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, requesting that Niue be placed under British protection, but his request was turned down.
In 1900 a petition by the Cook Islanders asking for annexation included Niue "if possible".