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Niue and New Zealand, 2004

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Niue and New Zealand, 2004

The prime ministers of New Zealand and Niue, Helen Clark and Young Vivian, sign a memorandum of arrangement in October 2004. The memorandum provided for ongoing support for the community in Niue, and the extension of support to New Zealand-based Niueans. This included the maintenance of Niuean culture, particularly through language nests for pre-school children.

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Jon Fraenkel, Pacific Islands and New Zealand – New Zealand and the Pacific, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36848/niue-and-new-zealand-2004 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jon Fraenkel, published 12 June 2012.