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Decision time in Tokelau, 2007

Decision time in Tokelau, 2007

A woman votes on Fakaofo, one of Tokelau's three atolls, in the 2007 United Nations-supervised referendum on self-government in the island nation. Turnout was high – only three of the registered voters living on Fakaofo failed to vote. 

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Jon Fraenkel, 'Pacific Islands and New Zealand - Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and Nauru', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/36863/decision-time-in-tokelau-2007 (accessed 30 March 2024)

Story by Jon Fraenkel, published 20 Jun 2012