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Kōrero: Niueans

Destruction wrought by a cyclone, 1960s

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Destruction wrought by a cyclone, 1960s

Niue lies in a tropical cyclone belt and is hit by devastating tropical cyclones about once every 10 years. New Zealand aid for rebuilding on Niue following cyclones in 1959 and 1960 exposed Niueans to a cash economy and helped stimulate migration.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, W. Frank Ponder Collection (PAColl-3695)

Reference: 115887-1/2

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Carl Walrond, Niueans – Migration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/716/destruction-wrought-by-a-cyclone-1960s (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.