 | This article needs additional citations for verification .(March 2021) |
Toeono Tongatule (died October 1996) was a Niuean politician who served in the Niue Assembly until his death in October 1996. [1] Tongatule was a member of the Niue People's Party. The 1997 Niue Common Roll by-election was held to fill Tongatule's vacant seat after his death. Billy Talagi won the seat over Terry Magaoa Chapman and Tongatule's widow, Tiva Tongatule who ran for the seat as part of the Niue People's Party.
Niue is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about 261 square kilometres (101 sq mi) and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. It is 604 kilometers northeast of Tonga. The island is commonly referred to as "The Rock", which comes from the traditional name "Rock of Polynesia". Niue is one of the world's largest coral islands. The terrain of the island has two noticeable levels. The higher level is made up of a limestone cliff running along the coast, with a plateau in the centre of the island reaching approximately 60 metres above sea level. The lower level is a coastal terrace approximately 0.5 km wide and about 25–27 metres high, which slopes down and meets the sea in small cliffs. A coral reef surrounds the island, with the only major break in the reef being in the central western coast, close to the capital, Alofi.
Politics of Niue takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Chief Minister is the head of government, and of a non-partisan system. Niue is self-governing in free association with New Zealand and is fully responsible for internal affairs. New Zealand retains some responsibility for external affairs, in consultation with Niue. The Niue Constitution Act 1974 (NZ) vests executive authority in Her Majesty the Queen in Right of New Zealand and the Governor-General of New Zealand. The constitution specifies that in everyday practice, it is exercised by a Cabinet of the Premier of Niue and three other ministers. The premier and ministers must be members of the Niue Assembly, the nation's legislative assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Sandra Rose Te Hakamatua Lee-Vercoe is a former New Zealand politician and diplomat. She served as deputy leader of the Alliance party and was later High Commissioner to Niue.
Mititaiagimene Young Vivian is a Niuean politician and diplomat, who served as Premier of Niue twice, the first time from December 1992 to March 1993 following the death of Sir Robert Rex, and the second from 2002 to 2008. He also served as a Cabinet Minister multiple times, first as Minister of Education, Economic Development and Agriculture and later as Minister of Finance under Robert Rex, and in the Cabinet of Sani Lakatani. From 1979 to 1982 he served as Secretary-General of the South Pacific Commission.
Sir Robert Richmond Rex was the first Premier of the Pacific island state of Niue.
Mark Herbert Blumsky is a former New Zealand politician and diplomat. He was Mayor of Wellington from 1995 to 2001, and a Member of Parliament for the National Party from 2005 to 2008. Blumsky was New Zealand's High Commissioner to Niue from 2010 to 2014.
The Niue People's Party was a political party in Niue. Founded in 1987 by Niueans living in New Zealand, it was disbanded in 2003. It was, during that time, the country's only political party.
The Niue national rugby league team represents Niue in rugby league football. The team played their first match in 1986, and their first Test match in 2013.
Sani Elia Lagigietama Lakatani is a former Premier of Niue. He was a member of the Niue People's Party.
Frank Fakaotimanava Lui was a Niuean politician, who served as the premier of the Pacific Island state of Niue from 1993 to 1999.
General elections were held in Niue on 21 March 2002 to determine the composition of the twenty member Assembly.
The Premier of Niue is Niue's head of government. They are elected by the Niue Assembly, and forms a Cabinet consisting of themselves and three other members of the Assembly.
General elections were held in Niue on 23 February 1996. Members of the Niue People's Party won 9 seats, with independents taking the other 11. Premier Frank Lui retained his seat and position.
Sir Toke Tufukia Talagi was a Niuean politician, diplomat, and statesman. He served as Premier of Niue from 2008 to 2020.
Sino-Niuean relations are relations between China and Niue.
Parliamentary elections were held in Niue on 12 April 2014. Candidates supportive of the government of Premier Toke Talagi won 12 of the 20 seats.
Sauni Tongatule is a Niuean politician who currently sits in the Niue assembly.
The 1997 Niue Common Roll by-election was held on February 15, 1997 to fill a vacant common roll seat in the Niue Assembly after the death of Toeono Tongatule. The seat was won by independent Billy Talagi, a former member of the Niue People's Party that defeated Toeono Tongatule's late wife, Tiva Tongatule, and Terry Magaoa Chapman.
Hunuki Saletogia Hunukitama was a Niuean politician and independent member of the Niue Assembly from 2001 until his death in 2003. Prior to his election to the Assembly, Hunukitama served as the Secretary to the Premier of Niue. Additionally, Hunukitama served in managerial roles across a number of governmental and business organizations.
Moira Zeta Enetama is a Niuean curator and cultural activist, who, as of 2021, was acting director of the Ministry of Social Services in Niue. She is also the Director of Tāoga Niue Museum. She is a former director of Taoga Niue, the governmental department that oversees cultural activities and preservation. During her directorship of Taoga Niue, Cyclone Heta destroyed Huanaki Cultural Centre & Museum, a disaster that Enetama described as "devasting". She has been outspoken on the benefit television can bring to ensure survival of the Niuean language.
 | This article about a Niuean politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |