Editing Niue (section)

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of Niue}}
[[File:Alofi.jpg|thumb|[[Alofi]], the capital of Niue]]

Niue's gross domestic product (GDP) was NZ$17&nbsp;million in 2003,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Pacific/Niue.php |title=Country Information Paper – Niue |publisher=[[New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade]] |date=8 April 2009 |access-date=17 April 2009 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721040820/http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Pacific/Niue.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> or US$10&nbsp;million at [[purchasing power parity]].<ref name=CIAFactbook>{{cite web|url= https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/niue/|title= Niue |publisher=CIA |work=World Factbook|access-date=2 October 2008}}</ref> Its GDP had increased to US$24.9&nbsp;million by 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spccfpstore1.blob.core.windows.net/digitallibrary-docs/files/d4/d4708ac84ad19cfb9bde59b73ee94011.pdf?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&sig=KyG5Ur1%2FPYw1M8UcYjcyOo0xUEX0zByZBcdKZMGXyyw%3D&se=2020-04-04T14%3A17%3A11Z&sp=r&rscc=public%2C%20max-age%3D864000%2C%20max-stale%3D86400&rsct=application%2Fpdf&rscd=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Pocket_Statistical_Summary_18.pdf%22|title=2018 Pacific Community pocket statistical summary}}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Niue uses the New Zealand dollar.

The [[Niue Integrated Strategic Plan]] (NISP) is the national development plan, setting national priorities for development. [[Cyclone Heta]] set the island back about two years from its planned timeline to implement the NISP, since national efforts concentrated on recovery efforts. In 2008, Niue had yet to fully recover. After Heta, the government made a major commitment to rehabilitate and develop the private sector.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/fdae701c-1758-3f48-b1e5-d44421a52e78/NIUE_HETA2004_Recovery%20Plan.pdf |title=Niue Foou - A New Niue: Cyclone Heta Recovery Plan |publisher=Government of Niue |date=April 2004 |access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref> In 2004, the New Zealand government allocated $1&nbsp;million for the private sector,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-gives-5-million-help-rebuild-niue |title=NZ gives $5 million to help rebuild Niue |publisher=New Zealand Government |date=21 January 2004 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> and spent it on helping businesses devastated by the cyclone, and on construction of the Fonuakula Industrial Park.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} This [[industrial park]] is now completed and some businesses are already operating from there. The Fonuakula Industrial Park is managed by the Niue Chamber of Commerce, a not-for-profit organisation providing advisory services to businesses.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

===Joint ventures===
The government and the Reef Group from New Zealand started two joint ventures in 2003 and 2004 to develop fisheries and a 120-hectare (300 acre) [[noni]] juice operation.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Reef Group looks to NZ for help Niue projects
|work=Radio New Zealand
|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/175984/reef-group-looks-to-nz-for-help-niue-projects
|date=13 March 2008
}}</ref> Noni fruit comes from ''Morinda citrifolia'', a small tree with edible fruit. Niue Fish Processors Ltd (NFP) is a joint venture company processing fresh fish, mainly tuna (yellowfin, big eye and albacore), for export to overseas markets. NFP operates out of a fish plant in Amanau Alofi South, completed and opened in October 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/151228/two-new-processing-plants-officially-opened-on-niue |title=Two new processing plants officially opened on Niue |publisher=[[RNZ]] |date=18 October 2004 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>

===Trade===
Niue is negotiating [[free trade agreements]] with other Pacific countries, [[PICTA]] Trade in Services ([[PICTA TIS]]), [[Economic Partnership Agreements]] with the European Union, and [[PACERPlus]] with Australia and New Zealand. The [[Office of the Chief Trade Adviser]] (OCTA) has been set up to assist Niue and other Pacific countries in the negotiation of the PACERPlus.

===Mining===
In August 2005, an Australian mining company, Yamarna Goldfields, suggested that Niue might have the world's largest deposit of uranium. By early September these hopes were seen as overoptimistic,<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/yamarna-loses-passion-for-niues-uranium/2005/09/05/1125772467540.html 
|title=Yamarna loses passion for Niue's uranium
|work=The Age
|date=6 September 2005
|access-date=24 December 2007
}}</ref> and in late October the company cancelled its plans, announcing that exploratory drilling had identified nothing of commercial value.<ref>[https://archive.today/20070614094204/http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2005/11/03/niue-no-mineable-uranium-says-exploration-company NIUE: No Mineable Uranium, Says Exploration Company], Pacific Magazine, 3 November 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2007.</ref> The [[Australian Securities and Investments Commission]] filed charges in January 2007 against two directors of the company, now called Mining Projects Group Ltd, alleging that their conduct had been deceptive and that they engaged in [[insider trading]].<ref>{{cite press release
 |url          = http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/07-13+ASIC+takes+action+against+directors+of+melbourne+mining+company?openDocument
 |title        = ASIC takes action against directors of Melbourne mining company
 |publisher    = [[Australian Securities and Investments Commission]]
 |date         = 23 January 2007
 |access-date   = 24 December 2007
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110323114336/http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/07-13+ASIC+takes+action+against+directors+of+melbourne+mining+company?openDocument
 |archive-date = 23 March 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref> This case was settled out of court in July 2008, both sides withdrawing their claims.<ref>{{cite press release
 |url          = http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/08-148+ASIC+discontinues+proceedings+against+directors+of+Melbourne+mining+company?openDocument
 |title        = ASIC discontinues proceedings against directors of Melbourne mining company
 |publisher    = [[Australian Securities and Investments Commission]]
 |date         = 4 July 2008
 |access-date   = 4 September 2008
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110323111231/http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/08-148+ASIC+discontinues+proceedings+against+directors+of+Melbourne+mining+company?openDocument
 |archive-date = 23 March 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref>

===Debt===
On 27 October 2016, Niue officially declared that all its [[national debt]] was paid off.<ref name="no interest">{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/27/land-that-debt-forgot-tiny-pacific-country-of-niue-has-no-interest-in-loans|title=Land that debt forgot: tiny Pacific country of Niue has no interest in loans|first=Eleanor |last=Ainge Roy|date=27 October 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=23 August 2017}}</ref> The government plans to spend money saved from servicing loans on increasing pensions and offering incentives to lure expatriates back home. However, Niue is not entirely independent. New Zealand pays $14&nbsp;million in aid each year and Niue still depends on New Zealand economically. Premier Toke Talagi said Niue managed to pay off US$4&nbsp;million of debt and had "no interest" in borrowing again, particularly from huge powers such as China.<ref name="no interest" />

===Revenue===
[[Remittance]]s from expatriates were a major source of foreign exchange in the 1970s and early 1980s. Continuous [[Human migration|migration]] to New Zealand has shifted most members of nuclear and [[Extended family|extended families]] there, removing the need to send remittances back home. In the late 1990s, PFTAC conducted studies on the [[balance of payments]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pftac.org |title=Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre |publisher=PFTAC |access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> which confirmed that Niueans are receiving few remittances but are sending more money overseas.

====Foreign aid====
Foreign aid is a significant source of income, accounting for approximately a third of Niue's annual government revenue.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.nu/wb/media/2021/GON%20Snapshot%20Report%20of%20the%20Niue%20National%20Economy-%2031Jan21.pdf |title=Financial Snapshot: 1 July 2020 – 31 January 2021 |publisher=Department of Finance and Planning |date=1 April 2021 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> Most aid comes from New Zealand,<ref name=CIAFactbook/> which has a legal obligation to provide economic and administrative assistance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1974/0042/latest/DLM412788.html |title=Niue Constitution Act 1974: section 7 |publisher=legislation.govt.nz|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> Other sources of revenue for the government are taxation and trading activities, such as philatelic services and the lease of phone lines.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/institutional-document/752631/niue-country-classification.pdf |title=Niue: Country Classification |publisher=Asian Development Bank |date=October 2021 |page=9 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>

====Offshore banking====
The government briefly considered offshore banking. Under pressure from the [[US Treasury]], Niue agreed to end its support for schemes designed to minimise tax in countries like New Zealand. Niue provides automated Companies Registration, administered by the [[New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development]]. The [[Niue Legislative Assembly]] passed the [[Niue Consumption Tax]] Act in the first week of February 2009, and the 12.5% tax on goods and services was expected to take effect on 1 April 2009. Income tax has been lowered, and import tax may be reset to zero except for "sin" items like tobacco, alcohol and soft drinks. Tax on secondary income has been lowered from 35% to 10%, with the stated goal of fostering increased labour productivity.<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116001713/http://www.niuebusinessnews.com/|archive-date=16 January 2009|url=http://www.niuebusinessnews.com/|title=12.5% Niue Consumption Tax from 1 April|date=26 February 2009|publisher=Niue Business News|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Internet====
{{POV section|date=December 2023}}

In 1997, the [[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority]] (IANA), under contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce, assigned the Internet Users Society-Niue (IUS-N), a private non-profit, as manager of the [[.nu]] [[top-level domain]] on the Internet. The stated purpose of IUS-N was to use revenue from .nu domain registrations to support Internet services for Niue. According to a letter to [[ICANN]] in 2007, IUS-N's auditors reported an investment of US$3 million in Niue's Internet services between 1999 and 2005, funded by domain registration revenue. In 1999, an agreement was reached between IUS-N and the Government of Niue, recognizing IUS-N's management of the .nu ccTLD under IANA's authority. This agreement included commitments to provide free Internet services to government departments and citizens.

A subsequent government disputed this agreement and sought compensation from IUS-N.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06088/677770-96.stm |title=On a tiny island, catchy Web name sparks a battle |publisher=Post-gazette.com |date=29 March 2006 |access-date=26 June 2010 |first=Christopher |last=Rhoads}}</ref> A Commission of Inquiry in 2005 found no merit in these claims, which were dismissed by the government in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=36393 |title=Niue government criticised over internet stance |publisher=RNZI |date=13 November 2007 |access-date=26 June 2010}}</ref> Starting in 2003, IUS-N began expanding [[Wi-Fi]] coverage throughout the capital village of [[Alofi]] and in several nearby villages and schools, and has been expanding Wi-Fi coverage into the outer villages since then, making Niue the first Wi-Fi nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wifination.org/ |title=WiFi Nation |publisher=WiFi Nation |access-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227093347/http://wifination.org/ |archive-date=27 December 2018 }}</ref> Additionally, IUS-N provides secure DSL connections for government departments at no cost.

On December 16, 2020, the Government of Niue initiated proceedings to reassign control of its national webspace, .nu, from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to itself. This action reflects ongoing efforts by Niue to assert control over its digital assets amid concerns about national sovereignty and economic benefits associated with the .nu domain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/niue-nu-internet-domain-reclaim-2020-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216002622/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/niue-nu-internet-domain-reclaim-2020-12|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 December 2020|title='Digital colonisation': A tiny island nation just launched a major effort to win back control of its top-level internet domain|date=16 December 2020}}</ref>

===Agriculture===
[[File:Taro plant.JPG|thumb|Taro crop]]
Agriculture is very important to the lifestyle of Niueans and the economy, and around {{convert|204|km2}} of the land area are available for agriculture.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Counprof/southpacific/niue.htm Country Pasture/Forage Resource Profiles: Niue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204110210/http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpc/doc/counprof/southpacific/niue.htm |date=4 December 2017 }}, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, January 2009.</ref> [[Subsistence agriculture]] is very much part of Niue's culture, where nearly all the households have plantations of [[taro]].<ref name="pollock">{{cite journal |last1=Pollock |first1=Nancy J. |year=1979 |title=Work, wages, and shifting cultivation on Niue |journal=Journal of Pacific Studies |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=132–43 |publisher=Pacific Institute}}</ref> Taro is a [[staple food]], and the pink taro now dominant in the taro markets in New Zealand and Australia is a product of Niue. This is one of the naturally occurring taro varieties on Niue, and has a strong resistance to pests. The Niue [[taro]] is known in Samoa as "talo Niue" and in international markets as pink taro. Niue exports taro to New Zealand.
[[Tapioca]] or cassava, [[yam (vegetable)|yams]] and [[sweet potato|kumara]] also grow very well,<ref name=CIAFactbook/> as do different varieties of bananas. [[Copra|Coconut meat]], [[passionfruit]] and [[lime (fruit)|limes]] dominated exports in the 1970s, but in 2008 [[vanilla]], [[Morinda citrifolia|noni]] and taro were the main export crops.

Most families grow their own food crops for subsistence and sell their surplus at the Niue Makete in Alofi, or export to New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pafpnet.spc.int/attachments/article/776/Niue-Agriculture-Sector-Plan-2015-19.pdf |title=Niue Agriculture Sector Plan 2015–2019 |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |page=12 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> [[Coconut crab]], or uga, is also part of the [[food chain]]; it lives in the forest and coastal areas.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10675036">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10675036 |title=Niue: Hunting the uga |author=Eagles, Jim |date=23 September 2010 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref>

In 2003, the government made a commitment to develop and expand [[vanilla]] production with the support of [[NZAID]]. Vanilla has grown wild on Niue for a long time. The industry was devastated by [[Cyclone Heta]] in early 2004, but has since recovered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pacifictradeinvest.com/explore-our-work/insights/pacific-success-niue-vanilla-international |title=Pacific Success – Niue Vanilla International |publisher=Pacific Trade Invest Australia |date=8 January 2019 |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718150411/https://www.pacifictradeinvest.com/explore-our-work/insights/pacific-success-niue-vanilla-international |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The last agricultural census was in 1989.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/ess/documents/world_census_of_agriculture/main_results_by_country/Niue_1989.pdf Niue Agricultural Census 1989 – Main Results], United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 1989.</ref>

===Tourism===
[[File:Avatele Beach.JPG|thumb|350px|[[Avatele]] Beach]]
Along with fisheries and agriculture, tourism is one of the three priority [[Economy (activity)|economic sectors]] for economic development. In 2006, estimated visitor expenditure reached {{US$|1.6 million}} (equivalent to about ${{inflation|US|1.6|2006}}M in {{inflation/year|US}}).  The only airport is [[Niue International Airport]], and  [[Air New Zealand]] is the sole airline, flying twice a week from [[Auckland]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/pacific-islands/301015868/tiny-pacific-nation-thrilled-as-air-new-zealand-adds-flight-in-2024?cx_testId=12&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=2&cx_experienceId=EXE6G6ISTGR0#cxrecs_s |title= Air NZ flights in 2024  |publisher= Stuff (Fairfax)  |date= 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Niue Tourism – Official Website|url=http://www.niueisland.com/getting-niue|access-date=4 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824231422/http://www.niueisland.com/getting-niue|archive-date=24 August 2014}}</ref> In the early 1990s Niue International Airport was served by a local airline, [[Niue Airlines]], but it closed in 1992.

The sailing season begins in May. Alofi Bay has many mooring buoys and yacht crews can lodge at Niue Backpackers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niueisland.com/content/sailing-season-commences-niue|title=Sailing Season Commences on Niue – Niue|website=Niueisland.com|access-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828050155/http://www.niueisland.com/content/sailing-season-commences-niue|archive-date=28 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The anchorage in Niue is one of the least protected in the South Pacific. Other challenges of the anchorage are a primarily coral bottom and many deep spots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sailwhisper.com/logs/news_20040913.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120035724/http://www.sailwhisper.com/logs/news_20040913.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2008|title=The Rock of the Pacific – Niue|date=20 November 2008}}</ref> Mooring buoys are attached to seine floats that support the mooring lines away from seabed obstructions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyc.nu/wp/2013/damage-nyc-mooring-10#more-241|title=Niue Yacht Club – Damage NYC Mooring #10|website=Nyc.nu|access-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710011446/http://nyc.nu/wp/2013/damage-nyc-mooring-10#more-241|archive-date=10 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There is a tourism development strategy to increase the number of rooms available to tourists at a sustainable level. Niue is trying to attract foreign investors to invest in the tourism industry by offering import and company tax concessions as incentives.

====Matavai Resort controversy====
New Zealand businessman [[Earl Hagaman]], founder of Scenic Hotel Group, was awarded a contract in 2014 to manage the Matavai Resort in Niue after he made a $101,000 political donation to the [[New Zealand National Party]], which at that time led a minority government in New Zealand. The resort is subsidized by New Zealand, which wants to bolster tourism there. In 2015, New Zealand announced $7.5m in additional funding for expansion of the resort.

The selection of the Matavai contractor was made by the Niue Tourism Property Trust, whose trustees are appointed by New Zealand Foreign Affairs minister [[Murray McCully]]. Prime Minister [[John Key]] said he did not handle campaign donations, and that Niue premier [[Toke Talagi]] has long pursued tourism as a growth strategy. McCully denied any link between the donation, the foreign aid and the contractor selection.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=Foreign Affairs minister Murray McCully denies link between party donation and Niue contract
|author=Jo Moir
|date=18 April 2016
|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/79029273/foreign-affairs-minister-murray-mccully-denies-link-between-party-donation-and-niue-contract
|work=Stuff
}}</ref>

====Dark-sky nation====
Niue became the world's first [[Dark-sky movement|dark-sky country]] in March [[2020 in Oceania|2020]]. The entire island maintains standards of light development and keeps light pollution limited. Guided Astro-tours will be offered for tourists, led by trained Niuean community members.<ref>{{cite web |website=Forbes|title=Pacific Island Niue Becomes The World's First Dark Sky Nation|author=Valerie Stimack|date=March 10, 2020 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/valeriestimac/2020/03/10/pacific-island-niue-to-become-worlds-first-dark-sky-nation/#35ef6c334067|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311002331/https://www.forbes.com/sites/valeriestimac/2020/03/10/pacific-island-niue-to-become-worlds-first-dark-sky-nation/#35ef6c334067|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>

===Information technology===
[[File:Children in playground.jpg|thumb|Students using their [[OLPC XO-1|OLPC]] laptops in the school yard.]]

The Census of Households and Population in 1986 was the first to be processed using a personal computer with the assistance of David Marshall, FAO adviser on agricultural statistics, advising [[UNFPA]] demographer Lawrence Lewis and Niue government statistician [[Bill Vakaafi Motufoou]] to switch from using manual tabulation cards. In 1987, Statistics Niue got its new personal computer NEC PC AT use for processing the 1986 census data; personnel were sent on training in Japan and New Zealand to use the new computer. The first Computer Policy was developed and adopted in 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forumsec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NIUE-ECommerce-Assessment.pdf |title=National E-commerce Assessment: Niue |publisher=Pacific Islands Forum |date=2020 |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102060647/https://www.forumsec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NIUE-ECommerce-Assessment.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2003, Niue became the first country in the world to provide state-funded [[wireless internet]] to all inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=35876 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030721030739/http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=35876 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2003 |title=Light Reading – Networking the Telecom Industry |publisher=Unstrung.com |access-date=20 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://nunames.nu/about/Niuepaper2.pdf Creating a Wireless Nation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510134257/http://nunames.nu/about/Niuepaper2.pdf |date=10 May 2012 }}, IUSN White Paper, July 2003</ref>

In August 2008, it has been reported that all school students have what is known as the [[OLPC XO-1]], a specialised laptop by the [[One Laptop per Child]] project designed for children in the developing world.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7576573.stm | work=[[BBC News]] | title=One laptop for every Niuean child | date=22 August 2008 | access-date=27 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/178910/niue-schoolchildren-all-have-laptops |title=Niue schoolchildren all have laptops |publisher=[[RNZ]] |date=22 August 2008 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> Niue was also a location of tests for the [[OpenBTS]] project, which aims to deliver low-cost [[GSM]] [[base stations]] built with [[open source software]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://openbts.sourceforge.net/NiuePilot/ |title=Niue Pilot System |publisher=Openbts.sourceforge.net |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224092120/http://openbts.sourceforge.net/NiuePilot/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In July 2011, Telecom Niue launched pre-paid mobile services (Voice/EDGE – 2.5G) as Rokcell Mobile based on the commercial GSM product of vendor Lemko.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} Three BTS sites will cover the nation. International roaming is not currently available.

In January 2015, Telecom Niue completed the laying of the fibre optic cable around Niue connecting all the 14 villages, making land line phones and ADSL internet connection available to households.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

Niue was connected to the [[Manatua Fibre Cable]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pacificonline.org/niues-manatua-cable-goes-live-and-delivers-world-class-ultra-fast-fibre-internet/ |title=NIUE'S MANATUA CABLE GOES LIVE AND DELIVERS WORLD CLASS ULTRA FAST FIBRE INTERNET |publisher=Pacific Online |date=24 May 2021 |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708162825/https://pacificonline.org/niues-manatua-cable-goes-live-and-delivers-world-class-ultra-fast-fibre-internet/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>