Editing History of Niue (section)

==World War I==
{{Main Article|Niue in World War I}}
During World War I, 148 Niuean men (4% of the island's population) served as soldiers in the New Zealand armed forces.<ref>Pointer, Margaret. ''Tagi tote e loto haaku - My heart is crying a little: Niue Island involvement in the great war, 1914-1918''. Alofi: Government of Niue; Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 2000, {{ISBN|982-02-0157-8}}</ref><ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4555646a22402.html "Niuean war heroes marked"], Susana Talagi, ''Western Leader'', May 22, 2008</ref> They were initially sent to Egypt, in February 1916, however, illness was common, and by April over half of them had been hospitalized. They were transferred to Northern France in April 1916, where illness was also common. At the end of May it was decided the Niuean soldiers would be withdrawn from the front, being sent to [[Hornchurch]], in England, before leaving for New Zealand by the end of June.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Niue – Pasifika involvement in the First World War |url=https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/niue-pasifika-involvement-in-the-first-world-war |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=my.christchurchcitylibraries.com |language=en-NZ}}</ref>