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Niue

Self-governing Polynesian island state in free association with New Zealand since 1974; one of the world's largest raised coral atolls.

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Further reading

• Covid in the Islands: A Comparative Perspective on the Caribbean and the Pacific John Connell · 1976

  Regional history situating Niue's path to self-government.

• A History of the Pacific Islands I. C. Campbell · 1989

  Era/regional context: a broad Pacific survey that places small self-governing Polynesian island states such as Niue within the wider history of the region.

Sources

• Niue — Wikipedia
• Political status of the Cook Islands and Niue — Wikipedia (extant, free association with NZ; verified via WebSearch 2026-06-25)
• Wikidata: Niue Q34020
• NZ History: Niue achieves self-government