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Ian Hipa
Ian Hipa is a Niuean businessman, politician and Member of the Niue Assembly. He is the brother of former MP Richard Hipa. Hipa worked as an electrician. In July 2012 he was prosecuted for arson over a series of fires in Hikutavake, one of which destroyed his home. The charges were dismissed due to inconsistencies in the evidence. He was first elected to the Niue Assembly in the 2023 Niuean general election in the village of Hikutavake, defeating incumbent Opili Talafasi Opili Talafasi is a former Niuean politician who served as a Member of the Niue Assembly for 33 years, from 1990 to 2023. Talafasi was first elected to the Assembly in the 1990 Niuean general election General elections were held in Niue on 7 ... by a single vote. References Living people Niuean businesspeople Members of the Niue Assembly Year of birth missing (living people) {{Niue-politician-stub ...
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Hikutavake
Hikutavake is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population at the 2017 census was 49, up from 40 in 2011. The village was established by villagers from Tuapa. Location & geography About 95% of the land surface is coral rock. There is a trail on the north side of Niue that leads to a clifftop to an enclosed reef with natural pools Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are p ..., some of them are 10 metres deep and 25 metres across. References Populated places in Niue {{Niue-geo-stub ...
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Opili Talafasi
Opili Talafasi is a former Niuean politician who served as a Member of the Niue Assembly for 33 years, from 1990 to 2023. Talafasi was first elected to the Assembly in the 1990 Niuean general election General elections were held in Niue on 7 April 1990, seven months after Cyclone Ofa caused considerable damage to the island. While primarily contested by independents, the election was contested by Young Vivian's Niue People's Action Party (N .... At the 1996 election he tied with his opponent, Lagaloga Mitikose, but won the seat when his name was drawn from a hat. He was narrowly re-elected at the 2011 election, but his re-election led to violence and his son's house was burned down in an arson attack. Continuing disputes over the violence saw Talafasi lock the village out of the local church for several months. He was re-elected at the 2020 election, but lost his seat by a single vote at the 2023 election. References Living people Year of birth missing (living peo ...
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Niue
Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about 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 kilometres 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 (200 feet) above sea level. The lower level is a coastal terrace approximately 0.5 km (0.3 miles) wide and about 25–27 metres (80–90 feet) 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 c ...
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Niue Assembly
The Niue Assembly ( niu, Niue Fono Ekepule) is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members; 14 representatives of the villages and 6 elected on a common roll. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three-year term. Niue follows the Westminster system of government, with the Premier elected by the Assembly and the Cabinet drawn from it. History The Assembly is descended from the Island Council established under the Cook Islands Act 1915. This was disbanded in 1959 and reconstituted as the Assembly, which was successively granted greater control. The Assembly assumed full law-making power within the constitution upon self-government in 1974. The Assembly is physically located in Alofi. Speaker of the Assembly The Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, elected by its members from outside their ranks. If a member of the Assembly is elected Speaker, they must resign their seat. The Speaker does not vote in proceedings, and does not enjoy a ca ...
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Richard Hipa
Richard Hipa is a member of the Niue Assembly, and was first elected at the 2020 elections. While he initially planned to run in the constituency of Alofi north, he ultimately ran as a candidate on the common roll. Hipa received 440 votes in the election, which gave him the most votes in the election. This led to speculation that he would put his name forward as a contender for Premier, something Hipa confirmed, but ultimately he did not put his name forward and the election was contested between Dalton Tagelagi and O'Love Jacobsen Tauveve O’Love Jacobsen is a Niuean politician and diplomat. She served as Niue's High Commissioner to New Zealand from 2011 to 2017. Her predecessor was Sisilia Talagi, Niue's first female diplomat and High Commissioner. She had previously .... Prior to his election, Hipa held the role of Secretary of Government, the senior civil servant role on the island. He left the role early and it ended in court action taken by the government against h ...
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2023 Niuean General Election
General elections were held in Niue on 29 April 2023. The elections were originally planned to be held early, in late February or early March. Eight new MPs and six women were elected. Following the elections the Assembly elected Dalton Tagelagi as Premier. Electoral system The 20 members of the Assembly are elected by two methods; 14 are elected from single-member consistencies using first-past-the-post voting and six are elected from a single nationwide constituency by multiple non-transferable vote. There are currently no political parties. After the election, the Members of the Assembly elect a Speaker of the Assembly from outside parliament, and a Premier, who must be an MP. The Premier then chooses a Cabinet. In 2023, the candidate nomination fee was increased from NZ$11 to NZ$200. Campaign A total of 42 candidates contested the election, of which 17 contested the six common roll seats. Results Three of the common-roll seats went to newcomers, with the initial result ...
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Niuean Businesspeople
Niuean pertains to anything of, from or related to Niue, an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. * A person from Niue, or of Niuean descent. (See Demographics of Niue) * The Niuean language * Niuean cuisine See also * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Members Of The Niue Assembly
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