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Niue Development Bank
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 Polynesians, Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tonga, Samoan Islands, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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"" (), also titled in English as "Lord in heaven, Thou art merciful", is the national anthem of Niue. It was adopted in 1974, when Niue became a self-governing state within the realm of New Zealand. History During Niue's history as a territory of New Zealand, the national anthem of Niue was New Zealand's "God Defend New Zealand". "God Save the King" was also used and is still used as the royal anthem for the monarchy of New Zealand. "" was created before the 1970s. It is not known who wrote it, but it is known that it was prepared by Sioeli Fusikata. When it was written, it had become a popular song on Niue, but the opportunity rarely arose for people to perform it publicly. In the 1963 South Pacific Games, Niue used the Flag of New Zealand as the flag to represent them, in keeping with the rest of the colonies of the British Empire not using the Union Jack at the games. Niue also used "" as their anthem instead of "God Defend New Zealand", because the organisers had request ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
