The Niue National Awards is a system of

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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 Tong ...

ans. It was established in 2020. Previously Niue had fallen under the New Zealand royal honours system. The awards are decided by the National Awards Committee and announced each year on

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, 19 October. There are three levels of awards: * The Niue Distinguished Service Cross (NDSC) for distinguished service, for those who have "contributed many years of outstanding service to the people and nation of Niue"; * The Niue Public Service Medal (NPSM) for those who have contributed significantly as members of the Niue Public Service; and * The Niue Community Service Star (NCSS) for community service. The first awards were made in October 2020. Successive awards have been made in

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Notable Recipients

* Niue Distinguished Service Cross **

Jack Willie Lipitoa Jack Willie Lipitoa (born ) is a Niuean politician and former Member of the Niue Assembly. He is the older brother of former Cabinet Minister Enetama Lipitoa. Lipitoa worked as a teacher, first at Matalave and then at Niue High School. He was ...

Pokotoa Sipeli Pokotoa Ikiua Lalotoa Sipeli is a former Niuean politician and Cabinet Minister who served in the cabinet of Toke Talagi from 2008 to 2020. Career Sipeli was first elected to the Niue Assembly in the seat of Liku at the 1993 Niuean general ...

Young Vivian Mititaiagimene Young Vivian is a Niuean politician and diplomat, who served as Premier of Niue twice, the first time from December 1992 to March 1993 following the death of Sir Robert Rex, and the second from 2002 to 2008. He also served as a ...

* Niue Public Service Medal ** Atapana Siakimotu * Niue Community Service Star ** Michael Jackson (journalist) ** Narita Viliamu Tahega

References

External links

The Niue Honours Awards
Niue and the Commonwealth of Nations 2020 establishments in Niue {{Niue-stub