Yellow, five-pointed star; national color: yellow.
Title | "Ko e Iki he Lagi" (The Lord in Heaven) |
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Lyric/music | unknown/unknown, prepared by Sioeli FUSIKATA |
Date of Independence | 19 October 1974 (Niue became a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand) |
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National holiday | Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) |
Legal system | English common law |
International law organization participation | |
Constitution | |
History | Several previous (New Zealand colonial statutes); latest 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act 1974) |
Amendments | Proposed by the Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership in each of three readings and approval by at least two-thirds majority votes in a referendum; passage of amendments to a number of sections, including Niue’s self-governing status, British nationality and New Zealand citizenship, external affairs and defense, economic and administrative assistance by New Zealand, and amendment procedures, requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly and at least two thirds of votes in a referendum; amended 1992, 2007; note - in early 2021, the constitution review committee of the Assembly requested suggestions from the public about changes to the constitution |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor-General of New Zealand Cindy KIRO (since 21 October 2021); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner Mark GIBBS (since 5 March 2024) |
Head of government | Prime Minister Dalton TAGELAGI (since 10 June 2020) |
Cabinet | Cabinet chosen by the premier |
Elections/appointments | the monarchy is hereditary; premier indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly for a 3-year term; election last held on 8 May 2023 (next to be held in 2026) |
Election results | Dalton TAGELAGI reelected premier; Legislative Assembly vote - Dalton TAGELAGI (independent) 16, O'Love JACOBSEN (independent) 4 |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral Assembly or Fono Ekepule (20 seats; 14 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 6 directly elected from the National Register or "common roll" by majority vote; members serve 3-year terms) |
Elections | Last held on 29 April 2023 (next to be held in 2026) |
Election results | Percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 20; composition - men 17, women 3, percentage women 15% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and up to 3 judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) is the final appeal court beyond the Niue Court of Appeal |
Judge selection and term of office | Niue chief justice appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the premier; other judges appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the chief justice and the minister of justice; judges serve until age 68 |
Subordinate courts | High Court |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Embassy | None (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand) |
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