Nz To Give Niue Assembly Building

The New Zealand Government will build a legislative assembly building on Niue Island as its gift to the islanders who became self-governing in Island leaders from various territories attended the celebrations on Niue on October 19 when the NZ Prime Minister, Mr Bill Rowling, gave the news of his country’s gift. ... , , ...

New Zealand, he said, will finance the building and take responsibility for its completion. . , Niue’s Premier, Mr Robert Rex, said the building would be designed by the NZ Government architect. Niue would like the new building to stand on the site of the assembly’s present home which overlooks the sea.

Self-government meant freedom from something more than a colonial power for three men on the island. The only prisoners “serving time” for offences, they were pardoned and set free by the Niue Government as a goodwill gesture. Two hundred people who had government mortgage debts had the debts written off.