Niue · Niue
Niue
The Rock of Polynesia, Cook's Savage Island.
- Population
- 1,681 (2022)
- Self-governing
- 1974
Then
- 1774
Captain Cook is turned away three times and names it Savage Island.
- 1974
Niue becomes self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
- 2004
Cyclone Heta wrecks much of Alofi.
Now
Starlink was licensed on the island in 2026.