Facts about Niue and Tokelau

 Facts about Niue:

1. Niue is one of the world’s largest coral islands.

2. The people in Niue (Niueans) are citizens of New Zealand.

3. Niue is possibly the smallest independent nation as of now.

4. The island is most commonly referred to as “The Rock” as a reference to it being one of the biggest raised coral islands in the world.

5. The island lies about 2400 km northwest of NZ between Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands

Facts about Tokelau:

1. Of the total 265,941 Pacific population in the NZ Census 2013, approximately 2.4% or 7,173 Pacific people identified as Tokelauan.

2. Tokelauan women are more likely than men to learn two or more languages, at 44.4 to 40.2 percent respectively.

3. English was the most spoken language in Tokelau by 93.6% or about 6,537 people.

4. The region of Wellington is home to the biggest Tokelauan population in NZ and in the world, with almost 50% living in the region (49.1% or 3,525 people).

5. One of their proverbs say “Nohe mānumanu ki te ika kae mānumanu ki te kupega” which says “Do not be too concerned about the fish, but be much more concerned about saving the net.” but means “There are things in life which are important to save and preserve for the future, and the language is chief amongst them.”.