Weekly Niue News http://www.niuenews.nu/ [2004-09-11: list updated for new site] _______________________________________________ > We have 8 guests online > Keeping You In Touch > Parliament Sits: Niue's Legislative Assembly meets today for > its first meeting of 2005. > Back To School: Schools on Niue re-open Monday January 31 for > the first term. About 200 pupils will attend the Niue High > School and a similar number at the National Primary School. > Five teachers have been recruited this year - three for the > high school two for the primary school. > > Exclusive Government Review: In Friday's edition of the Niue > News on-line we'll bring you part one of an exclusive report > on the draft of the Whole of Government Review carried out > recently by prominent New Zealand state administrator Don > Hunn. This will be the first of a three part series revealing > suggestions for reforms at the Niue Public Service Commission > and the Legislative Assembly. > [date.gif] Wednesday, 26 January 2005 > Januarys Cyclone Heta. > > HOSPITAL TURF TURNED > > Ground work started this week on the new $6million hospital at > Kaimiti. Builders will start construction next month and are > expected to complete the project before the end of the year. > New Zealand is funding the facility and will pay for a > registered general practitioner to work at the new medical > centre. The government is seeking accommodation for > construction workers and their families. ( Story below). > > TSUNAMI FUND INCREASE > > Late donations to the Niue tsunami victims fund took the total > to $28,600. The money was presented to a UNDP representative > by Premier Young Vivian prior to an international disaster > management conference in Japan he was to attend. > > MEDAL FOR NIUE CHAMP > > Oceania champion junior womens weightlifter Sioe Haioti of > Niue has won bronze at the Australian Weightlifting > Championships in Sydney. She's been training at the Oceania > Weightlifting Institute in Fiji and is due to return to Niue > later this month before going back into training in April. > According to top coach Paul Cotta Sioe is a medal hope in the > next Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. > Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 January 2005 ) > 24706 Visitors
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