Niue’s villages are the focus of Internet Niue’s current sponsorship programme. The IUSN Foundation that funds Internet Niue presents a $500 grant to each village council at the village’s annual show day. Foundation chief executive Per Darnell says the wifi service is free to villagers, but transmitters are normally hosted on land or buildings under … Read more …
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Speaking up for the Pacific
20 April 2013Internet Niue and its service provider RockET Systems have been speaking up in international forums on behalf of internet users in Niue and the wider Pacific. RockET director Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui says it’s important that the global internet community is constantly reminded of the internet access issues faced by small Pacific Islands. “Satellite connections such as … Read more …
Linking with our Pacific friends
22 November 2012Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui, director of Internet Niue’s service provider RockET Systems Limited, has been elected to the board of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the world-wide Internet Society (PICISOC). He will also serve as PICISOC secretary for two years. The chapter, which represents the interests of Oceania-Pacific internet users, seeks to provide impartial and relevant advice … Read more …
Fascinating Niue
Sitting on a lens of fresh water
Although there are no watercourses on Niue, a ‘lens’ of fresh water lies about 60 metres below the rim of the central plateau. This groundwater is tapped by a series of bores and is the island’s main source of water. Households have tanks in which they store the rain that falls on their roof.
Groundwater is replenished by rainwater. It seeps quickly through the thin layer of topsoil and down through the cracks and cavities in the underlying limestone rock. In so doing, it has sculpted huge caverns and caves, which define the island.
Caves in the centre of the island often contain pools of fresh water. Along the coast, springs of fresh brackish water leak out from the base of the cliffs. There are also many caves along the coast line and small coves, rather than the sandy beaches typical of Pacific islands.
Sources: Niue by Charles Cooper. Reed Children’s Books, 2000. ISBN 18694884 and National Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan Of Niue, Government of Niue 2001
