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Niue back in laptop scheme
3 May 2012Internet Niue congratulates the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative for reaching agreement with the Government of Niue on the continuation of the scheme. In November last year the Niue Ministry of Education announced that the island was pulling out of the scheme because the ongoing costs of maintaining the laptops and the satellite link … Read more …
Supporting a balanced lifestyle
31 January 2012The Niue Athletics Association (NAA) has thanked Internet Niue for its past sponsorship support. Former NAA president TaniRose Fakaotimanava-Lui says Internet Niue made an invaluable contribution to the Niue Athletics Association during her term as president from 2007-2011. The current president is Roz Tafatu-Hipa. “Without Internet Niue’s help, NAA wouldn’t have been able to attend … Read more …
Niue artist explores the Pacific and the personal
15 January 2012Niue artist John Pule is exhibiting his works at Auckland Art Gallery until 21 January. The show covers 20 years of his work — since he began exhibiting in the 1990’s. One of the few major New Zealand artists who has had no formal training and little education, he developed his art as a way … Read more …
Yachties attracted to Niue
29 November 2011Niue’s Yacht Club has been named the 2011 Cruising Station of the Year by the Seven Seas Cruising Association. The Association, which has over 100 member stations with more than 10,000 members worldwide, deemed Niue a safe and enjoyable stop for cruises. While anchored at Alofi port, most yachties catch up on their email by … Read more …
Internet can help save Niue language
14 October 2011Award-winning internet operator Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui says the internet can play an important part in keeping the Niue language alive. Mr Fakaotimanava-Lui has just returned to Niue from the Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was presented with an international award on behalf of Internet Niue for its innovative work building Niue’s WiFi internet … Read more …
Internet Niue wins international award
5 September 2011Internet Niue has won a prestigious international award for the innovative WiFi internet network that serves the island. Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui, managing director of RockET Systems, the company that manages the service, will travel to Kenya in late September to collect the prize and a development grant of $A7500. “This is a real thrill. The grant … Read more …
IUSN honoured for Niue initiatives
27 July 2011The IUSN Foundation which funds Internet Niue has been honoured by one of the world’s leading computer magazines and websites. The Foundation was named as a laureate in the digital access category of Computerworld’s 2011 Honours Programme at a gala awards evening held last month in Washington, D.C. “We are not only honoured but thrilled … Read more …
Foundation digs deep for free Niue internet service
3 July 2011More than $NZ4 million has been invested in Internet Niue since it was set up in 1999 by American internet entrepreneur Bill Semich and former Peace Corps volunteer Richard St Clair. Internet Niue says it is facing ever-increasing satellite connection fees as customers make more use of the rapidly growing range of services available on … Read more …
Second satellite dish risk-proofs Internet Niue
15 June 2011Internet Niue has installed a new satellite dish at Toa, about 2 kilometres from its existing dish at Kaimiti. This will make Niue’s internet links with the outside world more reliable and at less risk of failure in a tropical cyclone. The 4.5 metre dish, which cost more than $US100,000, has been tested for a … Read more …
Internet Niue celebrates promising artists
9 May 2011Two Niue-based teenagers were awarded prizes for the most promising new artists at the 2011 Niue Arts & Cultural Festival. The festival which is held every two years, attracted around 150 visiting expatriate Niueans from New Zealand and Australia. It was funded by the New Zealand and Niue Governments. The prizes for the most promising … Read more …
