Environmental legislation review - Niue : 1993
The paramount policy objective of the Niuean Government is to work for the maintenance of a 'living community'. The promotion of economic development in Niue is essential to the maintenance of a living community because it provides a sense of purpose which can no longer be derived from traditional subsistence activities, or even from Public Service employment, unless there is a wider community to serve. This sense of purpose becomes stronger if development is towards supplying New Zealand with goods and services which Niue is uniquely able to supply because of its climate, soils, and geographic position.