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New Zealand and Tokelau
Tokelau has, since 1926, been administered by New Zealand. For the purposes of the principle of self-determination enshrined in the United Nations Charter, Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory.
Administration of Tokelau
The Administrator of Tokelau is a statutory position appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide support to Tokelau. Jonathan Kings is the current Administrator. The Office of the Administrator of Tokelau supports the Administrator and Tokelau both with policy advice and administrative support. The Office is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Wellington.
The main activities of the Office are:
- Coordinating all New Zealand government activities relating to Tokelau
- Supporting Tokelau, particularly in the areas of health; education; shipping; constitutional and legislative development; financial management; public sector management; with the involvement and recruitment of appropriate experts
- Coordinating all New Zealand activities for Tokelau.
- Contributing to Tokelau's efforts to enhance governance structures and assisting with constitutional and legislative matters
- Managing patient referrals to New Zealand and acting on behalf of the Tokelau Public Service in New Zealand
- Maintaining contact with and disseminating information to Tokelauan communities in New Zealand and 'friends of Tokelau' in New Zealand
- Maintaining dialogue with the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation and other international and regional groupings with an interest in Tokelau.
News, Issues and Events
Speeches
- Statement by the Administrator of Tokelau Jonathan Kings to the Special Committee on the situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 21 June 2013 [PDF 1MB]
- Statement by Aliki Faipule Salesio Lui Ulu o Tokelau (Titular Head of Tokelau) Special Committee on the situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 21 June 2013
- Statement by Faipule Foua Toloa Ulu O Tokelau (Titular Head of Tokelau) to the Special Committee on the Situation With Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 24 June 2009
- 39th Pacific Island Forum, Alofi, Niue. Statement by Faipule Pio Iosefo Tuia, Ulu o Tokelau (Titular Head of Tokelau), Tuesday 19 August 2008
- Statement by Faipule Pio Iosefo Tuia Ulu O Tokelau (Titular Head of Tokelau) to the Special Committee on the Situation With Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 23 June 2008
- Statement by the Administrator of Tokelau David Payton to the Special Committee on the Situation With Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 23 June 2008
- Statement By Kuresa Nasau Ulu O Tokelau (Titular
Head Of Tokelau) to the Special Committee on
the Situation with regard to the Implementation
of the Declaration on the granting of Independence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 27 June 2007
- United Nations Speech, Department of Public
Information, News and Media Division, New York. UN
Decolonisation work 'remains unfinished' says
Deputy Secretary General as
Decolonisation Committee opens 2006 Session, February
2006
- United
Nations Special Political and Decolonisation
Committee 2006 Session, First Organisational
Meeting. Statement by Rosemary Banks,
New Zealand Permanent Representative to the
United Nations, 23
February 2006
- United Nations General Assembly Fifty-Ninth Session: Special
Committee on the Situation With Regard to the Implementation of the
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and
Peoples - Question
of Tokelau - Statement by Mr Neil Walter Administrator
Of Tokelau, 24 June 2005
Travel Advice
Read our Travel Advice for Tokelau on the Safe Travel Website.
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