Niue National Strategic Plan 2016-2026.

The Niue National Strategic Plan is a high level roadmap setting out the Niue Government’s direction and priorities for Niue to act at all levels to reach its vision. It provides strategic guidance towards prosperity. Niue ke Monuina is to create opportunities for the Niue people to lead healthy, prosperous lives while protecting the environment and its marine life, flora and fauna. This is about creating wealth using the resources that have been bestowed upon our country through investments in our sovereign assets including tourism, fisheries, water, noni and vanilla. Subsistence crops are important for food security and will support tourism but at the same time, fauna and flora must be protected so that they sustain us in the long term and therefore they must be managed in a manner that will enable them to thrive just as much as people are allowed to thrive. The Plan has seven National Development Pillars which are: Finance and Economic Development, Good Governance, Infrastructure, Environment, Social, Tāoga Niue and the Private Sector. These seven pillars are the key foundations in supporting economic growth leading Niue as a growing nation towards prosperity.
Its mission is to build a prosperous Niue responsibly and sustainably, to meet social and economic needs and development aspirations while preserving Tāoga Niue culture and heritage values, and protecting our environment. Its vision is that Niue will continue to be a sovereign nation in free association with New Zealand. Its unique culture, based on Tāoga spirituality, language, heritage and social values, will thrive and be celebrated. Her people will continue to enjoy a high standard of living with a unique island lifestyle and a stable and responsible government. Niue's unique, unspoilt and pristine coastal environment will be internationally recognised as a beacon for its sustainable and responsible environmental practices and this is how the Niuean environment will be protected. A vibrant private sector will accelerate economic growth and increase employment and investment opportunities for all residents of Niue.
This Plan is for the people of Niue as the Niue’s biggest resource and asset seeking a good quality of life supported by access to good social services and recognition of its cultural values. Building strong and stable communities will attract others to live and visit Niue to see why we choose Niue as our home. To see what the country has to offer. It aims to encourage Niueans abroad and others to live on Niue. This Plan is the population strategy to retain people to enjoy the lifestyle on Niue, and in particular having regard to the employment opportunities and levels of remuneration in New Zealand with an aim of reaching at least 80% of these levels. Niueans living abroad are important and the cultural bridge with those living in Niue will continue to feature and will complement efforts in other sectors to rebuild Niue’s population. We also encourage the entry of short term tourists, visitors, workers and business people, and long term residents who will contribute to Niue’s economic, social and population aims and objectives.
The National Development Pillars are: Sufficient financial resources are secured, and responsible fiscal management is prudent, sustainable and in support of development strategies; Good governance is practised at all levels of society; Sustainable use and management of key infrastructure that is climate proof and resilient; Harmonious and healthy lifestyle in a thriving, educated and safe community that has access to a wide range of quality social services; Sustainable use and management of Niue’s natural resources and environment for present and future generations; Promote, strengthen and integrate Tāoga Niue cultural heritage, language, values and identity; A prosperous and skilled island nation, underpinned by a thriving and entrepreneurial private sector.