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Situated in the south-central Pacific Ocean the island nation of Nuie was originally settled by Polynesians.

In 1774, British naval officer, Captain James Cook, sighted Niue and attempted to set ashore, only to be repulsed by Niuean warriors. Cook later chartered the island and named it Savage Island.

Concerned about a threat to the island’s sovereignty Nuiean chiefs lobbied Great Britain for protection and on the 19th of October 1901 succeeded in becoming a British Protectorate; in 1901 Great Britain passed the administration of Nuie over to New Zealand.

Independence in free association with New Zealand was proclaimed in 1974 and on the 15th of October 1975 the current national flag was adopted.

The Symbolic Meaning

Yellow represents the sun above Nuie and the affection Nuie feels towards New Zealand.

The defaced Union Flag or Union Jack at the hoist indicates Nuie’s historical association with Great Britain. 

The four small stars featured on the Union Jack symbolise the constellation the Southern Cross and New Zealand. It replicates the same constellation that appears on the New Zealand flag.

The Southern Cross is a prominent constellation of the southern hemisphere. It denotes Nuie's geographical position in the world.

The larger star placed on a blue disc symbolises the independent island nation of Nuie standing alone, surrounded on all sides by the Pacific Ocean.