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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Tokelau
		Tokelau is a group of three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, a territory of New Zealand.
		Tokelau has no elections; the monarch is hereditary, the administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand, and the head of government is chosen from the Council of Faipule for a one-year term.
		Tokelau is a group of three tropical coral atolls -- Atafu[?], Nukunonu[?], and Fakaofo[?] -- enclosing large lagoons in the south Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand, in Pacific typhoon belt.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/to/Tokelau (560 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Tokelau, ToC
		Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Tokelau, from Kirken i Norge
		History of Tokelau, from Pacific Island Travel from Charting the Pacific; from Lonely Planet
		Historical Population Statistics : Tokelau, from Population Statistics, Univ. Utrecht
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/pacific/xtokelau.html (46 words)

	Tokelau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Tokelau (ISO 3166-1 : TK) is a group of three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, a territory of New Zealand.
		Tokelau has no elections; the monarch is hereditary, the administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand, and the head of government is chosen from the Council of Faipule for a one-year term.
		Tokelau is a group of three tropical coral atolls -- Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo -- enclosing large lagoons in the south Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand, in Pacific typhoon belt.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /t/to/tokelau.html (676 words)

	Tokelau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tokelau (ISO 3166-1 : TK) is a group of three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, a territory of New Zealand (09°S, 172°W).
		On November 11, 2004, Tokelau and New Zealand took steps to formulate a treaty that would turn Tokelau from a New Zealand territory to a entity that is in free association with New Zealand.
		Tokelau is comprised of three clusters of islets in the south Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand, in Pacific typhoon belt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tokelau (921 words)

	Tokelau - Encyclopedia.com
		In 1925 Tokelau was mandated to New Zealand, and from 1926 to 1948 the islands were administered from the Territory of Western Samoa (now Samoa).
		Developments in Tokelau described as model for achieving progress in Non-Self-Governing Territories, during Fourth Committee debate; Relationship between territory, UN, New Zealand characterized by transparency, generosity Committee told.
		United Nations to observe referendum on self-determination in Tokelau, a non-self-governing territory, from 11 to 15 February.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Tokelau.html (1230 words)

	History of Tokelau
		Tokelau is a group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.
		Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand.
		Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level.
	www.historyofnations.net /oceania/tokelau.html (697 words)

	Tokelau : Economy of Tokelau
		Tokelau is a group of three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, a territory of New Zealand.
		Tokelau has no elections; the monarch is hereditary, the administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand, and the head of government is chosen from the Council of Faipule for a one-year term.
		Tokelau is a group of three tropical coral atolls -- Atafu[?], Nukunonu[?], and Fakaofo[?] -- enclosing large lagoons in the south Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand, in Pacific typhoon belt.
	www.fastload.org /ec/Economy_of_Tokelau.html (574 words)

	History of Tokelau - Samoa
		Tokelau's atolls have been populated for around 1000 years, with traditional tales linking the original Polynesian settlers with Samoa, the Cook Islands and Tuvalu.
		The name Tokelau Islands was given in 1946, and contracted to Tokelau in 1976; it's a Polynesian word meaning 'north wind'.
		Tokelau's administrator is appointed by NZ's minister for foreign affairs, with an official secretary based in Apia, Samoa.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /samoa/about_destin/tokelau_history.asp (467 words)

	Tokelau: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		In December 1984, the UN Assembly discussed Tokelauâs situation and decided that Aotearoa should continue to administer the islands.
		In 1989, Tokelauâs motion to apply sanctions on those states fishing in its territorial waters was supported by the South Pacific Forum.
		In 1989, a UN report on the consequences of the greenhouse effect (the warming of the atmosphere as a result of pollution) included Tokelau among the islands which could disappear under the sea in the 21st century, unless drastic measures are taken to halt pollution.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=166 (625 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tokelau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Tokelau is the name for at least two geographic names in Oceania: The New Zealand territory of Tokelau The little village on Nanumaga (Tuvalu), see Tokelau (Nanumanga) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		Tokelau is a self-governing territory of New Zealand, located in the Pacific Ocean.
		Tokelau The Realm of New Zealand is the territory in which the Queen in right of New Zealand is head of state.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tokelau (3345 words)

	Tokelau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Tokelau (ISO 3166-1 : TK) is a group of three tropical coralatolls in the South Pacific Ocean, a territory of New Zealand.
		Tokelau was originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding islandgroups.
		Tokelau has radiotelephone service between the islands and to Samoa and in 1997 established a government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok), with three satellite earthstations.
	www.therfcc.org /tokelau-51354.html (572 words)

	LA7MFA
		Tokelau, a group of three small atolls, is isolated in the Central Pacific Ocean approximately 450 kilometres north of its nearest neighbour Samoa.
		Apparently the three Tokelau atolls were settled by three distinct groups, or perhaps differences later developed, for in ancient times the leaders of the three atolls incited war against each other.
		In Tokelau, all ships must either drift off in the ocean or anchor on the narrow reef, in deep water but perilously close to the steep outer edge where surf is breaking, while passengers and cargo travel in small boats through the surf and over the reefs to land.
	www.qsl.net /la7mfa/fakaofo.html (976 words)

	A short history of the Tokelau Islands
		In 1916 Tokelau becomes as Union Group part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
		The islands come under New Zealand administration in 1926 and are incorporated into Western Samoa in 1948.
		In 1962 the Union Group becomes a separate New Zealand dependency and in 1976 the islands are renamed Tokelau.
	www.electionworld.org /history/tokelau.htm (129 words)

	Station Information - Tokelau
		Tokelau is a group of three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, a territory of New Zealand.
		The islands were made a British protectorate in 1889 and transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925.
		They speak the Tokelauan language and the English language Their isolation and lack of resources greatly restrains economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/t/to/tokelau.html (572 words)

	World History :: Encyclopedia Index -- Hi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		History of Cape Colony from 1806 to 1870
		History of Cape Colony from 1870 to 1899
		History of discovery and distribution of the remains of Aegean civilization
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/Hi.htm (231 words)

	[04 Oct 1999] GA/SPD/157 : FOURTH COMMITTEE OPENS DECOLONIZATION DEBATE, ELECTS RAPPORTEUR
		Addressing the situation in Tokelau, for which his country was responsible, the representative of New Zealand said there was no doubt that the Territory was on track to undertake an act of self- determination in the conventional sense.
		By its terms, the General Assembly would acknowledge Tokelau's need for reassurance, given that local resources cannot adequately cover the material side of self- determination, and the ongoing responsibility of the Territory's external partners to assist Tokelau in balancing its desire to be self-reliant to the greatest extent possible with its need for external assistance.
		Administrative control of the Union Islands, as Tokelau had been known at the time, was transferred to New Zealand in 1926 at the initiative of the British Government, which had annexed the territory in 1916 at the request of the people.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/1999/19991004.gaspd157.doc.html (4372 words)

	The Contemporary Pacific: Polynesia in Review: Tokelau - March 8, 2007
		Tokelau's 615 registered voters went to the polls to determine whether Tokelau would become self-governing in free association with New Zealand or continue as a non— self-governing territory of New Zealand.
		The canoe hull is labeled "Tokelau people." The three village-elected Faipule (leaders) collectively are represented by the steering paddle at the stern, and individually by the reinforcing struts that connect the three outrigger booms (the elders' councils) to the outrigger (the pan-Tokelau General Fono).
		Kelihiano Kalolo was appointed director of the Tokelau Campus of the University of the South Paciﬁc, in Atafu, in 2006; between 1998 and 2004 he was either Tokelau's director of education or a member of the Modern House of Tokelau Project team.
	archives.pireport.org /archive/2007/March/tcp-tok.htm (2492 words)

	Tokelau Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Tokelau's atolls have been populated for around 1000 years, with traditional tales linking the original Polynesian settlers with Samoa, the northern Cook Islands and Tuvalu.
		Tokelau's already minuscule populations was drastically reduced to a mere 200 in the 1850s and 60s when Peruvian slave traders ('flbirders') seized around 250 people, 500 islanders were removed by missionaries, and diseases such as dysentery took hold.
		It's the largest of Tokelau's three atolls and has the largest lagoon; it's traditionally said to be blessed with an abundance of pandanus trees for weaving.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/pacific/tokelau?v=print (1070 words)

	Tokelau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		They are still a territory of New Zealand administered under the Tokelau Islands Act[?] of 1948, as amended in 1970, and defense is the responsibility of New Zealand.
		However, the Tokelauans are drafting a constitution, and developing institutions and patterns of self-government as Tokelau moves toward free association with Wellington, like Niue.
		The chief of state is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom and New Zealand are represented by Administrator Lindsay Watt[?].
	www.eurofreehost.com /to/Tokelau_2.html (241 words)

	Tokelau :: Oceania : RSS Feeds : Gourt
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		Tokelau - Providing information on the language, economy, government, history and culture of the Tokelauans.
		Tokelau Council of Ongoing Government - Governmental information along with details of the countries people, economy and industry.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Fregional.gourt.com%2FOceania%2FTokelau.html (821 words)

	Tokelau
		Tokelau is a small isolated New Zealand dependency.
		All 6 Quarantine Officers in Tokelau(2 in each island) and a representative from the Council Office of each island attended a training in Samoa on Quarantine Border Management, Fruit Fly Surveillance, Trapping procedures including visits to the Fruit Fly and Entomology Laboratory in Nu'u Research Station.
		This was carried out after their hands-on training on fruit fly trapping procedures and host fruit survey on the islands in Tokelau.
	www.spc.int /pacifly/Country_profiles/Tokelau.htm (258 words)

	History (from Tokelau) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		As indicated by linguistic affinity, Tokelau was probably settled from Samoa by drift voyages, and the small atolls rapidly became densely settled with nucleated villages.
		History is a science—a branch of knowledge that uses specific methods and tools to achieve its goals.
		Brief history of Uruguay from its settlement by Europeans in the 16th century to the restoration of democracy in the 1980s.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=7323 (809 words)

	Tokelau
		Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889 un der the administration of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
		The name of Tokelau was adopted in 1946.
		Tokelau consists of a group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, between Samoa and Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
	www.stampsaustralia.com.au /Tokelau.html (178 words)

	Alibris: Tokelau
		Tokelau: A Historical Ethnography is the outcome of more than two decades of intensive and wide-ranging research in and about the three tiny Polynesian atolls known as Tokelau.
		The book is both a comparative ethnographic study of the islands of Tokelau and a narrative record of their past.
		Between 1965 and 1975, a large proportion of the population of Tokelau, a group of three tiny isolated atolls in the tropical South Pacific, migrated to New Zealand, where they became part of a cosmopolitan urban society.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Tokelau (262 words)

	MEXICO - Country profile: Tokelau
		All laws or rules are now made by Tokelauans or at their request, and the Office for Tokelau Affairs, currently located in Western Samoa, is in the process of moving to the atolls.
		Communal farming and fishing are the basis of Tokelau’s economy.
		On some working days, people in Tokelau may work as directed by the local leader, for example to catch fish which is shared by others in the community.
	www.newint.org /issue251/profile.htm (573 words)

	An introduction to the legal structure of Tokelau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Tokelau has a total land area of approximately 12 sq km and a population of approximately 1400.
		From 22 July, 1969, the statute and common law of England as at 14 January 1840 was extended to Tokelau by section 4A of the Tokelau Act, as amended, to serve as basic law for Tokelau.
		In November 1974 the administration of Tokelau was transferred from the Mäori and Island Affairs Department to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
	www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj /library/Online/Texts/Tokelau/Homepage.htm (4162 words)

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