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  Tokelau - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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   (396 words)

  
 Tokelau (New Zealand)
Tokelauans are drafting a constitution, developing institutions and patterns of self-government as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand.
Tokelau is undergoing an institutional change process where the UN plays a role.
Tokelau is still very much a colony of New Zealand, and thus the official flag of Tokelau is the New Zealand flag (for records sake).
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/tk.html   (690 words)

  
 Commonwealth Secretariat - Tokelau
Tokelau consists of three atolls - Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo - lying in the South Pacific 480km north of Apia, Samoa.
Tokelau was the last country in the world without a telephone system.
In 1925, the Tokelau group was separated from the Colony and New Zealand assumed responsibility for administration.
www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/YearbookInternal.asp?NodeID=140415   (595 words)

  
 Protected Areas Programme -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tokelau, formerly the Union Islands, is an island territory under New Zealand administration.
Tokelau is at the north edge of the main hurricane belt, and hurricanes are rare, although stormy weather is not uncommon between November and March.
A hydrogeological study of Tokelau was undertaken by Kammar (1981).
www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/pacific/wetlands/tkl_int.htm   (1037 words)

  
 Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The basis of Tokelau's legislative, administrative and judicial systems is the Tokelau Islands Act 1948 and its amendments.
From then until September 1980, when the Tokelau administration regulations were amended, the New Zealand Secretary of Foreign Affairs was the administrator of Tokelau.
Unless it is expressly extended to Tokelau, New Zealand statute law does not apply to the territory.
www.tokelau.org.nz /Government/Government.htm   (417 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Pacific islanders decide destiny
The tiny South Pacific territory of Tokelau is voting on whether to become one of the world's smallest self-governing states.
The 1,500 islanders are holding a referendum, which could reclaim Tokelau's sovereignty for the first time in 120 years.
Tokelau - made up of three coral atolls which have no airport, roads or capital - has been governed by New Zealand.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/4705704.stm   (381 words)

  
 Tokelau: The Islands of Te Vaka's Polynesian Music
Tokelau is a non self-governing territory under the administration of New Zealand.
The population of Tokelau at last census (1996) was 1,507.
The economy of Tokelau is dependent on aid from New Zealand.
www.tevaka.com /islands.html   (229 words)

  
 Tokelau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tokelau consists of three atolls known as Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo.
Tokelau became a British Protectorate in 1877 and it was known then as the Union Islands.
Tokelau is now dependent on and managed by the New Zealand Government.
teachingtreasures.com.au /travel/oceania/tokelau.htm   (94 words)

  
 Charting the Pacific - Places
Tokelau is a largely self-governing territory under the administration of New Zealand.
The position of Ulu o Tokelau (Head of Tokelau) is rotated annually among the 3 Faipule.
Tokelau is on the list of the United Nations Decolonising Committee.
www.abc.net.au /ra/pacific/places/country/tokelau.htm   (453 words)

  
 Tokelau - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Tokelau is a self-administering territory of New Zealand, lying to the north of Samoa in the central Pacific.
Under the 1948 Tokelau Islands Act (through which New Zealand is the formal administering authority), Tokelau is within the territorial boundaries of New Zealand and Tokelauans are New Zealand citizens.
All executive and administrative functions are in theory vested in the Administrator of Tokelau, responsible to the New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
www.dfat.gov.au /geo/tokelau/tokelau_brief.html   (702 words)

  
 Tokelau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-2.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In the draft constitution of Tokelau subject to the Tokelauam self-determination referendum in 2006, Olohega is again claimed as part of Tokelau.
Tokelau is not a wealthy community, with a purchasing power of about US$1,000(€814) per capita.
The atoll of Fakaofo, southernmost of the Tokelau Islands
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Tokelau   (1532 words)

  
 Canoe Tokelau - Polynesian sailing and star navigation
Canoe Tokelau is an exploration and education project to rediscover, understand, use and share traditional Polynesian ocean navigation and boat building knowledge.
By constructing and sailing a Tokelauan voyaging canoe from the atoll of Atafu south to Western Samoa, we aim to celebrate the traditional understanding of the Pacific environment and demonstrate the relevance of Faka Tokelau to a closer intimacy with the world we now live in.
Tokelau consists of 3 atolls in central Polynesia (what about Olohega?), an area of island chains spread across the vastness of the Pacific ocean.
www.canoetokelau.com   (336 words)

  
 travel to Tokelau, South Pacific islands
Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand consisting of three atolls 500 km north of Samoa (Tokelau means "north").
On the MV Tokelau most passengers travel deck, and every available space on deck will be packed with the Tokelauans and their belongings.
Easygoing visitors will love Tokelau, but those on a tight schedule or who crave privacy, comfort, or constant activity will be anxious to leave.
www.southpacific.org /faq/tok.html   (639 words)

  
 Tokelau travel guide - Wikitravel
Tokelau is in Polynesia, a group of three atolls about half way between Hawaii to New Zealand.
Tokelau consists of three atolls, each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over three meters above sea level
Tokelau has not ports or harbors; offshore anchorage only.
wikitravel.org /en/Tokelau   (248 words)

  
 Tokelau | Untouched, Tropical... Perfect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tokelau is an island-nation made of three atolls that are virtually untouched, inhabited by one-thousand five-hundred native Tokelauans and ruled under tradition and Christianity, with the three atolls independent in Christianity, one Protestant, one Roman Catholic and one split between the two faiths.
Their head-of-state is selected by New Zealand, as is their Secretary-Diplomat, their basic ambassador, and the island is basically ruled by the legislative bodies of the councils, as cries of independence are causing a gap between New Zealander power over Tokelau, as it becomes more and more of a nation than a colony.
The website of the Dot TK, which is affiliated with Foundation Tokelau, Teletok and other organizations, and solely works for the better qualitity of life and better for the Tokelauan people.
www.freewebs.com /tokelauan   (472 words)

  
 Tokelau Map, South Pacific Islands
The three Tokelau atolls, Atafu, Fakaofo, and Nukunonu, lie 500 kilometers north of Samoa in the central South Pacific.
Today Tokelau falls under the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, although the administration is now run largely by local councils.
Tokelau is well off the beaten tourist track.
www.mapsouthpacific.com /tokelau/index.html   (192 words)

  
 Noonsite: Tokelau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tokelau lies just north of Samoa in the central South Pacific and consists of three small low coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunono, and Fakaofo.
The weather is cooler than the rest of the year when it is hot, particularly from December to March, which is the cyclone season.
Tokelau is on the edge of the cyclone belt, and in both 2004 and 2005 was hit by cyclones.
www.noonsite.com /Countries/Tokelau   (344 words)

  
 Tokelau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tokelau is the language of the people of the island of Tokelau.
This Austronesian language is spoken by less than 5,000 people.
About 2,000 live on Tokelau and the rest are in New Zealand and American Samoa.
www.flw.com /languages/tokelau.htm   (48 words)

  
 Tokelau - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Tokelau is a largely self-governing territory of New Zealand.
The High Commission for Australia in Wellington, New Zealand is responsible for Australian affairs in Tokelau.
Tokelau is represented by the High Commission for New Zealand in Canberra
www.dfat.gov.au /geo/tokelau/index.html   (145 words)

  
 tokelau map and information page
This small group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand, was originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups.
In 1889 the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889 and then transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925.
Tokelau (Complete) info on the (GDP) economy, imports and exports, natural resources, government, population, military, transportation, and more here!
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/oceania/tk.htm   (269 words)

  
 Politics of Tokelau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-2.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
On November 11, 2004, Tokelau and New Zealand took steps to formulate a treaty that would turn Tokelau from a New Zealand territory to an entity that is in free association with New Zealand.
Although a 60 percent majority voted in favor of the proposal, a two-thirds majority was required for the referendum to succeed, so Tokelau remains a New Zealand territory.
Tokelau had recently indicated its intention to schedule a second referendum for November 2007.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Politics_of_Tokelau   (392 words)

  
 Tokelau Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Atafu is the smallest and most traditional of Tokelau's three atolls.
Head off to Tokelau, where there's no capital city, no airport, no harbour, no cars, no banks, no guns and no tourism.
What it does have is fantastic lagoon diving and Polynesian culture at its most untouched.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/pacific/tokelau   (130 words)

  
 DotTK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The atolls of Tokelau have been populated by Polynesians for about 1000 years, and traditional tales link the original settlers with Samoa, the Cook Islands and Tuvalu.
There are approximately 500 people on each of Tokelau's three atolls.
But let us know if you want to see anything else about Tokelau, you can leave a message on our feedback page and we'll see what we can do for you.
my.dot.tk /vc00903.html   (109 words)

  
 Tokelau: Statistics Unit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Tokelau Statistics Unit sincerely extends its appreciation to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Statistics Programme for its assistance in facilitating this PRISM initiative.
The long-term benefits from PRISM to the small Tokelau Statistics Unit cannot be under-mind.
The Tokelau Statistics Unit will continue to cooperate with SPC and other regional and International organizations to improve its statistical system.
www.spc.int /prism/country/tk/stats   (208 words)

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