Niue Travel Guide

10th century

Polynesian voyagers arrive from Samoa

16th century

Tongan warriors conquer Niue

1774

Captain James Cook contacts Niue

1830

Missionaries from Samoa repelled

1846

Peniamina is first convert to Christianity

1849

Arrival of Samoan missionaries

1861

First resident European missionary

1863

Peruvian slavers kidnap 130 Niueans

1868

Labor recruiters visit Niue

1876

Niueans elect King Mataio Tuitoga

1900

Niue becomes a British protectorate

1901

Niue is annexed to New Zealand

1959

First elected Legislative Assembly

1974

Niue becomes self-governing

1990

Hurricane Ofa strikes Niue

2004

Hurricane Heta devastates Niue