Visiting International Organization Pacific Islands Centre in Tokyo, Japan

Hon. Consul Jayson Vemoa promoting PR for Niue.

Interview Report: Yumi Ito

Being Niuean': those who stayed, those who left, and for those to come... "Honestly, I feel like I won the lottery being born Niue," Coral Pasisi

What does it mean to be a Pasifika person when so many of us have shifted away from our motherlands?

In this beautiful documentary on identity, the young and old on the 'Rock' and in Aotearoa tell us how Being Niuean plays out for them. 

In 2024 Niue celebrated 50 years of self-governance, overseen by New Zealand administration. What benefits and what problems has this created for the small Island nation?

We look back at the hopes and aspirations of those who lead the 1974 movement for self- governance, and how Niueans feel about it today. 'Being Niuean' looks at what happens when most of your island population has relocated to the diaspora, and how the motherland manages to sustain itself.    

From celebrated musicians Diggy Dupe and Che Fu in Aotearoa, to world famous artist John Pule who returned to paint on Niue and the last generations with the skills of the land and the sea, this is a journey into the heartache and hopes of so many Tagata Moana. 

-- Made with funding from NZ on Air

Jayson Vemoa - Guest Speaker for Tokyo American Club End of Year Swimming Team Sports Awards Dinner 2024.

Saying a few words of encouragement for the next generation of athletes coming out of the Tokyo American Club in Tokyo, Japan.

“The Treasure the Coaches here are giving you is the Mental Fortitude you will need for this life time. For me it was Martial Arts. For you it’s your own chosen path” - Hon. Consul Jayson Vemoa

Paying our last respects and deepest condolences in prayer for the Hon. Mr Shinzo Abe’s warm friendship to Niue at his State Funeral in the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo Japan.

(Photo Japan MOFA)

Hon. Consul of Niue in Tokyo Japan PALM08 working with Sir Colin Tukuitonga who visiting Japan 2018 for Pacific Island Leaders Summit 2018 in Fukushima.

This photo was taken before leaving Tokyo on the Emperor of Japan’s Train