VATNZ - Sunday Night Ops - Underway right now! Island Time - Niue Tonights SNO sees our pilots head off to explore one of the less travelled destinations and flight routes - Niue. Niue (pronounced new-ay) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) northeast of New Zealand within the triangle formed by Tonga (to the west), Samoa (to the north) and the Cook Islands (to the east). Its land area is 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi) and its population, predominantly Polynesian, is around 1,400. They commonly refer to the island as the Rock, a reference to the traditional moniker Rock of Polynesia Niue is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand, and most of its diplomatic relations are conducted by New Zealand on its behalf. Niueans are New Zealand citizens, and Queen Elizabeth II is head of state in her capacity as Queen of New Zealand. 90–95% of Niuean people live in New Zealand. Niue International Airport (IATA: IUE, ICAO: NIUE), also known as Hanan International Airport, is an international airport serving the island nation of Niue. It is located in the town of Alofi and currently only serves Air New Zealand flying to and from Auckland every Saturday. For more information and routes details, visit web.vatnz.net/events/181
Posted on: Sun, 02 Mar 2014 06:36:11 +0000