Niue vital records

As these are held in the Auckland Research Centre which is an 'card access only' area, you will need to either be a member of Auckland City Libraries (see membership for more details) or purchase a day access card to gain entry.

The Niue High Court records generally date range from 1900 (when civil registration commenced) to 1997 when the records were microfilm by the Mormon church.  These records are not restricted to civil registration certificates.  They include records regarding emigration, immigration, and genealogies.

Note: These records are copies of the original registers, and as they are not certified by the registrar-general they may not be acceptable for legal purposes. 

Birth registration records for Niue 1900-1997

(3 NIU BDM)

Birth records for Niue.

Birth indexes (3 NIU BDM)

Includes names, birth dates, and names of parents.  Arranged alphabetically by given name and includes an index number that refers to the appropriate birth record.

Villages: Alofi, Avatele, Fatiau, Hakupu, Hikutavake, Lakepa, Liku, Makefu, Mutalau, Namukulu, Tamakautonga, Toi, Tuapa, and Vaiea.

Death and still birth registration records 1899-1997 (3 NIU BDM)

Death and still birth records for Niue.

Death indexes (3 NIU BDM)

Includes names, birth dates, and names of parents of individuals who died or emigrated from Niue.  Arranged alphabetically by surname and includes an index number that refers to the appropriate death record.

Villages: Alofi, Avatele, Fatiau, Hakupu, Hikutavake, Lakepa, Liku, Makefu, Mutalau, Namukulu, Tamakautonga, Toi, Tuapa, and Vaiea.

Marriage registrations  (3 NIU BDM)

Marriage records for Niue.

Various genealogies (3 NIU FAM)

Microfilm of original manuscript in the custody of the Department of Justice, Tufukia Alofi, Niue.

Includes genealogies of persons in Niue.  These were created at the request of people interested in tracing their ancestry or by people seeking to establish claims to citizenship or land ownership through inheritance.  Records contain copies of letters of request and conclusions of research in the form of family trees.

Genealogies of Niue women  (3 NIU FAM)

Microfilm of original manuscript in the custody of the Department of Justice, Tufukia Alofi, Niue.

Maternal genealogies arranged by village for use in determining property rights some of which inherited through maternal lines of descent.

Villages: Alofi, Avatele, Fatiau, Hakupu, Hikutavake, Lakepa, Liku, Makefu, Mutalau, Namukulu, Tamakautonga, Toi, Tuapa, and Vaiea.

Emigration from Niue (3 NIU IMM)

Index of individuals who emigrated from Niue arranged by village.  Includes date of birth, name of parents, place of birth, date of emigration, place of emigration to, and if appropriate, date of return to Niue.

Villages: Alofi, Avatele, Fatiau, Hakupu, Hikutavake, Lakepa, Liku, Makefu, Mutalau, Namukulu, Tamakautonga, Toi, Tuapa, and Vaiea.

European immigration to Niue (3 NIU IMM)

Index of europeans who immigrated to Niue, or who took up residence there. Includes names of their parents, place and date of birth, date immigrated, and if appropriate, date departed Niue or date of death.