NIUE LOCALS WIRED OVER POWER CUTS
Date: 1 February 2007
Locals in Niue are crying "enough is enough" after having to go without water and power in the latest outages.
Gloria Talagi, who lives in one of the outer villages, says those in the capital are better off than them.
Niue has been having power cuts since the island's only powerstation was burnt last year.
New Zealand sent a generator up to help out but local officials say it's not enough to meet the needs of the whole Island 24/7.
Today, local businesswoman and Opposition MP, Tauveve Jacobsen, told NiuFM that she blamed, in part, the Helen Clark administration for the power cuts.
Niue's premier, Young Vivivan, was trying to calm locals, saying a generator is on the way and that people just have to hang in there.
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