Ko e Iki he Lagi

It is not known who composed the words or the music, but it is known that it was prepared (i.e. set down on paper) by Sioeli Fusikata.

[2][3] It had already become a popular song on Niue, but the opportunity had rarely arisen for people to sing it at public events.

Niue also used "Ko e Iki he Lagi" as their anthem rather than "God Defend New Zealand", because the organisers had requested that "identifying tunes" be used to represent nations at the games instead of recognised national anthems.

[4] However, Niue did not win any of the events, so "Ko e Iki he Lagi" was not heard publicly at the games.

[3] "God Save the King" was retained as the royal anthem to be used when the monarch is present in Niue.