[9][4] The newspaper is distributed in Niue, New Zealand and previously Australia,[5] and had a circulation of 800 in 2005,[8] which had dropped to 200 by the time of its 30th anniversary in 2023.
[1] The Niue Star was founded with the assistance of AESOPS, which provided Jackson with equipment including a computer, a digital camera and a printing press.
A large majority of Niueans live outside Niue itself, which, due to continuous emigration, had a population of barely 1000 in 2008.
Most Niuean expatriates live in New Zealand, where the Niue Star is distributed within the Niuean community,[9] giving them access to church news and to photographs and descriptions of family members taking part in village events in Niue.
[1] From a peak of about 1,700, circulation by 2023 had dropped to just 200, in Niue and in Auckland, and the formerly weekly newspaper was now published only monthly.