The politics of Niue take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Chief Minister is the head of government, and of a non-partisan system.
The cabinet is chosen by the premier and appointed by the Speaker of the Niue Assembly and collectively responsible to Parliament.
Below is a list of recent by-elections: The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sitting in the United Kingdom is Niue's highest court.
[4] Initially, it was the Crown Counsel of New Zealand that provided legal assistance to those accused of serious offenses such as murder.
In 1971, the Select Committee on the Appointment of a Public Defender recommended that the Government of Niue provide any offenders with court representation.
The Village Council receives grants from the Government, donor agencies also fund some development projects.
Nevertheless, the amendment would not create much of a constitutional change, and the introduction of the Interpretation Act 2004 instated the Crown Law Office as providing legal advice to the Niue government.
[9] *He may have spent the majority of his service as the Acting Attorney General as the Niue government had difficulty filling the position.