J.M. McEwen’s report in 1968 indicated that land tenure system in Niue was already under strain. He points out that customary Niuean land tenure consists of “family ownership, with an appointed family head, and undistributed rights of occupation which pass by descent. Ownership is fluid, in that rights can be lost by continued absence of owners from the land. Rights of occupation may also be lost in the same way. The system is essentially practical in that it enables the land to be worked by individual owners without interference from co-owners.” Niuean customary tenure was opposed to individualised freehold titles registered under the Niue Act 1966, derived from the New Zealand Maori Land Act.

Niue Land Titling Project. A Mid-term Review, Apr 1994.

Niue Land Titling Project: Stage Two Project: Document, n.d.

Interim Report of the A.C.T. Crown Lease Consultancy, 1995

Niue Land Titling Project. Questions and Answers about the Land Titling Project, Mar 1996

Report. Niue Delegation Tour in New Zealand for Land Titling Project, 20 March-2 April 1996;

Report of Constitutional Review Committee, Jun 1997; 19pp.

Proposal for a Consultancy to Review the Land Titling and Forestry Projects in Nuie, Sep 1997;

Terms of Reference: Review of Land Titling Project, Oct 1997

Review of Land Titling Project, Mar 1998; Ts., draft, 59pp.

Opportunities for Land Investment in Niue: Creation of a Land Economy, 4 Aug 1998.

Review of the Niue Land Titling Project. Final Report, Jun 1999.

Report on Land Tenure in Niue. Presented to the House of Representatives, 1968. <b>See Finding aids for details.</b>