Dubbed Savage Island by Captain James Cook, Niue is now a haven of bliss, writes Paul Rush My first glimpse of Niue belies its title "The Rock of Polynesia". Forget the formidable bulwark of the Rock of Gibraltar, this is a glorious oval coral atoll rising out of the deep blue Pacific, perched on top of an undersea volcano. Stepping off the three-hour flight from Auckland on a balmy Friday afternoon, it seems most of the population are at the airport. Vanessa Marsh, the charming meet-and-greeter is there along with Hayden Porter, the man charged with revitalising Niue's tourism industry. Between the flurry of airport activity and animated "Fakaalofa lahi atu" welcomes, Hayden tells me the...
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