- Population:
- 1,647
- Religion:
- Christianity
'Tokelau is a remote group of atolls in the South Pacific Ocean halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand of which it''s a territory. It''s usually accessed by boat from Samoa a trip that can take around 24 hours. Nukunonu atoll contains accommodation and a clear lagoon rich in marine life. Fakaofo has swimming pigs that famously catch fish near its coral reef.'
Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval.
