- Ritual
- Huki Teliga
- Region and community
- ニウエ／Niuean共同体
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- NiueGeneral civil age of majority remains unidentified · Section 58 of the Family Relationships Act 2022 provides that a guardianship order expires at 18 unless it ends earlier. The general civil age of majority remains unidentified.Niue · Law and supporting sources 1 · Law and supporting sources 2
About the rite
At a Niuean girl’s Huki Teliga, women representing both sides of her family pierce her ears for the first time. Relatives bring gifts and offer good wishes as they celebrate her growth.
Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand, holds photographs of a ceremony in Alofi in 1982. The Government of Niue also describes ear piercing as a cultural milestone that has been passed down.
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