Naea Michael Jackson is a

Niue Niue is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean and is part of Polynesia, and predominantly inhabited by Polynesians. One of the world's largest coral islands, Niue is c ...

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and former

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who is the owner of '' Niue Star''.

Career

In the 1970s and 1980s, he was the government printer and government press photographer in Niue. He published the '' Tohi Tala Niue'', Niue's government-owned weekly newspaper. In 1991, he set up a private printing business, and, in 1993, launched the weekly '' Niue Star'',"Michael Jackson joins Samoa Observer"
, ''Samoa Observer'', 16 March 2008 which at the time was the country's only printed newspaper. Jackson is the ''Stars owner, editor, journalist and photographer.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 September 2008 Also in 1993, Jackson stood successfully for Parliament in that year's general election. He later became an associate minister, and remained a member of Parliament until 2008, when he was defeated in the general election. He stated that there was "no conflict of interest" between his being a journalist and a member of government, because "we have a law to prevent us MPs from taking advantage of our positions". He is reportedly better known in Niue than his internationally more famous namesake, to the point that, when news of singer Michael Jackson's death reached Niue in July 2009, "most residents of the remote coral atoll (

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) thought that it was him (sic) who had died". In the 2023 Niue National Awards he was awarded the Niue Community Service Star.

Personal life

Jackson's paternal grandfather was

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

, hence his surname.

References

External links

"Climate Change in Niue"
an article by Michael Jackson on the website of the

Pacific Regional Environment Programme The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is an intergovernmental organisation based in Apia, Samoa with more than 90 staff members. The organisation is held accountable by the governments and administrations of the Pa ...

Niuean journalists Living people Members of the Niue Assembly Niuean people of English descent Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Niue Community Service Star {{Niue-politician-stub