Political status and decolonisation
Sources: Tokelau political status
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Reference work · Independent publication
2006 Tokelauan self-determination referendum (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the UN-supervised 11-15 February 2006 referendum, which proposed a change to self-governing free-association status with New Zealand and recorded 60% support, short of the required two-thirds majority.
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Reference work · Independent publication
2007 Tokelauan self-determination referendum (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the 20-24 October 2007 referendum, which again proposed free-association status and recorded 64.4% support, falling short of the required two-thirds majority by 16 votes.
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Organisation statement · Government perspective or primary official source
History of Self-Determination (Tokelau Government) link
Tokelau territorial government's own official account, consulted via citation, of its administrative history: brought under New Zealand administration in 1926, formally made part of New Zealand under the Tokelau Act 1948 from 1949.
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