TOKELAU; Referendum lost on self-determination

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Updated October 25, 2007 15:44:44

Tokelau's referendum on self-determination has been lost by 16 votes. Tokelau with a population of 14-hundred people, has had a week of United Nations supervised voting on whether to become self-governing or stay part of New Zealand.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: Bruce Hill, journalist

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