The most popular sports are cricket, in the summer, and rugby, in the winter. People also enjoy volleyball, soccer, tennis, table tennis, netball, and track events. Alofi has a nine-hole golf course. Cultural events, sometimes competitive, are occasions for traditional song, music, and dance. Some churches have accomplished choirs that devote a good deal of time to their art.
Women gather to make baskets, hats, and other handicrafts.
They make many household items from treated pandanus fibre and coconut fronds. Embroidery is another popular handicraft, and tie-dyeing has come into fashion. Show days, such as the one at Hakupu each June, are occasions for athletics and for displaying handicrafts. The inhabitants of Niue celebrate New Year s Day on 1 January. Commission Day is a holiday on 2 January.