Recalling the solemn declaration on the future status of Tokelau, contained in the 1994 "Voice of Tokelau", which stated that an act of self-determination in Tokelau was under active consideration, together with the constitution of a self-governing Tokelau, and that the then preference of Tokelau was for a status of free association with New Zealand,
Recordando la declaración solemne sobre el futuro estatuto de Tokelau, contenida en la "Voice of Tokelau" de 1994, en que se declaraba que se estaba considerando activamente un acto de libre determinación de Tokelau, junto con la constitución de un Tokelau autónomo, y que Tokelau prefería un estatuto de libre asociación con Nueva Zelandia,