Then , Ron started Process_start weakening Cause_change_of_strength while passing Motion_directional between central Tonga and Niue on January 7 .

Sina subsequently passed Motion_directional just to the north of Tongatapu in Tonga during November 29 , before it passed Motion_directional about 160 km ( 100 mi ) to the south of Niue and near the Southern Cook Islands during the next day .

The cyclone Catastrophe caused Causation no deaths and over in damages Damaging , as it affected Influence Fiji , Tonga , Niue and the Southern Cook Islands .

Within both Niue and the Southern Cook Islands only minor damage Damaging to crops and structures was reported Publishing .