
McCully: We can't force Fiji to hold elections
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says NZ won't impose further sanctions on Fiji.
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says NZ won't impose further sanctions on Fiji.
Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth for failing to hold democratic eletions.
Fiji was banned from the Commonwealth at midnight after failing to announce a date for elections to be held by October 2010.
Fiji faces suspension from the Commonwealth from today, if it refuses to commit to elections next year.
Three big New Zealand-funded developments in Fiji have hit trouble.
A former North Otago rugby representative is believed to have been among those killed in the Tongan ferry disaster.
Two Auckland students are unable to return to school while their mother appeals an expired work permit.