Wellington, April 15 NZPA - New Zealand politicians are accusing the United Nations of propping up Fiji's military regime by using the troubled Pacific nations troops for peacekeeping.

By Ian Llewellyn of NZPA Beijing, April 15 NZPA - If Fiji's military regime does not do a "miraculous turnaround" and commit to elections soon then the economic consequences will be dire, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Wellington, April 15 NZPA - The United Nations is playing into the Fiji military's hands by continuing to use peacekeepers from the island nation, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says.

Beijing, April 14 NZPA - Recent events in Fiji mean the country is being given a "passport to poverty" by its military ruler Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Wellington, April 14 NZPA - The Government has ruled out banning New Zealanders from visiting Fiji, saying to do so would make it no better than the island nation's military administration.