By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - New Zealand and Australia do not intend to replace their high commissioners in Fiji until they get some reassurance they will not be turfed out any time there is a disagreement between the countries.

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - Talks between Fiji, New Zealand and Australia yesterday focussed on finding a way to keep diplomatic missions running in each country without being disrupted by every spat that broke out between the nations.

Wellington, Jan 27 NZPA - The Government is maintaining its position of not commenting on a proposed Fijian appointment to its high commission in Wellington after the regime admitted today it was testing New Zealand by putting up a provocative candidate.

Wellington, Oct 1 NZPA - The Government is "generally happy" with the New Zealand Civil Defence response to yesterday's tsunami warning though there will be a review into why there was some confusion, Acting Prime Minister Bill English said today.

Wellington, April 17 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key is continuing to tread carefully over China's relationship with Fiji, saying a collaborative approach to Pacific Island issues will get the best results.

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.