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 Feb 3 NZPA - Australia has followed New Zealand's lead and relaxed a travel ban on members of Fiji's military-led regime to allow the first Fijian minister to visit Canberra since a 2006 coup on the South Pacific island nation created a deep diplomatic rift.

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, Jan 22 NZPA - New Zealand should not overreact to an inappropriate proposed Fijian appointment to its high commission in Wellington, a diplomatic expert says.

Auckland, Jan 21 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key says he has not had any formal advice on reports that the military regime in Fiji wants to send a ranking officer to serve at its high commission in Wellington.

Wellington, Jan 21 NZPA - The military regime in Fiji reportedly wants to send a ranking officer to serve at its High Commission in Wellington.

Wellington, Nov 15 NZPA - Fiji's self-appointed Prime Minister said New Zealand's Deputy High Commissioner was expelled from the Pacific nation as a message to "leave us alone". Commodore Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama said New Zealand had to "stop this bullying".

Wellington, Nov 5 NZPA - New Zealand head of mission Todd Cleaver wore a traditional sulu -- a wrap-around garment like a skirt worn by both men and women in Fiji -- to Nadi International Airport for his precipitate departure from the islands.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Nov 5 NZPA - New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner to Fiji Todd Cleaver flies home this evening.