New Zealanders ignore Fiji travel warnings

Political unrest has grown steadily since Commodore Bainimarama overthrew the government in December 2006. There have been calls for a return to democracy, and, with the expulsion of New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji, the Pacific Island nation has invited the wrath of the New Zealand government. Last week the government confirmed an extension of travel sanctions against Fiji which now means that high ranking public servants cannot transit through New Zealand. The sanctions are in addition to those imposed last year in which members of Fiji's interim government, its supporters and members of the military were prevented from entering the country.