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New Zealand lifts Fiji risk warning

September 26, 2014 1:04 am

New Zealand has updated its travel advisory on Fiji for a second time since last week’s election and removed its previous risk warning.

The latest update from September the 23rd also changed the wording which said the Fiji government had a degree of influence over the judiciary.

It now says there can be limitations on judicial redress for decisions made by authorities.

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In June, Fiji’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde, criticised the New Zealand travel advisory, saying it had no basis and should be ignored.