This has been confirmed by Interim Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum in a press conference this afternoon on the matter.
Sayed Khaiyum said McDonald has now been declared Persona Non-Grata and has been given reasonable time to leave.
Sayed Khaiyum adds the Australia and New Zealand diplomats have not been acting in an appropriate manner in Fiji.
Sayed-Khaiyum did not confirm whether the Australian High Commissioner James Batley will see the same fate.
He said the Interim Government wishes to make it very clear that this is purely a bilateral matter between Fiji and New Zealand and it in no way should have implications on Fiji's bilateral relations with other countries, including its commitments and obligations to the Missions based in Suva, the wider International Community as well as the Pacific Islands Forum.
According to Stuff News, NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully said no specific reasons have been given for McDonald's expulsion.
Stuff News reports that McCully has said to reporters that the New Zealand government has no intention of making concessions while having a gun pointed to its head adding that there were attempts to solve the impasse however to no avail.
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The Acting New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji, Caroline McDonald in the last hour has been told to leave the country by the Interim Government.
This has been confirmed by Information Ministry Deputy Secretary Major Neumi Leweni who said it was a government decision.
Responding to New Zealand Media reports that Fiji's High Commissioner to New Zealand Ponsami Chetty may be expelled in the same manner, he said they have a right to do that.
This follows a travel ban impasse between the Interim Government and the New Zealand Government especially with regards to the rejection of George Nacewa's visa, his father is Rupeni Nacewa, the President's Office Permanent Secretary, Health Permanent Secretary Dr Lepani Waqatakirewa's daughter's visa and the visa of an Under 20 soccer players whose father is in the military.
McDonald is the second NZ High Commission Official to be sent home following the expulsion of Michael Green.
3News NZ said MacDonald contacted the NZ government following the meeting and arrangements are being made for her return on the next flight.
According to 3News NZ, the NZ government has since announced that they have responded in kind and expelled Fiji's High Commissioner to New Zealand, Ponsami Chetty adding he will be on the next flight back to Fiji tomorrow morning.
