The New Zealand Foreign Minister Murry McCully is still hoping that the diplomatic row with the interim government over the expected expulsion of the Acting High Commissioner to Fiji Caroline McDonald can still be resolved through further dialogue.

When questioned on the TVNZ breakfast show this morning, McCully stressed that he does not wish to preempt whether McDonald will be expelled.

Meanwhile, Newstalk ZB reports that McCully will not say whether New Zealand will respond in kind if Fiji plays hardball and proceeds with its threats to expel Acting High Commissioner Caroline McDonald.

McCully said NZ's position has been spelled out and further discussions will take place. However McCully said at this stage, he does not know whether he will talk to Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama again today.

However a Senior Government Official has confirmed to Fijivillage News that the Acting New Zealand High Commissioner, Caroline McDonald will be expelled from Fiji with an announcement expected later today.

The Senior government official has confirmed that Commodore Bainimarama has stressed to McCully that the Acting New Zealand High Commissioner and the staff of the New Zealand Embassy are the ones who have been giving reports to their New Zealand counterparts about those who are related to the military and the interim government and whose visas must be rejected.