The New Zealand government is yet to confirm on whether it has received the Fiji government's nomination for Permanent Secretary for Information, Lt Colonel Neumi Leweni to take up the counsellors post at the Fiji High Commission in NZ.

A spokeswoman for NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCulley said to the NZ Herald that she would not confirm whether the government has received the request.

She said there is a convention against commenting on diplomatic appointments while discussions are ongoing.

Earlier this month, NZ and Fiji agreed to improve diplomatic relations after McCulley talked to his Fijian counterpart, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola in Nadi about appointments in Suva and Wellington of additional counsellors.

They also agreed, in principle, to appoint Deputy Heads of Mission in both capitals.

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama welcomed the NZ government's move earlier this week. However he said the new NZ diplomat should respect Fiji's sovereign right and ensure that the diplomat assists the government in building a Fiji for everyone.