The New Zealand and Australian Government Travel Advisories to Fiji have not changed.

The New Zealand Travel Advisory said there is some risk to one's travel to Fiji and caution is advised since the reinstatement of the Public Emergency Regulation.

The advisory adds that although Fiji is calm, a rapid deterioration to the situation, which includes the potential for civil disorder and violence, cannot be ruled out.

The Australian advisory has similar sentiments in that they have advised their travellers to avoid demonstrations, street rallies and public gatherings as political tensions could lead to violence.

The advisory goes on to state that since the December 2006 coup, on a number of occasions, military personnel have intervened or launched investigations, in areas which are normally the preserve of the police. It went on to say that this has undermined the protections ordinarily afforded by the rule of law.

The New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Peters, had earlier said in an interview with Radio New Zealand, that he feared for the safety of the people of Fiji.

Peters added that the state of emergency will reflect badly on Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, at the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Tonga next month.

And as reported in the New Zealand Herald, the Australia Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer at the Apec Conference in Sydney, said that Fiji's military should realise that Commodore Frank Bainimarama's regime was destroying the country.