New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark said the Fiji netballers denied visa to New Zealand are paying the price for their family's involvement with the Military.

Clark said the New Zealand government is unrepentant on the issue and will only think of easing sanctions when they see signs of Fiji moving towards a constitutional government.

She told TV3 that Fiji Netball prevented a scene by not pushing for visas for players who would not have been allowed into New Zealand.

Fiji netball's top player, Aliti Seru was left behind, when the team left for New Zealand yesterday morning for the World Netball Championship.

Seru was denied a visa by the New Zealand Immigration because her husband is in the Fiji Military Forces while another player also withdrew.

Clark said Fiji netball's action were very reasonable. She said netball means a lot to Fiji and the team is in the country following the rules set by her government. She said the netballers had handled the visa situation very well than Fiji's