New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Peters said its policy on the Fiji travel Ban is not inconsistent and will remain in place until democracy is restored.

Winston Peters said their approach to the ban remains the same and that is that personnel in the military regime and their families are not allowed in the country.

However, when questioned on why the New Zealand government granted a visa to Interim education minister Netani Sukainaivalu, this is what Peters had to say