Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama will arrive in New Zealand for an official visit on Wednesday - and join his counterpart John Key at the weekend's Bledisloe Cup test. Key confirmed the visit today - Bainimarama's first as Fiji's Prime Minister. The Fijian leader delivered a tongue-lashing to Prime Minister John Key when Key visited Fiji in June - his first visit since the coup in 2006. Despite that, Key invited Bainimarama for an official visit in return. In the same month, Fiji withdrew from the Pacer Plus Pacific-wide trade agreement negotiations, forcing Trade Minister Todd McClay to abandon his visit to Fiji at the last minute.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 17, 2016 01:18 UTC