16 Aug 2011

Fiji's interim prime minister conveys condolences over Reeves death

9:48 am on 16 August 2011

Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has conveyed his condolences to New Zealand's prime minister over the death of former New Zealand Governor General Sir Paul Reeves.

Sir Paul died at the weekend after a battle with cancer.

The commodore said the people of Fiji would remember Sir Paul.

Sir Paul was one of the architects of Fiji's 1997 constitution later abrogated by the regime.