Visa fiasco not as bad as we thought
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Seems other codes have been hit hard to by the visa policy.
I'm not so upset now. Provided the policy is applied to all
sports then I think the gov actions are justifyable.
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that is reassuring, although doestn explain why the
Netball President was allowed in and the goalie not. the rules are
a dog's breakfast and need to be rewritten at teh very least.
unfortnately nobody wants to admit their was a balls up when they
were written. And there is still the question of compensation
for NZF as per the NZ Cricket zimbabwe precedent.
i forgot i was moving on ...
Marius Lacatus2007-11-22 22:33:44
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Theyll still be allowed here fr the tournament id say..
<i> New Zealand officials say the refusal this time to grant transit visas does not apply to the Wellington Sevens in February.</i>
<i>"This is separate to the Fiji Sevens' plans to attend the Wellington leg of the IRB Sevens in February 2007." </i>
<i>Ms Haines said exemptions to the sporting ban only apply to multilateral sporting tournaments, hosted by New Zealand, when the New Zealand host sporting body does not have control over the selection of participants.</i>
<i> "The team has made a formal approach to the
Department to request entry to New Zealand for this event. This
decision will be made by the appropriate Ministers."
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These are the key points i think...I find the
timing funny that this happened to be announced, after
everything in the weekend...I will reserve my judgement until the
actual sevens tournament.
Allegedly
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I didn't realsie FNZ had control of the selection of the
participants of it's Oceania WC qualigying group. 
When Hibs, went up, to win the Scottish Cup - I wisnae there - furfuxake!
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Green Party MP Keith Locke said letting a Fijian minister into the country, while rigorously applying sanctions to sports people, smacked of double standards.
He called for a review of the sanctions to clarify who could come to New Zealand.
"There needs to be a review on how they are applied, at least," Locke said.
"It strikes at people much more distant from the regime and doesn't strike at those at the heart. There should be a bit more consistency."
Keith Locke - For once I have to admit I fully agree with you! And that is a First! (Not New Zealand First either!)Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!
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This development actually confirms this visa fiasco is worse than
we thought
good on Locke for pointing out what is plainly obvious, but
which the Government stubbornly refuses to admit.
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