Israel has said it will not accept a UN plan for a multinational investigation into the lethal commando raid on an aid flotilla.

Members of the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum will travel to Fiji to see whether or not the situation has improved in the island nation.

NZ will join Australia in taking legal action over Japan's whaling programme if last minute diplomatic solutions are not found.

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has announced a $5.5 million reconstruction package for Aitutaki following last month's cyclone.

From the Western perspective, China has been unwilling to shoulder responsibilities that go with greater international power.