Group Captain Carl Nixon spoke with TVNZ1’s Breakfast about the repatriations.
Both men died of natural causes while based at a station in Laucala Bay.
It was Fiji's third medal of the Gold Coast games.
The US withdrew from the then TPP agreement in January last year.
These lucky boys had the chance of a lifetime on the Gold Coast today.
The sevens team is trying to win Comm Games gold as people back home try rebuild their lives.
Suva's Winston Hill is assured of bronze after defeating his Scottish rival.
Police are urging residents to stay indoors.
Jacinda Ardern says the Government takes take a strong position in the Pacific against militarisation.
Samoa claimed the gold after the controversial Hubbard hurt herself.
It's set to be the second cyclone to hit Fiji in just days.
Eileen Cikamatana has brought untold joy to her country men and women with victory on the Gold Coast
Feagaiga Stowers was unstoppable on the Gold Coast today.
Apolonia Vaivai won Fiji's first medal in the women's 69kg weightlifting.
Apolonia Vaivai's heroic effort fell short, but she still managed to walk away with her second bronze medal.
He continued his family's weightlifting legacy last night winning silver.
Winston Hill fought his way to a tight points decision - and it clearly meant a lot to him.
Magan Maka represented New Zealand in Glasgow but is hoping to win gold for her dad's homeland this time round.
Eileen Cikamatana is smashing records at the tender age of 18.
Masoe's South-Auckland based family will eagerly watch him fight for Samoa.
After a couple of tough years, Fijian flagbearer Apolonia Vaivai is primed for Commonwealth glory.
The Category 1 cyclone left several towns underwater over the weekend, with thousands evacuated to safety.
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The woman allegedly took advantage of people in a "tough spot".
That's the claim made by academic Edmond Fehoko who spoke with TVNZ1's Breakfast.
Magan Maka and Tui Vea train north of Auckland but will proudly fight for Tonga on the Gold Coast.
Magan Maka will carry the Tongan flag on the Gold Coast, and will have plenty of support in the stadium.
A 7.5 magnitude quake killed over 100 people last month.
A group of Tongan sportswomen outraged over the ban have won rare political and royal support.
The two men were spotted waving to an Orion aircraft from their small aluminium boat in the Pacific Ocean.
