Law & Order • Cook IslandsCook Islands cocaine haul raises renewed questions over drug routes in the PacificPolice are seeking legal advice on destroying nearly 27kg of cocaine found on a remote reef as the case adds to fresh concerns over how drugs move through the regionPMN NewsTue, 06 Oct
Law & OrderThree people found dead in Papatoetoe are family members - policePolice say they are working to establish what happened inside a Cambridge Terrace home.PMN NewsFri, 02 Oct
Law & Order • FijiFijian police launch nationwide audit after cocaine exhibits go missing in court vaultCommissioner Rusiate Tudravu says drug and cash exhibits are being checked across all divisions as investigators work to establish how cocaine disappeared from the high court custody.Christine RovoiFri, 02 Oct
Law & Order • FijiSix persons of interest identified in Fiji's missing cocaine investigationPolice say 27 people have given statements as investigators examine how cocaine exhibits disappeared from the Suva High Court and whether court security systems were compromised.RNZ PacificWed, 30 Sep
Law & Order • TongaTonga drug networks ‘making meth locally’, PINA president saysThree people have been charged over an alleged meth importation as a veteran journalist warns criminal networks are becoming more organised.Christine RovoiTue, 22 Sep
Law & Order • FijiFiji's Chief Justice Salesi Temo demands jail time over missing NZ$6.25m cocainePolice are investigating how seven of 39 cocaine bars held as court exhibits disappeared while Justice Temo says those responsible must face the consequences.Christine RovoiMon, 21 Sep
Law & Order • SāmoaTwo men charged in Sāmoa over alleged Vietnam murder plotThe pair appeared in court after an international investigation into the fatal shooting of an Australian man in Ho Chi Minh City in May.Renate RiversThu, 17 Sep
Law & Order • American SāmoaUS court drops felony cases against American Sāmoans over alleged voter form misconductThe case has exposed confusion around the different legal status of American Sāmoans in the US, raising questions about how clearly voting systems explain who can legally vote.Christine RovoiTue, 15 Sep
Law & Order • FijiFiji children make up all High Court rape victims recorded in 2025 - govtMinister for Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran warns sexual violence is striking children in places where they should be safest.Christine RovoiThu, 10 Sep
Law & Order • SāmoaSchmidt pleads guilty over claims involving the former PM FiamēLise Marie Schmidt admits to nine misleading-police charges and one of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Nine fabrication charges were withdrawn.Renate RiversWed, 02 Sep
