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 Nine fabrication charges were withdrawn.Renate RiversWed, 02 Sep
Law & OrderMan in custody as police investigate Wattle Downs homicidePolice are speaking with a 30-year-old man in custody as they continue investigating the deaths of a woman and man in South Auckland.Christine RovoiFri, 28 Aug
Law & OrderSouth Auckland double homicide: Shooting triggers police manhuntThe search continues for those responsible after a woman and a man were found dead at a Wattle Downs property.Christine RovoiThu, 27 Aug
Law & OrderTwo dead as South Auckland community placed on alert - policePolice have responded to an emergency at Gambare Place in Wattle Downs with nearby schools placed into lockdown as they investigate.PMN NewsThu, 27 Aug
Law & Order • Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands High Court rules 2023 Pacific Games spending illegalA landmark ruling has cleared the way for the outgoing Auditor-General to release his long-awaited report of the Honiara Games.Christine RovoiTue, 25 Aug
Law & Order • Cook Islands26kg of suspected cocaine washes up on Cook Islands reefA Mitiaro fisherman has alerted police after finding 19 packages of suspected cocaine tied to coral, as authorities investigate where the drugs came from.Losirene Lacanivalu, Cook Islands NewsMon, 24 Aug
Law & Order • FijiFiji High Court throws out FICAC inquiry report over bias and fairness concernsA 154-page ruling has declared the inquiry report null and void, finding apparent bias, overreach and a failure to give key people a fair hearing as the government weighs whether it will appeal.Christine RovoiMon, 17 Aug
Law & Order • SāmoaTuilaepa charged over comments about PM Laauli as Sāmoa's political feud deepensThe Opposition Leader faces new criminal defamation charges after remarks about the Prime Minister, escalating one of the country's political battles.Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalistFri, 14 Aug
Law & Order • SāmoaSupreme Court rejects former Sāmoa rugby coach's bid to delay sentence amid appealMase Mahonri Schwalger must wait for the Court of Appeal after Sāmoa's Supreme Court ruled it has no power to stay his sentence.PMN NewsThu, 06 Aug
Law & Order • Sāmoa'Stronger, fairer justice’: Sāmoan and NZ lawyers join forces to mark 50 years of legal serviceA three-day advocacy workshop on courtroom skills is underway in Apia as the Sāmoa Law Society marks its Golden Jubilee.PMN NewsMon, 03 Aug
