Law & Order • Fiji • TongaTongan among five latest remanded over Fiji's record cocaine seizure, police confirmFive people, including a Tongan national, have been charged following Fiji’s largest-ever cocaine bust in Vatia waters, joining six others already in custody as police continue their investigation.Christine RovoiTue, 27 Jan
Law & Order • SāmoaPapali‘i Sia Figiel found dead in prison cell, Sāmoan media reportLocal sources report the Sāmoan author was found dead in custody, with authorities yet to release a cause of death.PMN NewsMon, 26 Jan
Law & Order • SāmoaFormer Sāmoa PM facing criminal defamation chargesTuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi is expected to be charged with criminal defamation and electronic harassment after complaints.Renate RiversThu, 22 Jan
Law & Order • Tonga • United StatesFirst arrest made in US church shooting of two Pacific fathers - policeA man has been arrested on suspicion of obstructing the investigation. The tragedy has drawn grief and attention across Utah, New Zealand and the Pacific.PMN NewsSat, 17 Jan
Law & Order • Aotearoa New ZealandSlavemaster Moeaia Tuai to be sentencedTwo victims broke free from his control in harrowing echoes of NZ's most infamous slavery trial. Gill Bonnett, RNZ Immigration ReporterMon, 12 Jan
Law & Order • Tonga • Sāmoa • United StatesFather of 12 killed in US church shooting as police hunt for gunmenPacific communities are in mourning after Vaea Tulikihihifo and Sione Vatuvei were killed outside a memorial service in Salt Lake City, Utah.Christine RovoiSun, 11 Jan
Law & OrderPolice: Man dies after late-night shooting in Manurewa, homicide investigation underwayWith cordons in place on a residential street in Manurewa, police are reassuring residents there is no ongoing risk to the public.PMN NewsSat, 10 Jan
Law & Order • Vanuatu • Aotearoa New ZealandTwo seasonal workers found dead at Bay of Plenty orchardPolice say the bodies of the ni-Vanuatu RSE workers were found at a Pukehina kiwifruit property on New Year’s Day.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uThu, 08 Jan
Law & Order • Australia • FijiFiji community mourns after Sydney stabbing leaves two people deadTwo Fijian nationals have died, with a former partner charged with murder as police investigate what they believe was a domestic violence incident. Christine RovoiTue, 30 Dec
Law & OrderSummer spike fears prompt fresh warning from Waitematā PoliceWith thousands of offences recorded across the district in the past year, residents are urged to lock up, secure valuables, and stay alert.PMN NewsFri, 26 Dec