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Cocaine and other drugs on a black background, close-up. A rolled up dollar bill for drug use. Prohibited drugs.
A package with barnacles growing on it, believed to hold about 40 kilograms worth of cocaine, has washed up on a Norfolk Island beach
Casey Costello
Fiji Police Force Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Commissioner Mostyn Mangau and New Zealand Police Assistant Commissioner Bruce O’Brien, participated in a fireside chat at the World Police Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Members of Fiji police and military forces.
Fiji Police
Fijian Drua
Melting snow with themometer.
The logo for the annual Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting being held in Majuro this week.
Minister for Justice Vaine ‘Mac’ Mokoroa in Cook Islands parliament. June 2026
Post Primary Teachers Association acting president Chris Abercrombie.
Auckland apology
Qiulae Wong is the new leader of a refreshed Opportunity party, formerly The Opportunities Party led by Gareth Morgan.
People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. The latest bout of exceptionally high temperatures to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and office workers told to work from home, as the authorities issued health alerts to protect the elderly and vulnerable. In France, the epicentre of the weather anomaly, 54 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were on the highest heat alert, with temperatures forecast to climb up to 43C in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and 39C in the capital Paris, said national weather service Meteo-France. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)