AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPacific crime warning: New Zealand Customs says Pacific islands are increasingly used as storage, transit and trafficking hubs for meth and cocaine headed for NZ and Australia, warning of “large-scale stockpiling” and possible infiltration of border agencies, including concerns about Tonga’s supply chain after Operation Burrito. Cook Islands connectivity: The Cook Islands is adding flight capacity, with Jetstar launching the first Brisbane–Rarotonga service and a new South Island route flagged—plus a local pilot, Robert Woonton, on the inaugural flight. Regional policing: Cook Islands joined a Pacific Police Ministers’ meeting in Fiji to push Pacific-led, intelligence-led action against transnational organised crime. Ocean governance & mining: Fiji reiterated it won’t proceed with deep-sea mining until international rules are final, while the Cook Islands continues science-based stewardship under its marine protection approach. Local business & governance: An office worker, Rachel Marie Lamberth (now Rachel Wansbrough), was sentenced in Christchurch for $188k fraud. Tourism pressure: Viral beach visitors in BC are damaging remote logging roads by blowing tires.
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