Investigators say the 22-year-old man twice contacted the freight forwarder to inquire about the shipment.

The alleged scheme began to unravel in July 2025 when an HPS employee noticed irregularities in email domains during a routine verification process.

To cap off her visit, Commissioner Barrett will attend the NRL Pacific Championships match between PNG and Fiji, highlighting the spirit of unity and partnership across the Pacific.

NFP General Secretary Kamal Iyer said Alexandra Forwood emailed Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, claiming that NFP leader Prof. Biman Prasad was blaming the PM for forcing his removal from Cabinet.

The man had applied for an Australian passport and researched flights from Brisbane to Türkiye, intending to cross illegally into Syria.

“Currently, our thoughts and prayers are with the family.”

The family lost all their belongings, including passports, documents, jewellery, and savings. “Our passports were burned, We have nothing left.”

“It’s not a reflection on the individual migrants… It’s a reflection on the fact that we have New Zealanders who are desperate for jobs and need to be given the first opportunity.”

The network is understood to be made up of loosely affiliated sub-groups of mostly young men from English-speaking countries who share extremist and violent ideologies, including nihilism, Nazism, satanism, and sadism.

“He’s looking good now. We’ve been in touch for two days, he’s replying. If he’s able to reply on the phone, then he’s stable.”