The man installed a security camera after a washing machine delivered to his home was stolen. But his problems were just beginning.

The flight from Auckland was unable to land in the capital because of wind shear - a sudden change in the speed or direction of wind.

Drops include popular two-year rate.

Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII met with PM Christopher Luxon and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka on Monday.

The Serious Crash Unit had been advised of the death, police said.

Human error and venue complications hampered the first day of counting in Solomon Islands but a steady stream of provisional results are expected today as more counting centres come online.

The incoming head of the Pacific region's main political body is yet to sign his contract, almost six months after the 2023 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in Rarotonga.

The French-proposed "pact" to salvage New Caledonia's beleaguered nickel industry is still in limbo as the local Congress has decided to re-examine the whole document through a "special committee".

Hundreds of high-powered firearms - allegedly stolen from weapons disposal sites - are still in use today, the police chief in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Papua New Guinea's public sector workfroce beholden to loan sharks.

In one city, less than half of applicants passed their restricted - but going out of town for a test has drawbacks, instructor warns.

Analysis - It's been a grim week for public servants and trouble is brewing between the government and Waitangi Tribunal.

New Zealand's newest national mullet champion is a 10-year-old named Ted from Kerikeri.

The Future Development Strategy suggests how and where Dunedin should grow and what is needed to make it happen.

Health NZ has ordered an end to double shifts and imposed new limitations on replacing sick staff in wards during the day to save money.