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.

"It's really sad moment and sad story," a government worker says.

The parents of conjoined twins in Papua New Guinea have made a desperate plea to "anyone globally" to help save them.

The unemployment stats for Pacific peoples is more than double the national average, and the highest of any other ethnic group in New Zealand.

The first of potentially hundreds of individuals deemed "non-citizens" by Australia have been removed to Nauru as part of $2.5 billion resettlement arrangement between the nations.

But Sitiveni Rabuka's government has announced that it is committed to advancing women's participation and leadership in the foreign service.

The blaze has reached 400 hectares, and is uncontrolled and spreading, as firefighters have had to retire for the night. People are advised to avoid the area.

The popular country hip-hop artist called off his Western Springs show just hours before he was to appear.

Two people have been arrested, after fireworks were fired into an Auckland lawnmower shop, injuring people inside.

But MetService has kept a yellow watch in place for Fiordland and some parts of the West Coast.

The acrobat stunned the audience, plunging 2-3 metres to the ground, while performing a bar routine.