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.

Finance Minister and Deputy PM Biman Prasad has reportedly been charged by the country's anti-corruption office and is set to step down today, local media report.

The World Health Organisation has warned New Zealand to urgently close the "alarming gaps" in measles immunisation for the most at-risk communities.

A last-minute visa mix-up almost prevented Kiribati from joining the 65th Board of Directors Meeting of the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Tokelau is celebrating the launch of the first full Bible translation in Gagana Tokelau.

A round-up of news from around the region, including power outages in Papua New Guinea's Morobe province affecting a regional hospital in Lae.

Farms across Southland and Clutha are beginning to assess the full scale of the damage of Thursday's storm.

Maths education experts say recent changes to the maths curriculum "seem more political than educational".

Three supermarkets are trailing facial recognition to help identify people that have previously acted violent or threatening in store.

Many say they cannot work and worry they are being "dumped as a way to save money".

Some properties will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to fixl and could take as long as a year to get sorted out.