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.

French court drops all charges against pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin and 13 others in their alleged role in the 2024 civil unrest in New Caledonia.

Yasinta Moiwend's family says the 64-year-old's sudden journey to Jakarta eleven days ago from her home in South Papua was suspicious, and that they have since lost contact with her.

Pacific leaders are attending a two-day Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo this week and are calling for greater access to finance and technology to better manage their oceans.

The probe comes amid ongoing investigations into the death of another man in military custody.

The Pacific Business Brief tracks the capital, trade and trends shaping the regional economy.

Emergency services have responded to a train derailment between Box Hill and Khandallah in Wellington.

A body has been recovered, after a person reportedly fell from rocks into the sea at Muriwai.

An in-depth report shows Waikato has the highest proportion of people in the country suffering from food insecurity.

Years of predator control and trapping in the valley near Glenorchy has made it home to the largest wild population outside their original Fiordland habitat.

Emergency services were called to the incident on Te Atatu Road at about 11.35am.