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.

Another horror story has emerged of an overseas weight-loss operation gone wrong.

Actor Te Kohe Tuhaka has paid tribute to late filmmaker and mentor Lee Tamahori, describing him as a trailblazer for Māori in cinema.

The cardan shaft parking brakes have claimed six NZ lives since 2010 and have been declared "inherently unsafe" by a coroner.

The 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook Wellington on Thursday night - but no-one at St James Theatre blinked.

The 34-year-old will appear in the Palmerston North District Court on Saturday.