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.

Australian and New Zealand travel industry bodies are urging Fiji to delay a new 5 percent tourism tax, saying travellers with existing bookings could face unexpected additional costs.

The Autonomous Bougainville Government is urging people to prepare for a prolonged drought linked to El Niño.

There will be "no more Manu Samoa" if the government does not accept a proposed World Rugby review of Lakapi Samoa (Samoa Rugby Union) and the country is subsequently sanctioned.

A whale-watching boat carrying several New Zealand Anglican Church delegates capsized and sank in Tonga on Friday.

The 2023 Pacific Games audit report will be handed to Solomon Islands Police for investigation, Solomon Islands Auditor-General David Teika Dennis has confirmed.

The man was stabbed on Saturday afternoon in the Auckland suburb of Blockhouse Bay and died last night in hospital.

Fire and Emergency were asking anyone in the area on Saturday night to get in touch.

Hundreds of thousands of free-range hens have been kept inside as a third bird flu case is confirmed in Aotearoa.

The comments were made at the coroner's inquest into the 2023 drowning of primary school teacher Isaac Levings.

Councillor Russell Lund says the council should not be "threatened" by supermarket opposition to restricting alcohol sales.