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.

Coach Dave Rennie said they won't be taking Italy lightly, despite the fact the Italians have never beaten the All Blacks.

Three Pacific opera singers are set to take centre stage in Wellington as finalists in the 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest Grand Final.

George Speight, a former coup frontman who spent more than two decades in a maximum-security prison, is calling on the perpetrators of Fiji's past political upheavals to confess.

Surangel Whipps Jr says countries of the wider Pacific region need to work together to reduce geopolitical tensions and the risk of nuclear conflict.

Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach has been elected as the new New Caledonia Congress president under a "governance" coalition struck on Thursday.

Three people - two of them with serious injuries - were rescued from the mountain late this afternoon.

At least 14 properties in the Hawke's Bay town have been yellow-stickered after the Wairoa River burst its banks on Thursday.

Tenders for the Waikato Expressway extension will soon be requested, while Hutt City Council is seeking help to secure a route for its Cross Valley Link.

The Kaikōura District Council is warning there is a continuing risk of landslides across the district.

The farm tours in Lake Tekapo making dual use of the land