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.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is noncommittal about resigning after another u-turn over the sacked former head of the anti-corruption commission.

Hilda Heine says drug users in the Marshall Islands "are not being prosecuted as much as I'd like to see", but warned that authorities are "serious about catching them".

Since launching in 1993, the festival has grown into a major cultural event, drawing a large, diverse array of crowds each year.

TVNZ's 1News Pacific correspondent has released a new memoir looking back at over thirty years of reporting in the region.

Filmmakers behind a new doco on deforestation devastation in Papua say the world should take note.

The war in the Middle East has pushed up fuel prices - two experts give their views on dealing with the situation.

After allegedly murdering a courier driver, Tanginoa Pahulu Tangi went back to the US where he is also accused of attempted murder.

The child was taken to the hospital in a serious condition.

Cars, trucks, bikes and other road users will put the surfaces to the test over winter.

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