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.

The Papua New Guinea Correctional Service confirms three prisoners have been killed in the Western Highlands after they tried to "jump over the fence" at Baisu Correctional Institution Services.

The Chinese Embassy in Kiribati has accused some countries of "double standards" in their criticism of China's testing of a nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific last week.

The Fiji Police Force is liaising with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), their Australian counterparts, to ascertain the parcels' source and destination.

Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi claims government plans to investigate him and two senior members of parliament for treason and defamation have stalled due to a lack of evidence.

A 12-member Fiji Women's Under-18 handball team is set to become the first-ever Pacific Island nation to compete at the International Handball Federation Women's Youth World Championship.

Delays in unloading ambulances have a knock-on effect for the wider network, with ambulances unable to response to callouts.

One person has been critically injured in the two-vehicle crash at the Sheffield Street intersection.

During the home birth in 2023, both the mother and baby died.

"The activities that they do on screens are not lighting up the learning pathways as strongly as when they are hands-on," says a New Plymouth principal.

The Auckland resident was shot dead by police after stabbing six shoppers at a Woolworths supermarket.