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 country's Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister told RNZ Pacific he's expecting a report on the incident.

The human rights organisation says it is "deeply concerned" about allegations of sodomy and torture by Fijian security forces.

More than two dozen political groups are running for a seat in New Caledonia's three provincial assemblies (North, South and the outer Loyalty Islands).

The latest development follows a series of court rulings that could trigger by-elections and potentially reshape the country's leadership.

A major fire on Ebeye over the weekend has left over 100 homeless and destroyed two major businesses on the island.

Tairāwhiti is one of the worst areas in the country for housing deprivation, a study by the Coalition to End Women's Homelessness shows.

Manawatū-Whanganui Emergency Management Group said the drinking water in the region contains "chemicals" above the maximum allowable amount.

With rising fuel prices and cost of living, trainee nurses, teachers, medical students, midwives and social workers are only just able to keep their heads above water.

Rob Taylor from Dunedin's Musselburgh School is being sponsored by local businesses to run two half marathons.

The idea was to embed the students in regional and rural communities that needed doctors the most.