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.

Almost two weeks after Tonga's general election, four MPs - including two former prime ministers and a former speaker - are being floated as potential candidates for the top job.

However, MPs say "record budgets" are failing to translate into basic services on the ground.

More landslides have occurred in the disaster-stricken township of Afaahiti, in French Polynesia, where eight people died following a major landslide.

Tamara Vaifanua, with roots tracing back to Alao in American Samoa and Pesega in Samoa, has been a journalist for two-and-a-half decades and currently presents for KSL News in Utah.

"Our priorities are albacore and high seas transshipment," Marshall Islands official says, as Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission members meet.

Many shoppers are bracing themselves for chaos as IKEA prepares to open the doors of its Auckland store.

Power has been restored to thousands in Thames and one person was taken to hospital after a tornado hit Rangitīkei.

The Public Service Commissioner says Coster's role would have been "very, very challenging" if he'd stayed on.

Explainer - It looks like Mission Control, but it's actually where traffic for Auckland and much of the North Island is managed.

The Austrian winner says he doesn't usually take part in competitions but felt 'The Land Before Time' was worth submitting.