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.

Political leaders in the Papua New Guinea province plagued by gun violence are making a collective stand to stop it.

The 50-year-old man, who has interim name suppression, is accused of murdering a female Ni-Vanuatu tourist with whom he was in a family relationship.

The death earlier this month of a 26-year veteran of the US Army from Kosrae highlights the ongoing lack of promised US healthcare support for those who served in the US armed forces.

Authorities in Pacific Islands countries are currently warning about pyramid schemes being promoted to their citizens on social media.

Across the country's hundreds of cultures the iconic string bag functions as a system of knowledge, writes Scott Waide.

Clayton Weatherston was declined parole after 18 years in jail for the murder of Sophie Elliott.

Sharon Maccanico, 15, was one of six victims of the deadly slip at the Mount Maunganui campground last week.

The active slip is complicating efforts to reopen the road which serves a number of east coast communities.

Detector Gadget, a rodent sniffer dog, is patrolling Ulva Island, Te Wharawhara after a young female rat was found in a trap there earlier this month.

The International Online Crime Coordination Centre has been tracking the hacker following the breach.