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.

Campaigning in New Caledonia officially closes on Friday midnight, local time, two days ahead of election day on Sunday 28 June.

Increasing trade links was high on the agenda as the leaders of PNG and Solomon Islands met in PNG's capital.

New Zealand says no new payment is being negotiated over the sinking of the New Zealand Navy vessel, HMNZS Manawanui, despite a report in Samoa to the contrary.

Matthew Wale is set to meet his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape on Friday for a one-day bilateral talks in Port Moresby.

A Cook Islands fisher lost at sea for a week was knocked out of his dinghy twice during relentless storms and violent seas.

Part of the Tūranganui River bridge south of Martinborough has been washed away, limiting access to around 460 homes.

Wild weather is forecast to ease after battering much of central New Zealand on Friday, but many are still without power and the town of Martinborough is cut off.

McMurdo Station's 200-plus staff can now only shower for two minutes twice a week, including around 30 New Zealanders.

A woman died at a Wellington castle-like mansion after drinking GHB from a bottle, her friend says.

Two people are seriously injured after a three-vehicle crash near Queenstown.