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.

Surangel Whipps Jr says countries of the wider Pacific region need to work together to reduce geopolitical tensions and the risk of nuclear conflict.

This comes after China fired a test nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific on Monday

While emergency responses during disasters focus on food, water, and shelter, advocates say, too often, the basic needs of women and girls are overlooked.

Four major Pacific rugby league playing countries have hailed the NZ$298m Pacific Rugby League Partnership announced in Brisbane on Wednesday night.

A type of sustainable concrete and grass systems for soil stabilisation were the big winners of the first Wave Makers Pacific Innovation Forum for Climate and Environment held in Vanuatu.

Police will be door knocking in the Sturdee Street area to ensure residents are aware of the changing conditions and to assist in possible evacuations.

It's closed from Cheviot to Kaikōura while the inland route is also shut, making travel difficult for the long weekend.

This weekend's Whakatipu Legend winter swim is part of 19-year-old Jemimah McIlroy's training for crossing Cook Strait.

MetService says up to 130ml of rain could fall over the next 20 hours in the northern Hawke's Bay ranges - which is under an orange rain warning.

It's rinse and repeat in South Wairarapa with back-to-back storms dumping huge amounts of rain, flooding rivers, and closing roads.