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.

New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples says the agency can still deliver despite losing around $64.2m in three years, but the opposition claims government "doesn't care" about Pasifika.

The ruling from the French body comes at the request of the French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.

The duo in the bizarre international case involving the 'Coconut Cartel' confessed to killing a Sydney gang leader on TV.

The Pacific Business Brief tracks the capital, trade and trends shaping the regional economy.

Saipan, where the case was prosecuted, is home to a large Filipino community working in tourism, construction, health care, and service industries.

The Motueka Catchment Collective was formed by a group of farmers who wanted to look after the health of the region's rivers into the future.

Bluebridge said the fault was unrelated to the multiple faults Connemara experienced this year.

A descendant of Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tūhoe and Tūhourangi, Mead was an educator, author, iwi leader and one of the currators of the landmark Te Māori exhibition.

The competition will bring top-level longboarding to Taranaki.

Dame Lynda Topp's impassioned speech at this week's Aotearoa Music Awards is the latest in an established trend.