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.

Fiji's National Disaster Risk Management Office is urging the public to remain alert as a tropical depression continues to develop.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says Tropical Cyclone Maila is now a category 2 storm.

Reports from West Papua say several people were shot dead in Dogiyai regency in an apparent retaliatory attack after a policeman was killed.

A contingency fund for Fiji citizens in the Middle East has been approved.

Fijian Drua captain Isoa Nasilasila has admitted the Crusaders just had too much power and precision.

Te Kahukura Boynton says she's on a mission to empower those carrying the effects of colonisation, poverty and trauma.

These viral diet trends rooted in extreme optimisation are impacting how people eat and what companies sell - but are they actually healthy?

Two police cars were damaged by projectiles thrown from the crowd at an "antisocial road user event" in the rural outskirts of Palmerston North.

Three people have now died on the roads this long weekend after Sunday morning's single vehicle crash on State Highway 1 in Waipu.

MetService says residents in Northland should prepare for possible thunderstorms from Monday.