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.

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has sought further dialogue with the United States over its new visa bond policy.

For two weeks in November the remote Tokelauan atoll of Fakaofo will become a global communications hub.

Ishmael Toroama says if Papua New Guinea's national parliament refuses to back the 2019 referendum result it will undermine the peace process.

It comes after the resignations of two of the most senior government ministers who were "unseated" by the Tongan Legislative Assembly earlier this month.

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' 2026 general election is off to the races.

DOC is working with contractors with diggers to bury the whale's body in the sand near the dunes.

The earthquake struck just before 6.30pm, about 15km west of Whakatāne.

He has been questioned about some of the actions he said he took the morning he found his wife dead in their home.

The central North Island town's been without water since Sunday due to damage to the pipeline caused by an earthquake more than two weeks ago.

There has been high demand over the last few days and some staff sickness.