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.

The Fijian Health Ministry confirms two operating theatres at the country's largest hospital were forced to close due to a blocked drainage causing "a sluice wastewater spillage".

The Cook Islands government says it remains committed to free association with New Zealand despite recent disagreements and trust issues between the two governments.

The Fijian coalition government has issued a statement, saying it "reaffirms its commitment to the One China Policy".

Papua New Guinea midfielder Ramona Padio, Solomons goalkeeper Zainab Donga and New Zealand defender Rebekah Stott have been nominated alongside 88 of the world's best.

Pacific Island nations are making the familiar plea to keep global warming under 1.5C to stay alive as the United Nations' annual climate talks begin in Belém, Brazil this week.

The report found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police, including Andrew Coster, who is now chief executive of the Social Investment Agency.

The government will appoint an Inspector General of Police, after a damning report into handling of the Jevon McSkimming case.

A scathing report by the police watchdog has found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police including former Commissioner Andrew Coster.

The allegations arose from an affair between McSkimming and the woman who at the time was a junior non-sworn police employee.

Richard Chambers says today's IPCA review into the McSkimming complaints found inexcusable conduct by former senior police leaders.