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.

Public utility services are slowly being restored in Vanuatu's north after a big earthquake.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will visit the Cook Islands on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Mark Brown.

Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu has defended the government's handling of the country's HIV crisis, saying initiatives have been put in place to "get this under control".

A round-up of news from around the region, including new Green Climate Fund developments in the Pacific.

Papua New Guineans are being urged to heed weather and marine alerts before going to sea

One doctor is about to finish while the other says he will leave too due to the work load.

Sir Barry was one of the country's longest serving mayors, leading the city from 1983 to 2007.

Torty the tortoise is well over a hundred years old and has been taken care of by three generations of the same family.

People between the ages of 30 and 64 no longer needed regular boosters, it said.

The union filed legal action after a MBIE policy restricting flexible work arrangements was introduced.