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 Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua.

Commissioner Geoff Turner says the illicit drug issue in the country is "not at the scale that some people think it is", Matangi Tonga Online reported on Monday.

Moana Pasifika head coach Fa'alogo Tana Umaga believes more should be done to keep the island nations involved in the competition.

Fishers in the CNMI have raised concern about sharks disrupting fishing operations, destroying gear, and undermining already strained livelihoods.

The 44-year-old has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being treated on the scene by paramedics after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.

A local state of emergency was in place for the peninsula, where several hundred people remained without power and many more affected by telecommunications outages.

A local says there have been multiple complaints about dogs roaming in the area and chasing people.

"I pretty much screamed out to my kids 'get your arses up here now!' and I watched the whole thing just slide down the bank."

A state of emergency has been declared in Banks Peninsula, a boil water notice is in place, a river has burst its banks and a highway closed.

Farm Cove residents have sought legal advice, maintaining the development should no longer be allowed under recently changed planning rules.