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.

Campaigning in New Caledonia officially closes on Friday midnight, local time, two days ahead of election day on Sunday 28 June.

Increasing trade links was high on the agenda as the leaders of PNG and Solomon Islands met in PNG's capital.

New Zealand says no new payment is being negotiated over the sinking of the New Zealand Navy vessel, HMNZS Manawanui, despite a report in Samoa to the contrary.

Matthew Wale is set to meet his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape on Friday for a one-day bilateral talks in Port Moresby.

A Cook Islands fisher lost at sea for a week was knocked out of his dinghy twice during relentless storms and violent seas.

Eleven burn-offs spread quickly, as the region experienced highest temperatures on record for June.

Jared Deal threatened to kill an army captain during an argument over a disputed kiss earlier in the year.

Some principals said the new tool for assessing children in Years 3-8 was not accurate for measuring children's achievement.

Youth unemployment is soaring and at nearly 15 percent - roughly three times that of the wider working population.

Venezuelan authorities have confirmed 188 deaths from the twin magnitude seven quakes.