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.

A motion of no confidence in Jeremiah Manele will mature and can be tabled next week.

The country's "friends to all, enemies to none" mantra remains at the heart of the country's foreign policy blueprint.

With more than 80,000 people expected to attend to support 263 groups from 73 schools, the world's largest secondary school Pasifika cultural festival is officially underway.

New Zealand police will work more with counterparts in Samoa and Tonga to try and stop the flow of illicit drugs through the region.

Pacific Island governments are urging their citizens not to panic about the supply of fuels amid the conflict in the Middle East between Israel, the United States and Iran.

The golf course at AF Thomas Park will lose some of its 18 holes to wetlands, but there is a new plan to squeeze 12 holes into the remaining space.

The collection of poems about motherhood was dog-eared and shared to over a million people by the Duchess of Sussex.

Some promoters are not in tune with the government helping fund pop star Robbie Williams' tour to NZ.

It's a welcome decision for regions where changes were due to soon take hold, but has left those already affected feeling frustrated.

The Marlborough District Council says the government's new planning and environmental laws threaten to blow up a decade of hard work.