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 West Papua National Liberation Army has killed five Indonesian road construction workers they claim were Indonesian spies, as more West Papuans face displacement and death from the conflict.

Papua New Guinea has initiated plans to request 200 defence personnel from Timor-Leste to help supervise PNG's general election next year.

Figures released by Statistics NZ on Wednesday put the unemployment rate for Pacific peoples at 11.6 percent in the June 2026 quarter, or around 23,700 Pacific workers.

An ocean-policing deal signed between the governments of the Solomon Islands and the United States is causing consternation in Honiara.

A round-up of news from around the region, including Tonga's elections office expecting writs for two by-elections to be issued by King Tupou VI by the end of the week.

Police allege the 49-year-old also assaulted a woman in public in Epsom amid a spree of six separate incidents.

The tabby, affectionately known as Tauranga Hospital's patient support officer, has not been seen since Monday.

The southerly fronts that brought snow on Tuesday have given way to a ridge of high pressure, bringing still, clear and icy cold conditions.

Four trucks were sent to the fire at a residential address in Point England.

Te reo Māori has had to fight for recognition after generations of suppression, while English has long dominated life in Aotearoa, professor Rawinia Higgins says.