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.

Boarding has started for New Zealand's last repatriation flight from Port Vila.

"Children were falling to the ground, everyone was falling all around, it was panic" when the earthquake struck, group supervisor says.

There are conflicting reports of the official death toll - with members of the public voicing frustrations online.

A Kiwi in Vanuatu says the mood has shifted around Port Vila's collapsed CBD building, with locals feeling it is unlikely they will find anyone else alive.

Marine technician Joe Mataele deflects praise after being named Sailor of the Year and New Zealand Defence Force Person of the Year.

A librarian says primary school pupils could lose up to six months of progress if they stop.

A group of homeless people the council evicted from a freedom camping spot are settled into a new location - but it is not a permanent solution, the mayor warns.

Funding cuts have put a personal safety and self-defence education programme at risk of closure.

A hostage situation in Blenheim that lasted nearly a day has been peacefully resolved.

One person has died following a workplace incident at a property near Leeston in Canterbury earlier today.