A freak accident that left a bike brake lever embedded in a mountainbiker's hand had hospital staff running - for their cameras.

Telecom shares sank to new a low on the NZ sharemarket today, while rises in Fletcher Building, Contact Energy and other leaders helped carry the market higher.

The former CEO of Fairfax Media hints to Karyn Scherer that he has unfinished business in the industry.

The donnybrook between Sir Anthony O'Reilly and Denis O'Brien could ultimately have implications for the ownership of APN and the New Zealand Herald.