A one-year-old baby is in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital after choking on a Twistie on Friday. The baby was brought in to Te Kuiti Hospital in the afternoon with choking and seizures after reportedly eating a "Twistie" snack.

Ricki Herbert gambled by reshuffling his pack last night, and it paid off as his Phoenix returned to their winning ways.

The Australian share market closed steady yesterday after regaining early losses as investors bought into stocks weakened by concerns about European sovereign debt and tensions on the Korean peninsula.

The Australian stock market closed higher on a day when trade was dominated by the public float of Queensland freight railways, QR National.

New Zealand's highest-paid executive knows that when your salary package is $5.59 million, you need to roll your sleeves up.

Westpac's New Zealand chief executive George Frazis appears to have set a new record for executive pay in New Zealand.

Two people were killed and three seriously hurt after a car driven by a 15-year-old on a learner's licence collided with a truck today.