New Zealand's fourth straight women's World Cup win this morning was built around composure, veteran Anna Richards said.

Impact-absorbent tiles could become a safety feature in rest homes.

Police and Fire Safety officers are investigating after a body was found in a burnt-out campervan in the South Island this morning.

A runaway truck rolled down a hill and fatally pinned a 62-year-old against another truck in a tragedy that has shocked a small community.

A 62-year-old Dunedin man has died in a "tragic accident" after being pinned between two trucks as he talked to their drivers this morning.

British American Tobacco (BAT) has denied claims it uses video-sharing website YouTube to market its products, as research released today from Otago University claimed.

A long-serving Otago police officer has been found guilty of perjury after lying about a car crash he was involved in.

The search for three men missing in the Southern Ocean has been called off, with rescuers saying their chance of survival is 'nil'.

Three bodies have been found and three crew are still missing after a NZ chartered trawler sank in the Southern Ocean with 51 crew on board.