nzherald headlines House prices have room to fall further, says expert House prices in the world's major economies, which last year were down an average of 5 per cent from 2007, may keep dropping, said Prakash Loungani, an adviser to the International Monetary Fund's research department."The corrections... Soccer: Nelsen targets Premier League return The All Whites have received some good news from England with captain Ryan Nelson on track for a return to the Premier league within the next two weeks.That will be music to the ears of coach Ricki Herbert, who is desperate for... Editorial: Shaky election offers ray of hope for Iraq Iraq's national elections were some distance removed from the type of poll associated with a smoothly functioning democracy. They were conducted amid an intimidating campaign of violence, and in the aftermath there have been accusations... Generous billionaire inspires writer Lucas Remmerswaal is a man on a mission - a mission to change the way a whole generation approaches its finances.But how does a Whangarei investment adviser and father-of-six plan on doing that? By writing children's books inspired... Honda recalls another 412,000 vehicles Honda has announced the recall of an estimated 412,000 vehicles in the United States because of problems with "soft" brakes in the latest blow to the embattled Japanese auto industry.Honda New Zealand executives were unavailable... Kiwi dollar makes modest gains vs euro The New Zealand dollar made modest gains against the euro and fell against the yen overnight, with the European currency weighed down by a lack of concrete progress on a financial aid package for debt-strapped Greece.Concerns... AgResearch job cuts The decision to axe up to 43 jobs at AgResearch, the Government's biggest state science company, will hamper growth in the most productive parts of NZ's economy, says former Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton. Redundancies were a direct... NZ sharemarket gains early The New Zealand sharemarket gained in early trading following a rally by stocks in the United States, after the US Federal Reserve kept monetary policy Cass: Colourful character right on track Sixty-three years ago when Rita Angus did her famous picture of Cass Railway Station - voted a few years ago as New Zealand's greatest painting - she depicted a small figure sitting on the platform, dwarfed by the surrounding mountains,... Steady improvement for manufacturing in February Manufacturing showed signs of slow and steady improvement last month, with the latest BNZ-Business NZ performance of manufacturing index (PMI) indicating a continuing rise in new orders.The seasonally adjusted PMI was at 53.3... | 
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