nzherald headlines Home building up 7.4pc in December The seasonally adjusted volume of residential building activity rose 7.4 per cent in the December quarter, while non-residential volume fell 6.1 per cent.That left the seasonally adjusted change in the volume of all building work... On $7.5b, Hart still Australasia's richest man Graeme Hart has retained his place as Australasia's richest man despite slipping down the world rankings in the Forbes Billionaires list.Mr Hart, a packaging magnate and "master of the leveraged buyout", has dropped 43 places... Lots of houses, not enough buyers New Zealand is awash with unsold houses which could take nearly a year to clear.The Institute of Economic Research's principal economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, said Real Estate Institute figures out yesterday showed the market had... Scary! Ultimate close-up with jaws of death Forget bungee jumping and whitewater rafting ... this is real adventure holidaying.Not just getting to within centimetres of a great white shark, but putting one hand inside its jaws ... and being able to take it out again.The... 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,... Wynne Gray: Competition makes test ton club harder Gifted Irish midfield back Brian O'Driscoll enters an elite club this weekend when he plays his 100th test for Ireland. It will be a triumph for his endurance, tenacity and high-class skills when he leads his side out at Croke Park... Brian Gaynor : Leap from politics to business has risks One of the issues raised by the Huljich Wealth Management controversy is the role of well known or celebrity directors, particularly former politicians.Unfortunately some of these retired politicians make poor choices; they join... Pink Floyd nails EMI over online album sales LONDON - Album lovers may rejoice a little at last: a British court says Pink Floyd, purveyor of iTunes-unfriendly concept records, cannot be unbundled.The High Court ruled on that record label EMI Group can't sell Pink Floyd... Huge botnet amputated, but cybercrooks reconnect SAN JOSE, California - The sudden takedown of an internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appeared to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of... Firm accused of hurting Katrina recovery New Orleans' watchdog has found serious problems with the work of an engineering company hired to oversee the rebuilding of city buildings and infrastructure damaged in Hurricane Katrina, including overbilling, billing the city for... | 
