nzherald headlines 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... Kiwi dollar bobbles around US70c The New Zealand dollar was bobbling around the US70c mark at 8am today, having dropped to about US69.65c a few hours earlier, its lowest point after tumbling yesterday on the Reserve Bank's no change scenario for interest rates.The... Peter Bills: Lipman's lament makes me sick Someitmes, simple words uttered by the wrong people just make you want to gag.Listen to this bleating phrase from former Bath and England flanker Michael Lipman, incensed that his proposed move to the new Super 15 outfit Melbourne... Emerging designers battle it out in Dunedin Who won Dunedin iD 2010? Young Croatian designer Igor Galas, who admittedly did do quite incredible knitwear that won over the Dunedin crowd. But to me - not an official judge so my opinion doesn't really matter at all does... Celebrated fire station selling as hot property The historic and well-known former Ponsonby Fire Station at 1 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, which has had a number of commercial and residential uses over the years - including originally housing the area's local fire station and council... Private buyers bag commercial assets Leased-up commercial properties in good locations around Auckland are proving a magnet for private investors and syndicates in a "still tough" market, say directors at CB Richard Ellis, who are marketing four diverse properties in... Switzerland: A line of sights I've always dreaded the schlep of getting to ski resorts, particularly the transfer from the airport. All that lurching around hairpin bends with the heating on full blast as the vehicle crawls up the mountain is enough to turn anyone... 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... NZ dollar slips as Bollard holds to rates timing New Zealand's dollar fell after the central bank kept its policy assessment virtually unchanged from its review in December, saying the nation's economic recovery will be subdued.Governor Alan Bollard kept the 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... |