Divers are looking for a 16-year-old who disappeared after jumping into the water from a cliff.

Police divers will this evening start their search for a 16-year-old boy who failed to resurface after diving into Lake Pupuke in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore this afternoon during an organised youth group activity.

Nick Smith has called for NZ to improve its fresh water management after a report found almost a third of lakes have poor water quality.

A NZ man who lost a ring 40 years ago in a US lake has had news that his treasured possession has been found.

Environment Waikato is worried about the danger of rapidly rising streams and rivers in the next few days.

It may look strange, but scientists believe there is no danger posed by the foam coating the shores of Lake Rotorua.

City-dwellers are being asked to save water around the home after three months of record-dry conditions.

Sir Peter Jackson has raised the ire of neighbours by starting work on a second lake at his fairytale Wairarapa estate.

For more than a century, Negrohead Mountain has towered over the countryside north of Malibu, offering unrivalled views of the Pacific to generations of hikers.