A local politician says a popular diving spot on Auckland's North Shore should not be closed down despite the death of a teenage diver.

Police have named a 17-year-old boy who went missing after diving into a North Shore lake yesterday.

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.

Do the words "royal" and "Chinese" belong in the same sentence?

Pair face hundreds of charges over roading work paid for but allegedly never done.

The Serious Fraud Office has announced that two North Shore City Council workers have been charged in a $840,000 corruption case.

Peppers can be mild or super spicy. And as Justin Newcombe discovered they can also be a whole lot of fun.

Renovating a Devonport villa has been a labour of love over 17 years.

Diana Clement donned military-style attire, rising at the crack of dawn to give the latest fitness craze a go.

The principal of NZ's largest school is worried about a North Shore student party being organised on Facebook.

North Shore residents are calling on police to monitor social media sites to shut down youth beach parties before they get out of control.

Gill South eases aching bones with a hot stone massage.

With the festive season approaching, Catherine Smith finds there is more than one way to present a present.

George Baker is an evil man and should only be let out of prison in a coffin, says the father of the teenager he killed four years ago.

Attentive staff help make a success of this Shore wine bar, writes John Gardner.

Adding fish oil and vitamins to your diet is a key to health, finds Gill South.