We are not being surrounded by aliens from outer space after all, but by PVC monsters.

Cutting Auckland's carbon emmissions by 40 per cent by 2025 is among a raft of environmental goals announced by Mayor Len Brown this morning.

With its roots in China, a new movement is sweeping the planet to discourage diners from going disposable.

Handmade bath and body company Lush will release chewable toothpaste tablets next year.

A volunteer drive to clean up Kiwi beaches for summer has collected 10 tonnes of rubbish.

The trend for hobbies and habits of yesteryear is back in vogue your inner.

Zero-waste design is a means of creating clothes that minimises fabric disposal. At the forefront of this move is Holly McQuillan. Viva finds out more.

A US law means supplies of the gas - a vital component in MRI scans - are vanishing fast.

Do you want to be a model? If you're 16 and older and at least 5'8" (173cm) in height, now might be your chance.

I mentioned the other week about how “sick and tired” I was for paying so many rates and having, what I feel, is a fairly average service in return.