Pack up the tent and the kids and head ... across town. We round up some unexpected campsites right here in Auckland.

One lucky Aucklander is yet to claim a late Christmas present of a cool $13 million Lotto win.

Cloud Nine has a great Christmas deal on its groundbreaking The O induction pod for heated rollers.

Raphael Alualu was just beginning to make something of his life when it was tragically cut short.

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.

Viva's team of experts gives its annual verdict on Auckland's best takeout spots for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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

Topshop's new affordable and on-trend makeup line will soon be stocked in New Zealand at Takapuna's The Department Store.

A former All Black, now a chiropractor, has been convicted for fraudulently billing ACC for treatment sessions his clients never received.

There was no shortage of fantastical creatures on show at last night's NZ Body Art Awards.

Viva's guide to where the fashion crowd are eating, drinking and flirting this season.

For a compact round of golf with the kids, complete with novelty fun factor.

A 37-year-old man had a fatal heart attack after appendix surgery at North Shore Hospital, and his angry family are demanding answers about his treatment and death.