A Supreme Court ruling has left NZ's 1.4 million ratepayers more exposed in the leaky-building fiasco.

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.

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

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.

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.

The steak knife, which started as a sophisticated dining accoutrement, is now a joke - the consolation prize for competition losers or a bonus for anyone who shops via infomercials.

Down the southern motorway, entire state house suburbs were created by the Government.

We came here because we'd haunted the place all summer before hitting the beach.

If you are a size 16 or over and always wondered if you had it in you to be a model, now's your chance.

A baby narrowly avoided being crushed by a truck which flipped in slippery conditions on Auckland's North Shore today.

First the nail bar, now the blowdry bar ... convenience comes to town.

A combination of vast wealth and tightly-guarded privacy - the features of New Zealand's wealthiest 'old money' family.