This week's issue of Viva is dedicated to embracing the positive energy that spring brings and finding ways to keep feeling vital all year round.

Local accessories label Deadly Ponies is starting a "guerrilla" store within Ponsonby Rd curios shop Flotsam and Jetsam.

Chef Nic Watt is set to open new Auckland restaurant Masu - with the process featuring in TV show Testing the Menu.

Shiny black dumplings cocooned in a bamboo basket take Nici Wickes beyond Cantonese flavours.

Looking for inspiration when it comes to creating more balance in your life? We look what's hot right now for looking and feeling fabulous.

A healthy mind is just as important as an active body for wellbeing. Clinical psychologist Meagan Spence answers a few questions on staying mentally healthy.

Just over 13 weeks to go folks. . . that's Christmas I'm talking about. Whether this thought causes a shudder of anguish or of anticipation, there's no getting away from the fact that soon we will all be looking down the home straight of 2013.

Alien vines wrap wrists and shoes sprout roots at Dior, Paris Fashion Week’s biggest show so far.

Viva wine editor Jo Burzynska on wine trends in Paris.

A design duo with a love of quality craftsmanship join forces to create world-class interiors.

Cleansers are no longer the anything-goes poor cousins of skincare.

Thinking about about the food we leap to when in need of comfort or commiseration.

With New Zealand Cheese Month just days away, Claire McCall chats to a true master about his award-winning product.

Every look from last night’s Juliette Hogan show.

A deliciously simple savoury dish from Petite Kitchen's Eleanor Ozich.

Juliette Hogan's new collection is showcased in a beautiful new short film.

Chef Dan Pearson heads to Grey Lynn cafe Monterey.

The musician is providing invaluable exposure for New Zealand designers.

Viva beauty editor Janetta Mackay makes a rare visit to a cosmetic legend’s inner sanctum.

This week's Viva looks at the importance of home, whether you live in a tiny flat or mansion.

Nici Wickes discovers that family, tradition and rustic confinement combine for a virtuoso presentation.

Natalie Massenet is determined that critical acclaim for UK designers must be matched by good business practice - can the New Zealand fashion industry learn a thing or two?

Amanda Linnell talks to Redcurrent c0-founder Rebecca Kain, and finds good taste runs in the family.

Angela Casley takes a taste trip back to the 70s and finds some favourite flavours are still in style.

Protest graffiti artists Cut Collective are operating within the law these days and moving their talents indoors.