LifestyleThe year aheadGrab your diaries for <i>Viva</i>'s essential guide to what everyone will be talking about in 2011. Here's to an eventful year.11 Jan 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAnimal rights protesters slam <i>Top Model</i> adA <i>NZ's Next Top Model</i> trailer has been slammed as taking its cue from sick videos where animals are crushed by women in high heels.10 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleMakeover culture is a boom industryIt's now that shops start to push their various diet supplements, that magazines and newspapers pontificate on the new year's new you.07 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Roughan<i>John Roughan</i>: Time to rekindle a brief affairBoard shorts had arrived with surfing sometime in the 1960s and looked good, I had to admit, when the wearer was standing on water. But those of us decently immersed had no use for them.07 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldBecks' boy having fashion funTo most 8-year-old boys, the idea of a sartorial dilemma is whether or not to change tops after a Heinz spaghetti spillage.07 Jan 04:30 PM
Small BusinessRWC Maori designers strike deal with French storeA Maori design network vying for a slice of the $1.5b tourism spend projected during this year's Rugby World Cup, has struck a deal with an international retailer to pitch its product to the world stage.04 Jan 08:30 PM
New ZealandOpen and easy for beach feetWhen we head to the beach, Kiwis have clear preferences on what to wear. What we put on our feet leaves us more divided.04 Jan 04:30 PM
Opinion<i>Mary Ann Sieghart:</i> Life's too short to chase perfectionInsidiously, over the past decade or so, a new cult of physical perfectibility has crossed the Atlantic.04 Jan 04:30 PM
RetailStores stress joy of shopping to beat webA group of Auckland retailers wants to remind shoppers of the pleasures of buying in stores.04 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleStar makeup artist going Gaga for NZA New Zealand makeup artist has risen to the top of her field, painting the skins of the world's most famous people, but this year she is homesick.28 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleVintage dress steals the showA 22-year-old woman in a borrowed 1960s dress has won the annual Fashions in the Field title at the Boxing Day Races at Ellerslie.26 Dec 04:30 PM
RetailBoutique stores testing the law on sale refundsSome of the country's leading fashion boutiques are playing fast and loose with the law on replacing or refunding damaged goods.25 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleDreams come true for New Zealand's next top modelAll Danielle Hayes wanted for Christmas was a RipStik.25 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleStyle to the fore at racesUp to 25,000 people could flock to the Boxing Day racing carnival at Ellerslie today but the horses seem a minor attraction.25 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleSpain's master of haute couture makes final bowThe grandfather of Spanish fashion, 81-year-old Elio Berhanyer, has become the latest victim of the country's ailing economy.23 Dec 12:29 AM
LifestyleFashion Plates: Bic Runga and Kody NielsonBig Day Out songbirds Bic Runga and Kody Nielson share their style secrets and their preference for keeping things simple.22 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessKiwi nous underpins Bvlgari exhibitionA Muriwai-based company's panel mounting system is holding together an exhibit celebrating the fashion house's 125th anniversary.19 Dec 04:30 PM
RetailToothpaste maker thinks outside tubeHandmade bath and body company Lush will release chewable toothpaste tablets next year.19 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleBeauty: Tinsel timeIt's not called the silly season for nothing, get decked out like a Christmas tree, writes Janetta Mackay.16 Dec 09:30 PM
LifestyleFashion Plate: Georgina RobertsonFormer expat Georgina Robertson has brought the fashion influences of France and England home with her to New Zealand.16 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleA definite ring to itFrom Napier to New York, Nga Waiata's striking jewellery is making some waves.16 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleBeauty: Perfectly palette-ableThese wearable winners are sure to please, writes Janetta Mackay.15 Dec 10:00 PM
EntertainmentWays of the Wests: <i>Outrageous Fortune</i> the exhibition<i>Outrageous Fortune</i> brought Westie bogan chic into our living rooms - now it's hitting the Auckland Museum in a new exhibition.15 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandHigh heavy metal levels in toys, lipsticksChildren's toys and lipsticks are at the centre of an investigation which has found a toy that contains lead 314 times over the allowable limit.15 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleScientists find there is such a thing as beauty sleepResearchers claim to have found the first proof that getting a regular eight hours' sleep a night can make you appear more attractive.15 Dec 12:32 AM
LifestyleKiwi couple win $1 million diamond ringA New Zealander and his US-born wife have won an international competition looking for the 'world's best couple'.14 Dec 09:56 PM
