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.

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.

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.

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.

One of New Zealand's wealthiest families is on the verge of signing a special deal with North Shore City Council.

Two Takapuna Grammar students have been stood down after a fight, allegedly fuelled by racist taunts, which was videoed and sent around school.

After years of hard slog keeping a day job to pay for his musical passion, Big Wednesday presenter Marshall Smith tells Alan Perrott the effort.

It's worth making the trip over the bridge to Alisdair Gribben's latest venture.

Facials these days are fit for all fancies, with many different experiences on offer.

Pretty dresses and comfort are high on the agenda for hair stylist Kate Murphy.