Loving lovage
I have a new best friend in the herb garden. Not only does lovage practically grow itself, it tastes great too.Food a hit at wine festival
PENNY WARDLE - The Marlborough Express
Lovers of food as well as wine were spoiled for choice at the Marlborough Wine and Food Festival at Brancott Estate near Fairhall.
Get wise, get on your bike
"On yer bike" could be a motto for February BikeWise Month and Chanelle Smith is encouraging women who haven't been on for one for a while to give it a go.
Passing the ball to education
Janine Jordaan is gone as Marlborough netball development officer but the popular all-rounder fully intends continuing her involvement in the sport she's so passionate about.
Working life in balance
Encouraging staff to get a good balance between work pressures and personal leisure time is a focus for Blenheim health and social services organisation Maataa Waka.
Staff shortages cancel ferries
About 200 passengers were affected by two Interislander cancellations due to staff shortages.
Man steals hat from police car
A 29-year-old male factory worker was arrested yesterday afternoon after he was found with 35 cannabis seedlings in the Waihopai Valley, police say.
Eftpos transactions in January up slightly
Be responsible, festival-goers told
Two new members on board
Two new board members were elected at the Marlborough Rugby Sub-Union AGM at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim on Wednesday night.
Marlborough riders third in Canterbury
Marlborough Trail and Endurance club members performed well at last weekend's South Island Endurance championships at Harwarden in Canterbury.
Big Central field ready for champs
Teenager strikes gold in Hawaii competition
Close round robin competition
Just two points separated the top four teams when the round robin phase of the Craigs Investment Partners Marlborough Premier Tennis competition was completed on Wednesday night.
Protection project a win-win effort
Ward farmers Mike Watson and Joan Dodson say protecting a gully on their Stirling Brook property has been a win-win for conservation and stock management.
30 bulls freed from truck
Firefighters used cutting gear to free bulls from a stock truck that tipped over on State Highway 1 near Seddon yesterday.
Rural rezoning rules questioned
Times not sweet for beekeepers
Trainee thrives at winery
Erin Kenyon is two years into her four-year organic horticultural apprenticeship at Seresin Estate.
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A walk on the wild side
Next weekend I'll be in Nelson to host a beer tasting for a small family group.
Reflection of the landscape
A collaborative effort between owners and architect resulted in a perfect home in Marlborough.
Well-hidden treasure
Tahr pie a dish fit for a king
Top of the pops
The latest sweet-tooth favourite in the United States is cake pops – and they're threatening to overtake the ever-popular cupcake.
Old-time dance to shake, rattle & roll
An old-fashioned social will shake, rattle and roll the Wairau Valley on Saturday.
Still sailing strong
Harry Lyon met Dave McArtney when he was 12 – the former just back from Britain with an electric guitar and chisel-toed shoes.
Gig guide
Voices will soon soar with Wilma
Kan is Garden's canary
When comedian Raybon Kan plays at the Secret Garden in Blenheim on Sunday he will feel like the canary in a mine.
Mixed earnings expected
New Zealand's leading brokerages are bracing themselves for a mixed interim earnings season.
Best farmland 'already sold off'
The amount of productive farmland being taken out of Kiwi hands each year has dropped off sharply in the past decade, newly released figures show.
Higher house price concern
Tax write-offs possible for some investors
Adaptability key to success
Op shops must be the envy of their rival shopkeepers.
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