Lifestyle
Nurturing nature
Companion planting is a bit of a buzz word in the vegetable garden.
Song bird
Three years as an alto singer with Bella Voce has enhanced Mo Gibson's time at Marlborough Girls' College.
Blenheim in top 10
Blenheim is ranked as one of online travel organiser Trip Advisor's top 10 NZ destinations for 2013
Clara back as star of show
Nelson crowds are in for a preview of some new songs from Marlborough musician Clara van Wel when she performs there tonight.
Bold flavours to warm up winter
Zinfandel - pronounced exactly as it is spelt - is an exotic sounding varietal that ticks all the boxes
Unique brew 'lives up to hype'
GEOFF GRIGGS - The Marlborough Express
If there was an award for the world's wackiest beer glass it would surely go to the Belgian brewer Bosteels.Marlborough wines sweep world awards
Nine NZ wines listed on the Decanter World Wine Awards website as having won regional trophies
Lawson's wins award for best savvy
Lawson's have picked up the trophy for producing the best sauvignon blanc at the International Wine Challenge
Time for groundwork
May is a good month to have a good tidy up in the vegetable garden.
Married after four years 'from hell'
Toni and Blair Newton just wanted to get married, but first he had to beat cancer.
Sounds astound US travel agents
Eleven American travel agency owners and managers enjoyed Marlborough
If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me
A group of Marlborough girls are hoping a four-day trip to Wellington will make them BFFs
Film has few redeeming features
MATT LAWREY - The Marlborough Express
The most socially irresponsible film of the year has arrived.Lots of rivalry and a bit of bribery
There was no shortage of bribery and corruption at the Ashwood Park Painted Pumpkin Competition
Rich and satisfying concert
The Tres Cordes concert contained two distinct sections
Picton just a comic ferry story
International comedian Rob Harris has joined the line-up of comedians set to perform in Picton
Sellout finale for Russian dancers
The Moscow Ballet's performance of The Nutcracker in Blenheim next Tuesday is already a sellout.
Bringing bassoon into the limelight
Song of the Penguins gives an outdoor feeling to pieces on the programme for a St Andrew's Concert
Five women in song
Rachel Dawick and Jon Sanders will be at Le Cafe, Picton, on Wednesday night with songs of love, loss, gold digging and missionaries in their "Boundary Riders" tour.
Silver lining
Two tall steel walls reach forward as I approach The Shack, both burnt orange with rust
Strait golden jubilee
Recalling his first rail-ferry crossing in 1962, ROY SINCLAIR makes the trip half a century later
Be the first to try 'boca'
Visitors to The Food Show Wellington can taste a brand new product range before it even hits the supermarket shelves.
First 2013 sauvignon blanc ready to roll
The first run of Marlborough 2013 sauvignon blanc was bottled last week, about two months earlier than usual.
First-timer takes plum art award
The prestigious Peters Doig Art Awards Exhibition was dominated by Marlborough artists this year
Artistic bait used to lure whale centre funds
A group of prominent Kiwi artists have put paint to canvas to help support a national whale centre for Picton.
Move to extend Nelson's 'outdoor gallery'
Public art expert is eyeing more buildings to make the ultimate canvas for a large-scale public art project.
Spreading the raw food diet message
NAOMI ARNOLD - © Fairfax NZ News
Let's get one thing straight. "Raw food is not a fad any more," Sarah Tarrylea saysPrickly produce
The kiwano is also known as the horned melon and is subtropical. Apparently it is related to cucumber.
Close knit
Boxes of wool and an array of knitting needles are arranged beside the Knit, Natter and Needle group at the Bethsaida Retirement Home.
Shocking sheilas
Musical tales of pioneer women will be told when The Boundary Riders is performed by Rachel Dawick in Blenheim tomorrow night and Picton on Wednesday.
Domestic bliss
Childhood memories of Marlborough made it easy for Nelson artist Lee-Ann Dixon to accept an invitation to join others showing their works in Negotiating this World, a fundraising exhibition for the Millennium Art Gallery in Blenheim.
Many happy returns for Moa
OPINION: Michael Donaldson says we should raise a glass to the 10th birthday of Moa, the only brewery listed on the NZX.
Obsessive truffle snuffler turns author
There's nothing quite like the smell of a fresh truffle for Rai Valley woman Tracy Billingsley.
Sneak peek at stage challenge
After eight weeks of points, plies, lunging, 60 performers are ready to show off their entry to Stage Challenge
Wine maestro to attend US sav celebration
There are hundreds of wine varieties in the world, but today is International Sauvignon Blanc Day
Cafes looking for coffee samaritans
Coffee lovers in Marlborough will have a chance to help other less fortunate people enjoy a cup.
Easy one-dish dinners
JAN BILTON - The Marlborough Express
‘Tis the season of the crockpot and one-pot dinnersSeeds planted at school continue to grow
what is NZ food? Kumara? Mussels? Apples? Lamb? Feijoas? Hokey pokey icecream? Weetbix or Marmite?
Dark days of beer minimum recalled
I have no personal recollections of NZ beer's dark ages; the decades before the arrival of small craft breweries.
Sampling the delights of Italy
The harvest almost over and rain setting in, Peter and his partner, Kris, headed north
Gold to 20 Marlborough wines
20 of the 38 gold medals awarded at the International Wine Challenge in London went to NZ wine
New prize for leading art awards
Images face the wall at the Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery on Friday when a photographer arrives to take a promo picture of the Peters Doig Art Awards Exhibition.
Sounds seascapes bound for Big Apple
From Moenui to New York, Marlborough artist Rick Edmonds' work is receiving wide recognition.
Two paths central to exhibition
Contemporary stories of two artists' Samoan heritage are told through colours, textures and symbols used in their works.
Company on talent hunt
Ever dreamed of being on stage?
Dazzling designs
A good rule of thumb is that you should spend about 10% of the overall value of your property on landscaping.
The third time's an utter charm
Colour, energy and surprises
The thing about Joseph is that no matter how many times you've seen it, there's always fresh and different.
Musical spectacle
Catchy tunes leave theatre patrons humming their way home after watching Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Poetry workshop
Writers who like the idea of penning words in verse can sign up for a poetry workshop in Blenheim next weekend.
Heat goes on firefighter pin-up
Jailed over drug dealing, illegal gun
School boards need more parents
Heavy crops signal better season
Patient's plea: Let me move house
Peg, 109, raises a glass to a life fulfilled
Grand old lady seeks gent for cruises, parties
Alleged rapist from Hawke's Bay sent to Blenheim
Shop asked to stop selling gun