Marlborough Tour Company: Exciting tourism times ahead

View to the jetty at Punga Cove Resort Photography Marlborough Tour Company READ MAGAZINE Two iconic Marlborough lodges, which were recently purchased by locally-owned Marlborough Tour Company, hope to welcome more Top of the South guests to come and explore the beauty of their own backyard. Popular Furneaux Lodge and Punga Cove Resort, both located … Read more

Nelson Management Ltd: New section added to Great Taste Trail with support from Nelson Forests

Riders try out the new Trail section and stop for a break at the Kohatu Flat Rock Cafe By Sandrine Marrassé and Jacquie Walters  |  Photography Jess Kell READ MAGAZINE Tasman’s Great Taste Trail is a drawcard for the Nelson Tasman region, for visitors and locals alike. The Great Taste Trail is part of Nga … Read more

Nelson Appearance Medicine: Delivering subtle rejuvenations and transforming cosmetic treatments

Cheena Windleburn and PA Jasmin Ashley By Renée Lang  |  Photography Ishna Jacobs READ MAGAZINE Nelson Appearance Medicine is subtly changing lives across the Top of the South, delivering its clients more confidence in how they look and feel. There’s an old adage “look good, feel good” which aptly sums up the ethos at Nelson … Read more

Gourmet Sailing: A recipe for the good life

Paddling with Waka Abel Tasman at Split Apple Rock | Photo: Ian Trafford By RENÉE LANG READ MAGAZINE Take a glorious day. Combine it with a scenic harbour and stir through some sun on your face and a gentle breeze through your hair. Add platters of delicious food. This surely has to be a fail-safe … Read more

The Old Man & the Gun

BY EDDIE ALLNUTT Comedy, Crime, Drama Stars: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Tom Waits Director: David Lowery 1h 33min, PG 13 The old man is Forrest Tucker. The gun, well that wasn’t really needed, since he believed that violence was for amateurs and the best stickup men were like actors, able to … Read more

Dancing Sands: Enjoy a sun-kissed summer with Sacred Spring gins

Ben and Sarah enjoying a martini By SHELLEY GRELL | Photography By CARRIE DODDS READ MAGAZINE The world’s biggest little secret in Golden Bay is a spirited sensation that’s tickling its customers pink. Spiced with captivating infusions of cardamom, coriander seeds, peppercorns, liquorice and angelica root, Dancing Sands’ hot-selling Sacred Spring brands are challenging the … Read more

Genratec: Professional human performance coaching at its best

By FRANK NELSON | Photography By ISHNA JACOBS READ MAGAZINE Richard Butler, well known in Nelson for such disparate roles as founder and director of successful technology company BlueBerryIT and bass player with popular local band The Immigrants, has added a new chapter to his varied career. He’s now working with Genratec, a professional coaching … Read more

Nelson Management Ltd: Plenty to celebrate as Nelson Forests ownership changes

Nelson Forests’ Managing Director Lees Seymour with OneFortyOne CEO Linda Sewell visiting a harvesting operation near Mount Dupper, Nelson, New Zealand By Jacquie Walters, John Cohen-Du Four and Sandrine Marrassé  |  Photos by Tim Cuff and Karaena Vincent READ MAGAZINE Nelson Management Ltd (NML), the management company for Nelson Forests, has much to celebrate. Nelson … Read more

Tasman Bay Food Group: To market, to market…

Managing Director Marina Hirst Tristram with the new look Zesti bakery range By RENÉE LANG | Photography By ana galloway READ MAGAZINE The efficient processing premises which the Tasman Bay Food Group now occupies in Brightwater is a far cry from the company’s modest beginnings back in 1985 when fruit juice was its main focus. … Read more