BY SADIE BECKMAN READ MAGAZINE If you have created, grown, harvested, sourced or manufactured a product, you’ll know how much hard work is involved in getting it on shelves and in front of customers. Showcasing the fruits of your labour to the world in innovative packaging that does its job, tells just the right story … Read more

By CRAIG SISTERSON | Photo By ISHNA JACOBS READ MAGAZINE Burning the midnight oil to study law while her four sons slept proved life-changing for Nelson mother Marie Austin. Now as a highly skilled Registered Legal Executive at C&F Legal in Nelson, Marie dedicates her days to helping others achieve their goals. Her own background … Read more

Written & Photographed by Steve Hussey READ MAGAZINE Can you feel it? Surf, sand and sun. Summer tunes playing on a Bluetooth speaker. Mellow days, chilling at the beach or at the river with the whānau while sitting back enjoying a book. The conundrum is what is the perfect coffee for this summertime vibe? When … Read more

Michael Gilbert and Linda-Roxy Simpson BY FRANK NELSON  |  PHOTO ISHNA JACOBS READ MAGAZINE Old photos, negatives and slides … we’ve all got them hiding somewhere in dark, damp, dusty places around the house. They slip out of albums, get lost at the bottom of drawers and overflow shoeboxes. It’s hard to find the ones … Read more

BY Annabel Kemplen | PHOTO STEVE HUSSEY READ MAGAZINE A new focus on mental health and wellbeing at Nelson College for Girls is developing happier students and helping to create new bonds between year groups. While Nelson College for Girls is well-known for its academic achievement that is well above the national average, principal Cathy … Read more

Tim Morozgalski of Tim’s Garden Services BY RENÉE LANG  |  PHOTO ISHNA JACOBS READ MAGAZINE A well-designed garden that looks good, feeds you and your family during the seasons, and which has been designed on organic principles so it will attract bees and other benign insects, is well within the reach of Nelson and Tasman … Read more

The Vibe Hair & Beauty owner Sarah Nyssen BY RENÉE LANG | PHOTO Aimee Macquet READ MAGAZINE The team at The Vibe Hair & Beauty do what they do because they love what they do. This statement comes directly from the mission statement prominently displayed in Nelson’s newest hair and beauty business. It actually says … Read more

Grant Gale, a loader driver for Nelson Forests’ Contractor Endurance Logging loads a truck at a Spooners Range site. BY SANDRINE MARRASSÉ  |  PHOTOGRAPHY TIM CUFF READ MAGAZINE You may find it ironic that a forestry company has implemented a new system designed to eliminate paper, but that’s exactly what Nelson Forests’ newest software system … Read more

BY SARAH NOTTAGE | PHOTO STEVE HUSSEY READ MAGAZINE The Ministry of Health estimates that one in three adult New Zealanders are obese. Morbid obesity is not just the result of excess eating, but is a chronic disease with many contributing factors. Surgery is considered for morbid obesity only after all other interventions have been … Read more

An ongoing NVL project is at Olive Estate Lifestyle Village in Richmond BY RENÉE LANG  |  PHOTOGRAPHY VIRGINIA WOOLF READ MAGAZINE As the American novelist Myron S Kaufmann once said, “Watching something grow is good for morale. It helps us believe in life.” Nigel Monk does more than just watch things grow. When Nigel speaks … Read more