Grapevine magazine. It’s been around for 40 years, giving kiwi families a lift …
promoting stable, loving relationships … tackling family hurts and headaches in a positive, helpful way … injecting fun, hope and wholeness into homes all over the country.
Thousands of copies of Grapevine are delivered each year to sponsored households and streets. But lots of families are still missing out – and, chances are, yours is one of them. Grapevine is a unique, colourful, much-valued resource for families. (Just check the feedback we receive.) And, to encourage you to get Grapevine regularly – for yourself, your street, your neighbourhood, your local kindergarten/ school/church/club, your friends or workmates – we want to send you YOUR OWN TRIAL COPY, FREE, FOR A YEAR!
Latest ISSUE
BALANCED
“The most caring, loving, sensitive, balanced article on MARRIAGE I’ve read in a long time!” – Brian
Latest Articles
When the light goes out
JULES BADGER SAT ON THE EDGE of her bed and looked at the three bottles of pills on her nightstand. The Salvation ...
LOOK OUT – the mother-in-law’s coming!
“HEAR ABOUT THE CANNIBAL who got married? At the wedding reception he toasted his mother-in-law!”
“My ...
Backchat
It's the fishing – not the fish!
OF ALL THE THINGS I enjoy doing, fishing isn’t one of them. I’m just not patient enough. I don’t own a rod. I hate ...
Art of Manliness
5 ways fathers hugely influence their daughters
WHEN DISCUSSING THE importance of fathers, the conversation often centres around their impact on sons. Which makes ...
Going Places
Unforgettable Africa
THE ANIMALS OWN AFRICA. But it's hard to explain how totally unlike a zoo the wildlife-parks are. What you can’t ...
On the homefront
Helping kids navigate tough times
FINANCIAL STRIFE … grief and loss … mental or physical health challenges … All families face difficulties over the ...
Stillpoint
Flowers for Mum
WHEN I LOOK AT SPROUTING DAISIES, I see weeds that are taking over my garden.
My kids see flowers for Mum and ...
Home Sweet Home
How to appreciate Art
APPRECIATING ART IS VERY easy once you understand art history. Art started with two-dimensional cave paintings. ...
The best things in life are Cheese
Triple X Studd Sibling Toastie PLUS Pastel De Tres Leches
DISCOVER THE INFINITE GALAXY of cheese with experts Ellie and Sam Studd, as they share their wealth of knowledge ...
Jetboats on the Hollyford
2023 WAS THE YEAR my eldest son, Trae, turned 21. And as that was a big deal and all, I gave him the option of ...
The Crispy Bits
Sunburn & Bonfires
I WAS AN ODD LAD. That proved to be very good training for my later career as an odd adult. Odd in the sense I ...
You Ain’t Gonna Believe This!
Fun facts that'll blow your mind!
NOT A CAT FAN? You would’ve loved Pope Gregory IV. In the 13th century he declared war on cats, believing them to ...