Grapevine magazine. It’s been around for 44 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

The ‘F’ word
Unpacking forgiveness in an age of rage
At the start of 2025 I realised that I had developed a fascination, in my 51 years as a journalist, for one ...

The Teen Years
Navigating the bumpy journey
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE TEEN YEARS that has parents – kid-wrestling veterans, by that stage – scratching their heads ...

Backchat
Wish-List
WE LIVE IN AN ANXIOUS world at the moment. Don’t you agree? And it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. I feel it ...

Art of Manliness
There is no manliness without risk
IN A MOUNTAIN VILLAGE in mid-20th-century Crete, a young shepherd creeps toward his neighbour’s flock before dawn ...

Going Places
Astonishing Angkor
THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY to climb a hill. But I never expected to be climbing a small hill on the back of a large ...

Step right up!
Advocating for your child
WHETHER IT'S WORKING with your child’s GP to sort out their chronic sore ears … meeting with teachers to support ...

Stillpoint
The little boy & the old man
SAID THE LITTLE BOY,
“Sometimes I drop my spoon.”
Said the old man,
“I do that too.”
The little ...

Home Sweet Home
How to be yourself
ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE essentials for leading a happy life is to be yourself. Annoyingly, no one ever tells you how ...

Cook Ahead
Pork & Cabbage Dumplings PLUS Frozen Yoghurt Bars
FORGET THE LATEST GADGETS, the humble freezer is the unsung hero of every home kitchen! In Cook Ahead, Justine ...

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
So, you want to be a chionophile?
THE NEW ZEALAND CLIMATE has been described as largely temperate, with four distinct seasons – our summers are ...

The Crispy Bits
The Prickly Kiss
BABY BOOMERS AND GEN X’S were really naughty and needed a lot of whacking. A 1960s study of New Zealand mothers ...

You Ain’t Gonna Believe This!
Fun facts that'll blow your mind!
WHEN HIGH-HEEL SHOES first came into fashion in the 10th century, they were intended for men. It wasn't until the ...
No results found.