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
Going Places
Where in the world would we be without gardens
I NEVER USED TO BE LIKE THIS. In my younger days, gardening was a chore. Like mowing lawns. I only did it because ...
Under One Roof
Multi-family living
SHARING A HOME WITH EXTENDED FAMILY isn’t easy, but it’s good. I know, because our family lived like this – for ...
Stillpoint
A wish-list for my Grandson
I HOPE YOU LEARN TO DIG in the dirt and read books. And, along with using a computer, I hope you learn to add and ...
Sacrosanct Suds
Choosing Love in a Laundromat
IT WAS MANY YEARS AGO NOW that I found myself standing in a dingy corner of a laundromat, toe-to-toe with a raging ...
Home Sweet Home
How to buy a souvenir
SHOPPING IS AN INGRAINED habit, and when you’re away on holiday, it tends to focus on the souvenir. Hours of ...
Gluten-Free Mediterranean
Chicken Shawarma PLUS Pita Bread & Toum
MORE A WAY OF LIFE THAN A DIET, the Mediterranean style of eating is embraced worldwide for its simplicity, health ...
Van-Life
Exploring our backyard on a budget
KIWIS AND TRAVEL GO TOGETHER like fish and chips … or, for our Aussie readers, fush and chups. It’s a combination ...
The Addiction Inoculation
Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence
A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA LAHEY
AS THE OLD SAYING GOES, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ...
Backchat
It all goes back in the box …
I’M A SORE LOSER WHEN IT comes to board games. And I’ll never forget the wet weekend decades ago when my boys beat ...
You Ain’t Gonna Believe This!
Fun facts that'll blow your mind!
A GOLDFISH HAS A MEMORY SPAN OF THREE SECONDS. (We know some people like that …)
Ostrich racing is still a ...
The Crispy Bits
Rules
YOU CAN’T SHOW REAL MONEY on television! That’s the rule!”
I was writing a few sketches for television in ...
Art of Manliness
9 ways to entertain your toddler… without using a smartphone
YOU'RE IN A PUBLIC PLACE – a restaurant or a doctor’s waiting room – and it’s taking longer to get your food or ...