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
What happened to our daughter
The hidden dangers of modern marijuana
I DON'T WANT TO WRITE THIS ESSAY, but I am compelled beyond my capacity to ignore. I write this essay for every ...
Pick of the Bunch
Clever Hamsters & Wedded Frogs
CLEVER HAMSTER:
A down-and-out-looking guy goes into a restaurant and orders food. The waiter says, “No way. I ...
You Ain’t Gonna Believe This!
Fun facts that'll blow your mind!
SNAILS HAVE TEETH.
An ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight, and always falls ...
Intimacy
The missing ingredient in your marriage?
LIKE A HUNGER THAT GNAWS AT US, like a homesick longing for we’re-not-quite-sure-what, the possibility of real ...
The Crispy Bits
Kerosene Memories
I STILL HOLIDAY IN 1973. I have an ancient Classic caravan full of ancient camping gear, and every year, I camp at ...
Thought for Food
Porchetta PLUS Lousiana Pumpkin Pie
ANGIE REDFERN and the Ripe Deli team are back with the fourth addition to their successful cookbook series – ...
Home Sweet Home
How to Pack
IF YOU WANT TO GET TO know someone really quickly, get them to send you the suitcase they’ve just packed for their ...
Stillpoint
Ducks
WHEN GOD HAD FINISHED the stars and the whirl of coloured suns
He turned his mind from big things to fashion ...
Brain Science for Dummies
Neuroplasticity
NEUROPLASTICITY (a.k.a. ‘neural plasticity’ or ‘brain plasticity’): the ability of the brain to form and ...
Art of Manliness
14 Stay-at-home date night ideas
EVERY RELATIONSHIP EXPERT will tell you that one of the keys to keeping the spark alive in a long-term ...
Vinduro
Old guys racing old bikes
VINTAGE (adjective): produced in the past, and typical of the period in which it was made.
ENDURO (noun): a ...
Backchat
Where's my pants?
I’M A PRETTY TOLERANT SORT of guy. It takes a lot to get me worked up. But, many moons ago, I got worked up when ...