Roaming the Lower North Island from Martinborough to Wellington via Hawke’s Bay
Recently I spent a couple of weeks exploring a loop in the lower North Island, starting in Greytown and Martinborough, then on to Hawke’s Bay, Taupo and finally back to…
Rust Kitchen & Eatery
When Nelson’s favourite French couple, Greg and Mylene Auphan, sold Rustic Cuisine on Rutherford St Ian and Pam White picked up the baton. They renamed the café Rust Kitchen &…
Goodbye 2023 and buy Nelson products
It’s time to say goodbye to 2023 and for some, including me, the end can’t come soon enough as we look forward to much better and happier 2024. 2023 was…
Someday Somewhere
I have huge respect for people who are prepared to put everything on the line to follow their dreams, and I come across a number of these people when I’m…
Victus Coffee and Eatery
Victus Coffee and Eatery is a very cool wee spot in Bridge St next to Kirby Lane, it was called The Kitchen until Nick and Beth Schryvers bought the business…
Hop Federation Tap Room & Riwaka Hotel
This year is the tenth birthday for Hop Federation and a lot has changed in recent times. Founded in Riwaka by Chief Brewer Simon and his wife Nicki Nicholas in…
North Eatery
One of our favourite places to sit in the sun, enjoy a glass of wine and devour tasty a woodfired pizza was Kahurangi Estate at Upper Moutere, and we missed…
Kebab Kitchen
Not only does Yusuf Corten make delicious food at his traditional Turkish Kebab Kitchen in Bridge Street but he is also incredibly generous to the Nelson community, a community that…
Hattie’s Cafe
People will always find a venue that makes great food and excellent coffee, in this case it’s Hattie’s Café, a little gem of a café tucked away in Whakatu Square,…