November 2010

Cover story
ITM WildTomato Building & Architecture Awards 2010
First we form our buildings, then they form us… making building and architecture a fundamental art form. And the standard of this year’s entries, judged by legendary architect Ian Athfield, proves the point.
By Sue Farley

Constant Gardeners
These green-fingered folks do more than mow lawns and weed herbaceous borders; they are the volunteer committee behind Hunter’s Garden Marlborough and will this month see the fruit of their labours.
By Bev Doole. Photography by Frank Gasteiger

Quite a big Haka
With Nelson all set to perform the world’s largest Haka and win global glory in the Guinness Book of Records, sadly the rain started and kept the valiant would-be warriors inside with a nice cup of tea.
Story and photography by Tim Cuff

Where Angels Tread
New Zealand suffers from a chronic lack of business investment that sees us slipping down the OECD rankings. Angel investors build high growth export oriented businesses that have the potential to correct this slippage. We report on Nelson’s nascent angel investment scene.
By Anthea Whitlock. Photography by Tim Cuff

Whenua Iti Outdoors
We go behind the scenes at the Lower Moutere outdoor pursuits centre, revealing the history, philosophy and achievements of this community organisation that many of us know nothing about.
By Mark Merriman

CONTENTS

INTERVIEWS
CREATIVE ONES
Joanna Dudson Scott paints with Wairau river silt. By Bev Doole
GREAT OUTDOORS
Bill Nicholls is a cut above at timber sports. By Craig Sisterson
A LIFE LESS ORDINARY
Fisherman, oyster farmer, lighthouse keeper, pilot: Bruce Robertson. By Drake Chamberlain-Marks

COLUMNS
EDITORIAL
Architecture and Angels. By Jack Martin
WILD FERMENT
Reality check. By Bev Doole
FREE RANGE
Back to the future. By Ro Cambridge

FOOD & DRINK
DINEOUT
Village India, Blenheim. By Bev Doole
WINE
The European Connection. By Kirsten Rødsgaard-Mathiesen
FOOD
More Cheese, Please. By Nicola Galloway

FASHION & HEALTH
FASHION SHOOT
Shabby Chic. Photography by Daniel Rose, styling by Lainee Hermsen

STYLE FILE
Salute to Summer. By Loren Aberhart
BODY & SOUL
My bad hair life. By Sarah Ryder

REVIEWS
TRAVEL
Wild and wonderful Hong Kong. By Sue Farley
ART
Flip Grater, Fairfield House; Graeme Cornwell, Refinery Art Space. By Leonie Hall
BOOKS
Loving All of It, edited by Gordon McLauchlan; This Way Up, by Lindsay Wood
FILM
Richard Aindow dives into Mar Nero (Black Sea)

REGULARS
FREE SPEECH
A Dog’s Best Friend; Praise for the Last Laugh
50c Mixture
By Drake Chamberlain-Marks; The Picton illustration by Caroline Della Porta
APPLAUSE
Marlborough Hospice Calendar 2011
EVENTS
SNAPPED
Have you been?
QUIZ & TRIVIA
THE LAST LAUGH