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09/09/2026

What does it take to bring the wildest wearable art ideas to life? From her home office in the Marlborough Sounds, Sarah Nathan works with designers from around the world as Head of Competition for the World of WearableArt.

Long before the lights go up, Sarah is in the designers’ corner – learning the stories behind their extraordinary creations, nurturing their ideas and helping transform each vision ready for the WOW stage.

Meet Sarah and step behind the scenes of her dream job in our latest edition.

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02/09/2026

September’s edition of Marlborough Magazine is out now! 🌼

This month, we’re giving you full permission to play, with Play Advocate Lesley McIntosh on the cover. Lesley invites us to rethink play and the part it can have in creating happier and more connected communities.
📷 Unscripted Love - Photography by Aimée

We also bring you the best in spring fashion, food and homewares, meet local professionals setting the standard across our region and share plenty of inspiration for those planning a wedding.

So shake off winter, pick up a copy and come out to play! 😎

Read online: https://marlboroughapp.co.nz/editions/c7fea33c-2af0-4c68-9ff2-986e41aa1b6b

28/08/2026

Picton has a long memory, and for business owner, community advocate and one of the town’s most recognisable locals, Amy Cragg, it’s always felt less like a place she arrived in and more like somewhere she’s simply always been part of.

Read Amy’s in our August edition.

20/08/2026

Dogs have a special talent for brightening our days, but some of our local canine companions are doing much more than fetching balls and claiming the best spot on the couch. Across Marlborough, a remarkable group of dogs are quietly making a difference. They are visiting rest homes and community facilities, listening patiently as children read, offering companionship to people who may be lonely and bringing warmth and reassurance wherever they go.

In this month’s edition we meet three local dogs and their dedicated owners who are bringing joy to everyone they meet.

📷 Unscripted Love - Photography by Aimée

12/08/2026

From quirky comedies to spine-tingling horror and everything in between, the upcoming Random Directions Film Festival celebrates the creativity of local filmmakers across the Upper South. In the August edition we caught up with co-organiser Phil McKinnon to talk about his lifelong love of film, what inspires the festival and the passion behind bringing local stories to the big screen.

📷 Locally made film, Pirates vs Zombies.

Link in bio to read online.

07/08/2026

August’s edition of Marlborough Magazine has arrived! Thank you for your patience, winter weather and delayed ferry crossings slowed deliveries a little this month.

If you want to have a read now, visit the link in our bio to peruse online.

On this month’s cover, Megan Graham, aka the Queen of the Withers. Megan shares her journey from international squash representative to one of Marlborough’s most accomplished runners.
📸 Unscripted Love - Photography by Aimée

Happy reading!

23/07/2026

Moored in Picton and weathered by time, the Edwin Fox has spent more than a century watching the world evolve around her. She has carried immigrants, convicts, soldiers and cargo across oceans, survived the rise and fall of global trade routes, and outlived almost every wooden sailing ship of her era. Today, at 173 years old, she remains the last of her kind.

We share her story in the July edition.

07/07/2026

A constellation of literary stars will descend on Blenheim this July as the Marlborough Book Festival returns with another captivating programme of conversations, ideas and storytelling.

Ahead of the festival, taking place from 24–26 July, we caught up with one of the festival's long-standing supporters and guest interviewers, Jane Forrest-Waghorn, along with co-authors of Aotearoa in Bloom, Rachel Clare and Tryphena Cracknell, to discuss the power of storytelling.

Have a read in our July edition.

02/07/2026

July’s edition celebrates the very best in architecture – check out several outstanding projects from around the region.

On the cover: Wakatu Quay Restaurant in Kaikōura
📷 Ian Hutchinson

Plus loads more good stuff inside.

Pick up your copy now or read online – link in bio.

25/06/2026

Small town stories: This month we visited the Kaituna Valley settlement of Okaramio, where the local church has become a photographic icon and a gathering place that reflects the enduring sense of community in this quiet corner of the region.

Read about it in our June edition (link in bio).

📷 Craig Potton

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