Paper Plus Blenheim

27/07/2024

27/07/2024

As we countdown to Marlborough Book Festival 2024 (our first session is tonight (sold out) and our official opening gala night is tomorrow evening!! (some tickets available)) we can't help but cast our minds back to our very first festival, 10 years ago in 2014, when six authors joined us at the Blenheim Club and at Cloudy Bay. The guest authors were Barb DeLeo, Elizabeth Knox, Fiona Kidman, Harry Broad, Karen Healey and Ron Crosby.

We’ve held the event annually, with the exception of 2020 due to Covid. With sustained support from our wonderful sponsors, a whole host of volunteers and interviewers, not to mention our amazing audiences, the festival has grown - but not too much! - and earned a reputation for wonderful Marlborough hospitality and a warm friendly festival vibe.

This is very much a community event with so many people helping to make it a success. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been involved over the past decade. We look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones over the weekend to come.

27/07/2024

27/07/2024

Nic Low, in conversation with Peter Meihana, spoke to a sold out audience today about his book Uprising- a book about mountaineering, NZ history, purakau Māori, geography, geology, Waitangi claims and according to Peter, a bit of romance! It took Nic 7 years of research, walking, writing, editing and rewriting to complete the book he initially thought would take 18 months.
Nic talked about the process of finding a balance between the contrasting worlds of his Māori and Pakeha whakapapa as he went on his journey following in the footsteps of his ancestors across the Southern Alps of Aotearoa using clues found in oral stories as a guide to his chosen route.

If you haven't got tickets to the Marlborough Book Festival yet, it's not too late!

Visit www.marlboroughbookfest.co.nz or pop into the ASB Theatre Marlborough.

15/07/2024

Karen Gibb from Paper Plus Blenheim soaks up the sunshine and a good book at Momorangi in Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound. Paper Plus has become an iconic retail brand within the books and stationery industry, with high visibility and recognition throughout New Zealand. Their stores are all locally owned and operated which means they have a real connection to their local communities, schools and businesses. They are passionate about making a difference, and we are grateful to have the support of Karen and her amazing team again this year.

09/07/2024

The Marlborough Book Festival is an annual weekend of wonderful writers, curious audiences and beautiful Marlborough scenery.

14/12/2023

Lucky recipients of our Xmas gift basket this year. St Johns ambulance team. They do a brilliant job in some very trying circumstances indeed . Love your work guys . Merry Christmas from the team at Paper Plus

12/12/2023

Come on and see if you can find the Elf .

16/08/2023

16/08/2023

Fancy pancakes for Sunday brunch? We've got you covered! A big stack 🥞 our our house made pancakes served with locally made bacon🥓, banana🍌, whipped cream and maple syrup.

16/08/2023

16/08/2023