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Johanna Thornton

Deputy Editor at Viva NZ

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  • 1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Johanna Thornton

    The Marlborough Boutique Hotel & Vineyard in Blenheim is surrounded by gardens and a vineyard. The Marlborough Boutique Hotel & Vineyard is the ideal base for a luxurious food and wine-filled weekend in Blenheim, writes Johanna Thornton. Blenheim, in the heart of New Zealand’s Marlborough region, is best known as the country’s wine capital, famed for its world-class sauvignon blanc.

  • 1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Johanna Thornton

    Architect Tim Dorrington, of Dorrington Atcheson Architects, isn’t just designing compact homes – he’s testing them himself. With the Pocket Houses project in Auckland’s Ōtāhuhu, Tim Dorrington set out to challenge traditional models of residential development by creating a pair of cleverly designed, compact dwellings that occupy the footprint of a double garage.

  • 1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Johanna Thornton

    From wine to sake and sandwiches, Mt Eden’s Normanby Fine Wines & Spirits is an exciting new destination steered by an industry expert. If anyone can sell the dream of wine retail’s future in New Zealand, it’s Liz Wheadon – a leading force in the industry. Next week, she opens the doors to Normanby Fine Wines & Spirits, an impressive new wine store, bar and event space on Mt Eden’s Normanby Rd. “It’s essentially wine retail, but wine retail done differently.

  • 3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Johanna Thornton |Madeleine Crutchley |Ashleigh Cometti

    The Viva team curates the best and brightest gifts to surprise the lady in your life with this Mother’s Day. From garden essentials to glam hot styling tools. Few things will top a handmade card and a coffee delivered in bed but should you wish to go the extra mile this Mother’s Day, there’s no shortage of gifts to make the mother figure in your life feel special.

  • 4 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Johanna Thornton

    By Johanna Thornton Thursday Apr. 17, 2025VivaWhat’s going on in food? Johanna Thornton has the latest in new openings, events to book and exciting collaborations. Quinn Bar wins an award for colour A relative newcomer to Auckland’s CBD, Quinn Bar is an intimate (it fits around 40 people), design-forward cocktail bar where mood, lighting, and colour combine in layers of blue.

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