Things to do in Mapua, South Island: The Best Food & Drink

Private Driver Services,New Zealand wide.We provide Tours and Transfers in quality vehicles just for your own personal group or couples with experienced drivers at affordable prices. You can start and finish a tour in any city in New Zealand, you don't have to finish in the same city you started in. We do tours from Auckland,Rotorua,Wellington,Nelson,Christchurch, Greymouth or Queenstown,or ask if anywhere else you want to start or end in. We also provide daily tours and one way drop offs and pick ups around the Nelson Tasman region,including the Abel Tasman National Park,Golden Bay,Takaka,Te Araroa tramping trail Nelson/Marlborough section. We do Wine Tasting Tours in Nelson and Marlborough,Site Seeing Tours,or Tours to suit your interests and time available. We do Cruise Ship day excursions from Picton,Nelson,Lyttelton,Wellington,Tauranga or Auckland,and we can follow the ship and give you same driver in each port. Transfers between cities in both islands. Check our website out.

By appointment during the winter months (just give us a call or email): Meet us, taste our wines, enjoy our art gallery and a stroll through our family vineyard in the beautiful Moutere hills near Nelson, with stunning views to the snow-topped Kahurangi mountains. Our wines are crafted from hand-picked vines on Flaxmore’s north-facing slopes. Clay-gravels, climate and attention to detail have resulted in fine, balanced wines which fully express our vineyard’s special character. We have just opened our unique gallery with a range of art from local and NZ artists, encompassing photography, painting and sculpture. A permanent art collection is also on display to enjoy along with your wine tasting and vineyard walk. You can visit us every weekend through the Summer (Oct-Easter) from 10 until 5 or, if you'd like to visit on weekdays, just give us a call or text. During Winter (Apr-Sept), call us for an appointment.

Rimu Grove is committed to producing the finest wine that reflects the terroir of the Nelson Moutere winegrowing region. The Rimu Grove philosophy starts with an uncompromising desire to produce the best wines possible. Meticulous management in the vineyard produces grapes with a fine balance of varietal flavours, textures and aromas. The fruit and wine are handled carefully to retain and accentuate those delicate characteristics. Every effort is made to produce the finest wine.