The editors of Vines are consciously looking to nurture the literary and artistic work of writers and artists in the Hawke’s Bay region, comprising creative groups in Napier, Hastings and elsewhere. 

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The stories, poems and reviews in this issue will appeal not only to people who live in the Bay. What is regional can touch the universal – and that is part of the importance of Vines.

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– from the Foreword by Nicholas Reid