TO NEW ZEALAND EDGE GLOBAL COMMUNITY
The edge metaphor is
our way of situating New Zealand in the world. This month, two new
speeches assert that the world needs to know about our beautiful mind, not
just our beautiful body. This mind-body dualism is the catalyst for a call
for broad-scale marketing of this country's capabilities. This need was
consistently expressed at the Investment New Zealand conference in
Auckland, to which nzedge co-founder Kevin Roberts ebulliently presented
this nation's record of rampant innovation and the innate creativity of
our people.
http://www.nzedge.com/speeches/investmentnz.html
The Knowledge Wave
conference in Auckland
gave an opportunity to to present six tough
ideas to make the New Zealand Edge a global
competitive reality. The ideas: know where
we're going; market New Zealand; find the
missing million; unlevel the playing field;
close the gaps; and bring the future into
the present.
http://www.nzedge.com/speeches/knowledge-wave.html
EDGE ARCHITECTURE
GALLERY
Our newest addition to the image galleries is 'Building', an evolving
survey of our built landscape: from the egalitarianism of corrugated steel
roofing and painted timber weatherboards, through bachs and beehives,
marae and modernism, to state housing and digital design. As well as
on-island buildings the gallery includes designs built overseas by Nzers,
such as the Pompidou's acclaimed rooftop 'blobby' restaurant. Developed by
Paul Ward with Wellington-based architect Sam Kebbell, recently named in
North & South magazine as "the most talented young architect in
the country."
http://nzedge.com/gallery/index-architecture.htm
http://www.nzedge.com/gallery/index.htm
KEEPING IN TOUCH ACROSS THE PLANET.
A commercial request we are happy to help with. Telecom New Zealand has a
series of giant billboards at the main airports in New
Zealand, featuring people in all parts of the country connecting hands,
keeping in touch. The campaign is soon going to extend to combine New
Zealanders overseas. If you want to be part of the international
"Keep in Touch" billboard, you can contact rose.bater@saatchi.co.nz
about where you live in the world, your profession and availability to be
photographed over the next six weeks.
It is a happy,
affirmative campaign.Telecom will supply participants with a 25 hour
international calling card. Other forms of compensation are also
available.
NANCY WAKE - EDGE HERO
Born Roseneath Wellington 1912, of French and Maori descent, Nancy Wake
came to be the most decorated service woman of World War II. Now 90 and
living (with the support of Prince Charles) in London, Nancy had a heart
attack 12 days ago and is recuperating in hospital. I am sure she would be
buoyed by messages of aroha from New Zealanders, so write/fax her at
The Stafford Hotel,
Piccadilly 16-18 St
James Place London,
SW1 A1NJ;
fax +44 20 7493 7121;
email info@thestaffordhotel.co.uk
http://www.thestaffordhotel.co.uk/email/index.html
Read her extraordinary
story at
http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/wake.html
STORIES FROM THE WIRES
In today from a NZ journalist, 14 years away in London: "I'm
constantly checking myself to stop seeing NZ through the rose-tinted
glasses of memory and childhood. It ain't like that anymore and never will
be. And that is the way it should be. I suspect that much of what annoys,
irritates and depresses Nzedge correspondents, including myself, about
life off-shore exists back home too. Just in diluted doses. But Jeez, I do
miss that can-do, my glass is half-full attitude, a sea with a decent wave
and a mountain with a proper ridge. The plan is to return in five year's
time and it's not going to be easy."
And from Mother of
Two, Wellington: "I have just stumbled across your wonderful site.
What fantastic articles about great Nzer's! I am planning to read them to
my seven year old son. I am sure these stories and your site will help to
re-energise me and will provide my children with a wonderful resource from
which to learn and become inspired."
PEOPLE AND PLACE
The edge is a conviction affirmed powerfully on a Wellington summer's day
where the blues and greens and multi-coloured iron roofs are particularly
ours. As K Mansfield captures it: "planted at the edge of a fine deep
harbour like a lake. Behind it, on either side, there are hills. The
houses are built of light painted wood. They have iron roofs coloured red.
And there are big dark plumy trees massed together, breaking up those
light shapes, giving a depth - warmth - making a composition of it well
worth looking at."
BRIAN SWEENEY
Producer, The New Zealand Edge
With Editor PAUL WARD
New Zealand Edge
www.nzedge.com
brian@nzedge.com
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