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From Brian
Sweeney, Producer,
www.nzedge.com
NEW
ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES
Pictured above: Jonathan Porritt, John
Key, Melissa Lee, Pip Brown (Ladyhawke), Keith Urban
NEW
ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES
www.nzedge.com/media
New Zealand headlines in this sampling of global media appearing in
The Australian, Backpacker, Bloomberg, Energy Current, Los Angeles
Times, Telegraph, The Village Voice, Paradizo, Golf Digest, Brisbane
Times, Environmental Leader, The New Republic, Solomon Star, 20 Minutos,
Philippine Star, Times Online, Bleacher Report, The Canberra Times, The
New York Times, The Age, Teen Vogue, Dwell, Australian Financial Review,
Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Herald, Forbes, San Francisco
Chronicle, Sports Illustrated, Popular Science Australia, Newark
Advocate, CNN, and Wall Street Journal include:
• Jonathan
Porritt, chair UK Sustainable Development –
"Prosperity without Growth?"
• Keith
Urban, country musician, 41, #1 in America with Defying
Gravity – NYTimes
• John
Key on market-based approaches to the global recession –
Wall St Journal
• New
Zealand's vulnerability is high external debt as economy
contracts – Forbes
• Bryan
Gould, in the Guardian, says governments as only ones to
counter recession
• New
Zealand "breaking own records", creating 74% of its
energy from renewables
• New
Zealand could run 2.5 million cars off 3000 MW of wind
generation
• AgResearch
scientists discover ways for cows to produce more milk
• Carbonscape,
Blenheim company, makes FT shortlist of 5 in global comp
• Chatham
Islands, pop.600, turns off diesel generators for Earth Hour
• Albany
the new home for eco-migrants fearful of UK's rising waters
• Government
intiates 3 billion dollar high-speed broadband project
• Creative
Freedom Foundation victorious with scrapping of Section 92a
• Owen
Thor Walker, hacker, 19, hired by TelstraClear as security
consultant
• Milford
Track among the world's best, according to Backpacker
Magazine
• Eagles
Nest, Russell retreat, "back-to-nature with rock 'n'
roll on its mind"
• Cape
Kidnappers, Tom Doak golf course, "scenic but
challenging"
• Kerosene
Creek, Rotorua hotpool, one of "five best freebies"
for tourists
• Zak
Feaunati to play Jonah Lomu in upcoming Clint Eastwood film
on 1995 World Cup
• Rugby
Sevens could boost medal haul with introduction to 2016
Olympics
• Graeme
Lowe, former NZ and Warriors coach, says rugby union no
spectacle
• Dick
Lancaster, chairman Blind Sailing NZ, wins silver on Lake
Rotorua
• Levi
Sherwood, 17, wins freestyle motocross event in Mexico on
debut
• Ladyhawke,
singer, says NZ, "next to Antarctica" is "like being
in Iceland"
• Ladyhawke
reveals grunge-era acts as big influence on her sound
• David
Trubridge, designer, on the consumer binge, nourishing
objects, identity
• Paul
Middleditch, Sydney-based TV ad director, on 200+ awards,
beer ads, success
• Rodney
Bell, dancer, wins 'Izzie' award in SF: "torrent of
volatile intimacy"
• Adam
Friend, territorial with PhD in viticulture deployed to
Solomons
• Melissa
Lee, National MP, one of the most beautiful women in politics
• American
doctor, Jackie Underwood, compares NZ/US health systems
• Darren
Tyquin, Australian/NZ horseracing announcer, preacher, 41, d
(car accident)
NGA
KUPU AROHA: WORDS OF LOVE – BY DENIS O'REILLY #32: DANGEROUS
UTOPIAS, APRIL 2009
Denis O'Reilly's
penetrating critique of social justice in New Zealand
"The poet and creative genius Alan Brunton once described Dr Ian
Prior as having 'blood dangerous with utopias'. Ian has died and left
us, grieving, yet still propelled by his legacy of action into continued
efforts towards social justice. Den tells the story of Sandeep Chawla,
Director of the Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs of the
United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime who, after a robust discussion
with NZ gang members and drug dealers and users, suggests that one way
for them to avoid disproportionate attention from the Police and media
might simply to be a "little less annoying". Another St
Patricks Day Hui & Huilli has gone off with great effect and a sense
of locus for those who visited the ancient pa site, Otatara. There is
praise for the continuing efforts of Maori Affairs Minister Pita
Sharples who is out engaging Maori gang leaders and encouraging them to
lead their crews away from criminality and anti-social behaviours and
move towards a lifestyle built on a sense of identity as Maori, as
whanau, and as members of community. Den gets the chance to talk to
benches of judges and shares O'Reilly's lore: " Focus on the
good", "Assume the best", "You'll see it when you
believe it". (4,108 words) Read
more.
KEVIN
ROBERTS ON RUGBY: THINK
SMART TO BEAT THE RECESSION, APRIL 2009
It seems that nothing is recession-proof in this new
world order and the game of rugby is no exception. Teams are without
sponsors, stadium attendances are shrinking - plus tournaments are all
too predictable, too boring and are consistently losing audiences in
traditional rugby countries. What does this environment mean for New
Zealand looking ahead to the 2011 World Cup? "Everyone involved in
rugby should pull together over the next 12 months to come up with
innovative ideas and solutions so that we can make this tournament the
best ever in terms of passion, spectator appeal, spectacular running
rugby and fan experience." USA Eagles preview including 2009 games
vs Wales and Canada, new coach Eddie O'Sullivan, and the importance of
Sevens – "a vital foundational tool for the US as this helps our
players in terms of fitness, game awareness, defense, and instinct. It
also helps develop team spirit, team belief and a winning
attitude." And the campaign to have Sevens added to the 2016
Olympics. Progress is that the game has made the short list along with
baseball, softball, karate, squash, golf and roller sports. Noting also
that the USA are the current Olympic Champions! Read
more.
 EDGE
OF PARADISE Two items of personal "reaching out" as
is said in New York. I have a new photoblog www.paradiseroad.com
featuring new work and archival – of New Zealand and America,
landscape and street, art and commerce: beautiful and banal, edge and
center. About 40 photos up now, two added most days. Enjoy. And a video
of a speech to Thrive Wellington in late 08 about the New Zealand Edge
– the idea, the operation, the need for global perspective in what we
do, and what I have learned as an exporter in international markets. 30
mins. http://www.nzedge.com/speeches/
Top picture: South Taranaki Bight. Flying North.
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