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From Brian
Sweeney, Producer,
www.nzedge.com
Pictured above: Karl Urban, Brendan Hartley, Jane Campion, Francis Upritchard, Phil Keoghan, Fire Poi
NEW
ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES
New Zealand headlines appearing in this
sampling of global media from Time, The New York Times, Victoria
Advocate, The Kansas City Star, Guardian, The Age, British Vogue,
Variety, The Australian, The Boston Globe, Forbes, The New York Times,
Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, Grazia, ABC, San
Francisco Examiner and Ski Rebel Magazine include:
• Janet
Frame's Towards Another Summer critiqued in New
York Times
• Phil
Keoghan, amazing racer, crosses US on bike, raises money for
MS
• Xero,
Hyperfactory, win at 19th Annual Webby Awards, NY
• Brendon
Hartley, 19, earns racing super-licence, reserve for Red
• Niki
Caro, Peter Jackson "local helmers poised to soar
again," Variety
• Jane
Campion returns to Cannes with Bright Star and
"few dry eyes"
• Sir
Keith Park statue in Trafalgar Sq salutes Battle of Britain
ace
• Maori
poi set alight for exercise in Hollywood, alternative to
jogging
• Andrew
Mackintosh, VUW glaciologist, studies difference in
hemispheres
• Karl
Urban, Eomer in LOTR, is Dr Leonard McCoy in 2009's Star Trek
• FOTConchords
US shows attract rave reviews, thousands sing along
• Graeme
Hart, reclusive billionaire, tops Australasian wealthy
list
• David
Trubridge's Baskets of Knowledge lights, "water
droplets", in Milan
• Upritchard
and Millar, Venice Biennale pair ready for June opening
• Queenstown
paragliding, "fear worth it", "breathtaking
experience"
• Auckland
Art Gallery gifted $115m of art by Julian and Josie Robertson
• The
Datsuns release 4th album, and anagram, Head Stunts in US
• Christchurch's
contemporary side is SOL Square and Segway tours
• Emilia
Wickstead, fashion designer, 25, Chelsea, "one to
watch"
• Treble
Cone's unsealed 7km road unnerving, now a shuttle option
• Karen
Walker's latest eyeware lookbook, pairs fangs with shades
• Heather
Begg, mezzo-soprano, "mistress of comedy", dies
NSW, 76
• Jaeha-Alex
Kim, designer, 23, wins spot in Spanish store Mango
• Martin
Phillipps, Chills frontman explains British aversion to NZ
80s sound
• Brian
Boyd, English professor, defends the art of fiction in new
book
• Anchor
butter "from NZ!" not UK; Pistol J Rotten promotes
local spread
• New
Zealand ski fields reviewed including Mt Hutt and The Stash
• Rawiri
Paratene, actor, 'Koro', plays Friar in R&J at
London's Globe
• Kate
Sylvester Takes a Hike at AFW with gaiters, pink Docs, bones
• Matt
Watson, stunt angler, wrestles marlin in Discovery's Extreme
Fishermen
• Keisha
Castle-Hughes, Vintner's wife, 19, signs up to save whales
• Terenzo
Bozzone, triathlete, 24, wins 26th annual Columbia Triathlon
• New
Zealand pinot noir second only to sauv blanc in popularity
• New
Zealand wine preferred by Brits over EU equivalents in
Tesco's
• Queenstown
ready for bumper '09 season on back of cheap Tasman flights
• New
Zealanders shorter, fatter, but happier, reports OECD
• Anna
Wilding launches charity for talented, underprivileged
children
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THE NEW ZEALAND EDGE
is a new way of presenting our identity, people, stories,
achievements and our role in the world. Home to a global
community of
New Zealanders. Aotearoa whanau whanui kite ao nui
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Top picture, Mt Ngauruhoe; above
Dunstan Range. More pictures at www.paradiseroad.com.
Fern symbol via www.nzflag.com.
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