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From Brian
Sweeney, Producer,
www.nzedge.com
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can now follow the nzedge.com headlines twice a day on Twitter.
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Pictured
above: Kiri Te Kanawa, Teddy Tahu, Margaret Mahy's new book 'Bubble
Trouble', John Walker and Doug Howlett.
NEW
ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES
New Zealand headlines in
this week's sampling of global media appearing in Guardian,
Telegraph, The Washington Post, Wine Spectator, The Star, The New York
Times, The Times of India, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company,
International Business Times, The Independent, The Age, Irish Times,
Jane's, Cincinnati Enquirer, Los Angeles Times and Art World
include:
• Kiri
Te Kanawa, diva, inducted into Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame
– LA Times
• Teddy
Tahu Rhodes, baritone, couldn't be more dashing, roguish in
Cincinnati Figaro
• Margaret
Mahy's Bubble Trouble best picture book, USA Horn
Book Awards, Boston
• Formway,
furniture designers, have office chair "test-driven" in Fast
Company, Time and WSJ
• Bill
Phillips' economic Moniac invention, "fresh as the day
it began gurgling" – NY Times
• Conchords
NZ's "biggest thing"; "wonderful ambassadors",
Tourism NZ – Guardian
• NZ
Defence Force reviewed in Jane's; small makes big on
world military stage
• University
of Auckland develops test to measure cancer risk in smokers
– Times of India
• North
Island to South, NZ "unpretentious"; huge range of
natural treasures – Canada.com
• Michael
Parekowhai, sculptor, summons title for latest work at Sydney
gallery – Art World
• Don
Sullivan the Pestbuster, and his team of trappers snags 530,
Nelson
• New
Zealand knocks Iceland off top spot; most peaceful on
planet – Washington Times
• Michael
Brajkovich, Kumeu winemaker, 47, on screw caps, Burgundy – Wine
Spectator
• New
Zealand less the cousin at the party in short trousers;
Australia warms – The Age
• Zespri
encourages Malaysians to eat two kiwifruit daily in ad campaign
• 100%
Pure NZ campaign a decade old; Australians crave same success
– The Age
• Doug
Howlett, 30, Munster wing, on family, return to NZ and
celebrity – Irish Times
• Peter
Jackson to attend San Diego's Comic-Con, promoting District
9 – NY Times
• Cloud9,
luxury $1700 a night bach in Bay of Islands, "best of the
best"
• Roger
Dickie NZ offers carbon credit shares, profit, in Onslow
Forest
• Dan
Carter returns to NZ after sojourn in Perpignan "hungry
to play" – UK Independent
• Christine
Jeffs, director US indie film Sunshine Cleaning;
explores sisterhood – The Age
• Ricki
Herbert, All Whites coach, confident of a point at
Confederations Cup
• Judy
Millar, Venice Biennale painter: "no one really gets
what I'm doing; they never did"
• Andrea
Hewitt, triathlete, 27, nabs photo finish victory in Madrid
– UK Telegraph
• Sir
John Walker, 57, Olympian, first to run 100 sub-4min mile,
now Knight
• Court
Ruler, John Wheeler-trained stead, wins Queensland Derby – The
Age
• David
Bain, 37, cleared, "Without Joe [Karam] I wouldn't have
made it this far"
• Don
Nicolson, Federated Farmers President, bags US milk
subsidies in WSJ opinion piece
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community of New Zealanders. Aotearoa whanau whanui kite ao nui
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Top picture, Mt Maunganui; above,
looking towards Paekakariki from Poplar Ave, Raumati South. More
pictures at www.paradiseroad.com.
Fern symbol via www.nzflag.com.
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