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From Brian
Sweeney, Producer,
www.nzedge.com
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From left: choreographer and writer Douglas Wright; historian
James Belich; virtual engineer David Ten Have of Ponoko; writer and academic
Denis Dutton; director Colin McColl (px Robert Catto)
NEW
ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES
New Zealand headlines in this sampling of global media
appearing in Daily Express, Newstrack India, BBC, Telegraph, Newsweek,
The Times, Maldon Standard, Hindustan Times, Inc. Magazine, Washington Post,
The Star-Ledger, The Kansas City Star, The Scotsman, Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, Fox Business, Vogue, Guardian, The New York Times, Sun,
The Age, The Salt Lake Tribune and Horse & Hound include:
• Douglas
Wright's Ghost Dance, in list of ‘Fifty Gay &
Lesbian Books Everybody Must Read’
• James
Belich, writer, illuminates “troubled history of Imperialism”
in new book – The Times
• Ponoko,
Wellington company, “designing a factory for the 21st century” – Inc.
Magazine
• Denis
Dutton, academic, muses “impressive” price tags of conceptual
art – New York Times
• Colin
McColl’s Italian Girl in Algiers not bound by
European tradition – The Scotsman
• Silver
Ferns, win inaugural Fastrack World Series beating Jamaica 32-37
– Daily Express
• New
Zealand accent most attractive and prestigious outside UK – Newstrack
India
• Suzie
Moncrief, WOW founder, took “art of the walls” and put it on
people – The Age
• Burt
Munro, salt flats speedster, smuggled fuel disguised as wine – New
York Times
• Samantha
McIntosh, showjumper, 34, wins at Britain’s Horse of the Year
– Horse & Hound
• Daniel
Vettori “doughty batsman, skilful bowler and shrewd captain”
– Dream Cricket
• Denis
Dutton, Art Instinct author, bento boxes elevated to
“art”, “superfluous” – New York Times
• Surf
City, Auckland 4-piece, play NY CMJ Marathon; “buzz band”
status – Washington Post
• Stoneleigh
enables NZ pinot noir to gain foothold in US – The Star-Ledger
• Fallon
Simchowitz, 17, exchange student, Kansas, bilingual in sign
language – Kansas City Star
• Napier
“offers engaging, strollable concentration of provincial 30s edifices”
– Guardian
• New
Zealand tramping “best and most economical way” to see
country – CBC News
• Rhythm
& Vines, NYE; Hot Water Beach, two of six best things to do
in NZ – Guardian
• New
Zealand base-jumper leaps 421m off KL’s International Tower –
BBC
• Dr
Rob Young, Respiragene director, says fear motivator for kicking
habit – The Times
• FOTConchords’
I Told You I Was Freaky out in UK; “told you they were funky”
– Guardian
• Jane
Campion’s Bright Star one of her best films; leading
Oscar contender – Times Online
• Cliff
Curtis, Trauma star and “super hero”, 41, shuns
stunt double – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Txt2Quit,
26-week smoking cessation programme, offers mobile support
• Matt
Reed, US-based triathlete, 34, wins Toyota Cup series, Dallas
• Alyn
Ware, peace activist, awarded alternative Nobel for anti-nuke
stance – BBC
• Myfanwy
van Hoffen, Zimbabwean immigrant, proud to now be a NZer – Telegraph
• New
Zealand has “good ideas” when it comes to tort reform – Newsweek
• Dunedin
“quirkiest” in NZ with Nude Blacks; Jaffa race; Easter “love train”
• Erebus
30th anniversary sees Air NZ apologise to victims’ families – The
Times
• Claire
Bulman, author, former rifleman, publishes debut children’s
book, UK – Maldon Standard
• Peter
Jackson’s The Lovely Bones to screen for Queen,
Leicester Square – BBC
• Lake
Tarawera’s sizzling sandy edge a new sensation for Indian
journo – Hindustan Times
• Jessica
McCormack, UK-based jeweller, designs 2009 Fashion Fringe at
Covent Garden trophy
• Kevin
Roberts, nzedge co-founder, interviewed on state of the ad
industry – Fox Business
• Atconz
Real Estate to spend $100m on Iraqi housing development – Trade
Arabia
• Sunil
Kadri, marine biologist, Male Entrepreneur of the Year for salmon
“fish disco” – Scottish Sun
• Coromandel
“magical, mysterious”; author Fay Weldon’s favourite place – Telegraph
• Anna
Paquin, True Blood starlet, 27, less Baywatch
more Erin Brokovich – Telegraph
• Liam
Finn, musician, “forging his own way” in tenor-falsetto; live
in Wisconson
• New
Zealand cricket: “meagre resources” but “better record than
England” – The Times
• Rodd
& Gunn raise bar of excess with AU$30,250 crocodile-skin bag
• Fat
Freddy’s Drop compared to 70’s funksters Average White Band,
War – Guardian
• Sirocco,
randy kakapo, filmed mating with wrong species, a zoologist – BBC
• Jonah
Lomu, took on bodybuilding challenge ahead of return to French
rugby – The Times
• Jane
Campion, director, “a friskily spontaneous breeze”, Harvey
Keitel – Guardian
 RUGBY
COMMENTARY WITH 'REAL BALLS'
The Alternative Rugby Commentary and its’ host Jed ‘Jedi’ Thian embark
on another Northern Hemisphere jaunt in November, following the All Blacks
on their end of year tour of the UK to give a fresh, frank and funny look at
our national game. For five weeks the House Bar in Wimbledon will play host
to the ARC with five confirmed shows for the All Blacks’ autumn
internationals against Wales, Italy, England, France and the Barbarians.
“If you are a Rugby lover but the guy on the TV has been giving you the
s****, then the Alternative Rugby Commentary is where you want to be for
this November’s autumn Internationals.” With growing fame all over the
world as the driving force behind Alternative Rugby Commentary, Thian has
been in the hot seat since 2005, bringing his unique brand of bombastic
bluster and acerbic verbal jousting to the staid world of sport commentary.
The ARC is simulcast on the web at www.arcrugby.co.nz
for “real sports fans all over the world who want sports commentary with
real balls.”
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Top image, Walter Peak, Queenstown; above, Mana
Island, Kapiti. More pictures at www.paradiseroad.com.
Fern symbol via www.nzflag.com.
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