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From Brian
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Left: All Black captain Richie McCaw; retiring
Oxford Vice-Chancellor Dr John Hood; soprano Kiri Te Kanawa; film producer
Tim Bevan; entrepreneur Wade Thompson (1940-2009)
NEW
ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES
New Zealand headlines in this sampling of global media
appearing in The Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Brisbane Times, The
Baltimore Sun, Geo, The Sydney Morning Herald, Telegraph, BBC, The
Australian, The Age, Courier Mail, The Times, Guardian, BBC, Empire, Irish
Times, Oxford Gazette, The Japan Times and The Sacramento Bee
include:
• Richie
McCaw “hunter of midfield backs, wrecking ball”, and “the
man” – Telegraph
• John
Hood gives retiring Vice-Chancellor’s Oration at Oxford – Gazette
• Kiri
Te Kanawa performs in DC, urges students to find their voice – The
Baltimore Sun
• Tim
Bevan, film producer Working Title, honoured by Gotham
Independents, NY – LA Times
• Wade
Thompson, innovator of American travel and transport, dies
Manhattan, 69 – WSJ
• All
Whites into 2010 World Cup with 1-0 win over Bahrain, 35,194
Wellington fans – CNN
• All
Blacks “overwhelm” France 39-12 in Marseille; “best
display” all year – Sports Illustrated
• New
Zealand 2009 ski season best yet; 1.5m hit slopes –
Brisbane Times
• New
Zealand relaxes migration policy; enticing foreign entrepreneurs
– Telegraph
• Robert
Wade, London School of Economics professor, predicts more
recession – NZ Herald
• New
Zealand, a Lonely Planet Top 10 country to visit in ’10 – The
Sydney Morning Herald
• Temuera
Morrison, sought by Ray Winstone in turn of century film Tracker
– Empire
• Elizabeth
Knox’s sequel to Vintner’s Luck, published to strong
praise – Courier Mail
• Ian
Grant, Wairarapa, says NZ newspapers have a strong future –
Brisbane Times
• New
Zealand “ideal destination to gain maximum distance from
everyday life” – Geo Special
• Tekapo-Aoraki
night sky World Heritage bid accepted; awaits final approval – Xinhua.net
• Whale
Watch Kaikoura, winner of Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism
Awards – Telegraph
• Stuart
Dryburgh, cinematographer, brings essential artistry to US biopic
Amelia – Guardian
• New
Zealanders understand underplayed luxury; “refreshingly
unpretentious” – Telegraph
• ASR
Limited’s Bournemouth artificial reef by Kerry Black opens;
first of kind in Europe – BBC
• Robbie
Deans, Wallaby coach, in purgatory until he beats All Blacks – The
Australian
• Charlotte
Dawson, The Contender co-host, candid about the men in
her life – The Age
• Dan
Carter sublime Man of the Match against Welsh in All Black win
19–12 – Guardian
• Dr
Greg Browne, geologist, discovers dinosaur tread, NW Nelson – PT
India
• Challenge
NZ sees UK gap year contestants blog way round country to win
competition
• Otago
University researchers study effects of abortion on 500 women –
Telegraph
• Peter
Dengate Thrush, chairman ICANN, heads “biggest change” since
internet began – BBC
• Jonah
Lomu, 34, 2019 World Cup ambassador and in “best shape ever”
• New
Zealand’s low production costs mean Californian milk ad shot
here – LA Times
• Brenda
and Robert Vale, authors Time to Eat Dog compare SUVs to
pets – Telegraph
• University
of Auckland develops ice cream to relieve chemotherapy
side-effects
• Jane
Campion’s Bright Star “work of an auteur back in
charge of her material” – Irish Times
• Jemaine
Clement, Conchord, now Chevalier, talks live shows and Predicament
• All
Blacks win over Wallabies 32–19 in front of 44,030 in Tokyo –
The Japan Times
• New
Zealand Land Transport amendment bans drivers using hand-held
phones – Xinhua.net
• Rotorua
“think Yellowstone” but with zorbing, caving and luges thrown in – The
Sacramento Bee
• Owen
Glen’s Matamata-trained Monaco Consul wins $A1.5m Victoria
Derby – The Age
DENIS O’REILLY:
NGA KUPU AROHA/WORDS OF LOVE, BLOG #36
It's
the Putting White That Counts!
Den reckons it's alright to be white in Aotearoa. He says he's comfortable
in his skin as a card-carrying Pakeha, a member of Tangata Tiriti, and a
paid up subscriber to the Treaty of Waitangi. He's a Kiwi, belongs here, and
is subject to conservation and protection orders. He recalls past dealings
with Hone Harawira but concludes that despite some frustrations with him
Hone has an important role to play in our nation building. Den suggests that
if he can't be included in Parliamentary politics he returns to the politics
of the street and focuses on politicising the brown proloteriat. Responding
to Winston Peters' challenge he could join the Maori gangs and lead them
past their self defeating behaviours and Gonville lifestyles to become a new
form of Nga Tamatoa. Following the death of Martyn Sanderson, Den reflects
on this man's life and his use of theatre to resolve Black vs White
conflicts and to right wrongs. He concludes "it's the putting white
that counts". (3,442 words)
 LA
SCREENING FOR THE
TOPP TWINS: UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS
Screening at The Fairfax Cinema, 7907 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles 90048,
(323) 655-4010
Fri 4th 7pm / Sat 5th 3pm / Sun 6th 3pm / Mon 7th – Thurs 10th 7pm
Presented by Diva Films, NZ Film Commission, NZ On Air, and SweeneyVesty
“A doco that has you falling in love with two of the crazier people
you’ve never met.” Variety (LA). “It takes a
very special documentary to deny Michael Moore a top festival prize, but to
see The Topp Twins is to fall in love with it.” Screen
International (London). “Enormously likeable, warm-hearted,
moving and very funny. The Twins have mastered the difficult art of being
very funny without excluding anyone from the joke. Part sing-along, part
concert, part comedy show, their act covers all the bases.” Eureka
Street (Melbourne).
Director Leanne Pooley, Producer Arani Cuthbert
Cadillac Peoples’ Choice Award – Toronto
International Film Festival 2009
Audience Award – Melbourne International Film Festival
2009
Best Feature (under $1million) – Qantas NZ Film & TV
Awards 2009
Best Original Music in a Feature – Qantas NZ Film &
TV Awards 2009
Here are the Top 10 titles for November:
- Kea
– Mountain Parrot, NHNZ 1993 – Doco about our beloved
avian prankster
- Close
to Home, TV 1975 – Pioneering Roger Hall-created soap of
the Hearte clan
- Face
of Fashion, music video 1989 – Chris Knox's animated
single-frame facial hair clip
- Best
of Billy T James Collection, TV 1992 – Billy T's humour at
its non-PC best
- Gliding
On, TV 1981 – Award-winning series satirising the
pen-pushing working life
- Gloss,
TV series 1987–1990 – Yuppies, shoulder-pads, Walkmen; cult
"glitter soap"
- Face
to Face With Kim Hill, TV 2003 – Infamous interview with
journalist John Pilger
- Not
Given Lightly, music video 1989 – Another self-directed
classic by legendary Chris Knox
- Aeon,
short film 2004 – Wellington is given the 'time-scape' treatment in
this award-winner
- In
a Land of Plenty, doco 2002 – Exploration of the story of
unemployment in New Zealand
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