“Saying you’re ‘buying a house in New Zealand’ is kind of a wink, wink, say no more,” LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman explained to The New Yorker in 2017. “Once you’ve done the Masonic handshake, they’ll be, like, ‘Oh, you know, …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 22 February 2023 | #432 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (London). See all stories and a 17,000 story archive of …
The New Zealand metal band Alien Weaponry have gone global thanks to their forthright Māori-language songs, which confront colonial history and ongoing inequality, Matt Mills writes for a feature in The Guardian. Once named “the hottest young metal band in …
New Zealander Robin Hammond has spent two decades crisscrossing the developing world and telling other people’s stories, Guardian correspondent Lizzy Davies writes. For his latest project the award-winning photographer has embarked on a paradigm shift: to remove himself – and …
New Zealander Rob Parsons a Victoria, Canada contractor known for building high-end homes and for integrity in his business dealings has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Victoria Residential Builders Association in recognition of his contribution to the housing …
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New Zealand’s credentials as a global food and meat producer are highlighted in an op-ed in leading U.S. trade publication The National Provisioner by Matt Luxton, Director of Sales, USA at Silver Fern Farms. New Zealand exports a variety of …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 13 July 2020 | #403 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (London). See all stories and a 16,000 story archive of …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 23 April 2020 | #399 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (New York). See all stories and a 16,000 story archive …
While the coronavirus crisis has restricted most global travel, a typical day sees New Zealander Jacqui Kenny spend the morning in Arizonian desert, lunch in Kyrgyzstan and the evening wandering streets in Mongolia, Francesca Street writes for CNN. So how …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 09 January 2020 | #389 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (New York). See all stories and a 16,000 story archive …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 24 July 2019 | #373 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler (Auckland), Alexandra Burnside (New York). See all stories and …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 31 May 2019 | #365 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler (Auckland) and Alexandra Burnside (New York). See all stories and a …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 14 February 2019 | #350 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler (Auckland), Henrike Forschler (Frankfurt). See all stories and a 14,000 …
Revered New Zealand dancer and choreographer Douglas Wright died in Auckland on November 14, 2018, aged 62. He was “undoubtedly one of New Zealand’s most magnificent and important artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries,” writes dance historian Marianne Schultz …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 29 November 2018 | #342 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler, Henrike Forschler (Auckland). See all stories and a 14,000 story archive …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 11 October 2018 | #335 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler, Henrike Forschler (Auckland). See all stories and a 14,000 story archive …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 26 September 2018 | #333 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Berlin), Carla Hofler, Henrike Forschler (Auckland). See all stories and a 14,000 story archive …
Black Ferns winger Portia Woodman, 27, has made the top 10 on a list of rugby union’s most influential people, ahead of any of her male All Blacks counterparts and two spots below All Blacks coach Steve Hansen. The list …
Away from the main cities, New Zealand’s “velvety black skies are a milky swirl of celestial galaxies story,” writes Kate Springer in an article for CNN. “And then there’s the ethereal glow of the Aurora Australis, the southern hemisphere’s equivalent …
Despite its low profile, Dunedin has a quiet, understated cool,” writes Lilit Marcus in an article on CNN. “As a university town, it is full of inexpensive eats, street art, craft beer and live music, not to mention cheery locals …
News of New Zealand in The World From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 21 March 2018 | #306 | New York Community/General | CNN 16 March 2018 New Zealand One of Ten Happiest Countries New Zealand has been ranked …
New Zealand has been ranked the eighth happiest country in the 2018 World Happiness Report released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations. CNN reports. Finland took out the top spot in the ranking. “The report ranks …
News of New Zealand in The World From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 28 February 2018 | #303 | New York Community/General | Guardian (The) 22 February 2018 New Zealand’s Role in Apocalypse Now “If you’re interested in the end …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 15 November 2017 | #290 | New York America’s Cup | CNN 13 November 2017 Life After the America’s Cup for Winning Sailors “For Joe Sullivan (pictured) and Simon …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 26 July 2017 | #274 | New York New Zealand | Travel Agent Central 21 July 2017 Bryce Dallas Howard Named Tourism NZ Brand Ambassador Pete’s Dragon and Jurassic …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 23 June 2017 | #269 | New York Music | New Yorker (The) 20 June 2017 Melodrama Wins High Praise Across the Planet Lorde’s sophomore studio album Melodrama …
News of New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 21 September 2016 | #233 | New York Te Ao Maori | Vice 20 September 2016 New Generation of Maori Women Wearing Moko For Maori women, the …
Rotorua on New Zealand’s North Island has “re-invented itself as the adventure capital of the North Island,” writes Sandra Smedhall for CNN. Its “unique combination of forests, lakes, geothermal activity and Maori culture makes it a must-visit on any North …
News of New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 17 August 2016 | #228 | New York Politics and Economics | ABC News 17 August 2016 NZ’s Anti-Nuke Win Approaches 30th Anniversary When the Royal New …
News of New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 01 June 2016 | #217 | New York New Zealand | Chicago Line 29 May 2016 Auckland – The Greatest City on Water Auckland has been ranked …
“New Zealand provides spectacular escapes whatever the time of year, but spring and autumn often deliver unique opportunities for travellers,” writes Paul Bloomfield in an article for The Telegraph. New Zealand “as a whole enjoys higher temperatures and longer daylight …
The New Yorker’s review of Justin Bieber’s latest “stellar” video, “Sorry” – perhaps “an acceptable cap to his year of penitence” – declares that, “it is impossible not to feel as if you would benefit from a new pair of …
Lydia Ko made golfing history when she won Sunday’s Evian Championship in France as the youngest winner of a women’s major. The win was her fourth LPGA win of 2015 and the ninth of her career. There were “a couple …
Air New Zealand’s new safety video, shown on all domestic and international flights, is featuring the New Zealand All Blacks, who have teamed up with former rugby rivals in the Man In Black-themed safety clip. The Men in Black Safety …
“It sounds like the beginning of an apocalyptic sci-fi film. A New Zealand artificial intelligence company” – the Touchpoint Group, “is building the angriest robot in the world in the hopes of helping companies to understand and placate angry customers”, writes …
A New Zealand rocket company, founded by inventor Peter Beck in 2007, says it has found a way to drastically cut the cost of satellite launches, by 3D printing rocket components. The Rocket Lab’s new Rutherford engine, formally announced on …
Auckland-based commercial space company Rocket Lab has unveiled their 3D-printed battery-powered Rutherford engine. The liquid-fueled, battery powered engine is capable of 4,600 pounds of thrust and will power propulsion of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket – a 20-meter rocket created out …
Auckland-born artist and musician Reg Mombassa’s works dominate the “Mambo: 30 Years of Shelf-Indulgence” exhibition on at the newly opened aMBUSH Gallery in Sydney. His art is now a part of the Australian landscape, represented in major galleries and events. …
Katherine Mansfield’s home in Menton, France is included in a Vanity Fair article about staying in places where “literary idols dashed off their masterpieces”. Included alongside Virginia Woolf’s Sussex country house; John Keats’ Old Mill House, where he finished his …
Booktrack, the New Zealand-based eBook soundtrack company, has partnered with best-selling author Hugh Howey and digital writing community Wattpad to launch a competition that will reward creativity in words and music with up to $20,000 in prizes.
New Zealand-born freelance photographer Robin Hammond is one of 49 photographers featuring in The Newseum’s highly anticipated Pictures of the Year exhibition, which runs through 1 September in Washington DC.
“Waiheke Island is upscale Auckland’s offshore beach resort of choice – but its thriving creative community means it’s also a paradise for art lovers of all types,” according to Time Out Dubai. In an arts special, Time Out includes the island’s Church Bay Studio Gallery and collectors John and Jo Gow of Connells Bay Sculpture Park.
Newly-former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg and his companion Diana Taylor will spend two weeks holidaying in New Zealand and Hawaii at the commencement of 2014, after 12 years helming the western hemisphere’s capital, and after a month of valedictories assessing his performance as positive plus to overwhelmingly positive.
NASA aero-engineer New Zealander Mana Vautier, who works at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, is developing guidance systems, flight simulations and navigation controls to train NASA flight controllers. Vautier’s designs allow safer space travel and accurately calculated flight projection paths.
New Zealand actress Anna Paquin, 30, features on the June cover of Manhattan magazine. Paquin tells the publication about the new season of cult show True Blood, in which she stars as Sookie Stackhouse: “Things left off in a pretty …
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New Zealand headlines in global media including New Zealand being named the the least corrupt nation on the planet; a look at the facade of the New Zealand’s “100% Pure” branding; Kimbra covering Nina Simone; and more…
The world premiere of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will take place at Wellington’s Embassy Theatre on 28 November two weeks ahead of the film’s release on 14 December. Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit …
New Zealand heavy metal band Legacy of Disorder are an “exception” to the “formulaic” and “pointless growls” of the last decade or so according to the Examiner’s David Garlow. “This band has parts Pantera, parts Maiden, a hint of Corrosion of Conformity, …
Dunedin-born author and photographer Neville Peat’s latest book Seabird Genius: The Story of L.E. Richdale, the Royal Albatross, and the Yellow-eyed Penguin, is included in the Guardian’s Christmas ‘Birdbooker Report’. “[This is] the first biography of Lance Richdale (1900-1983), who achieved international fame …
All Blacks coach Graham Henry has given his team a pass mark following their 83-7 thrashing of Japan in the Rugby World Cup Pool A match on 16 September. Henry said the All Blacks were better than their effort in …
2,500 fans took part in a “low-key” ceremony to honour Peter Jackson and fellow Oscar winners at the Wellington Events Centre. Jackson and co each received a glass goblet to add to their already overflowing mantlepieces, as well as a …
New Zealand is one of the world’s top hunting destinations according to Men’s Vogue, with New Zealand Wildlife Safaris the magazine’s featured tour company. Terry and Glad Pierson have operated Wildlife Safaris since 1978 and their company makes the list …
Edge Message #102 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM Time for a bit of a catch-up … New Zealanders living overseas have been vastly under-represented as voters in past General Elections – and so our friends at www.keanewzealand.com have launched a …
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