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Archive >> May 2014
Picton: The Place Where Jurassic Fossils Still Live
A sea animal thought extinct for four million years has been rediscovered in, of all places, Picton, New Zealand. Previously unknown outside of Europe and the Middle East, fossilised…
Sorceress Releases Another Dose of Soul
Among New Zealand’s fervent soul underground, which has produced such musicians as Ladi6, Electric Wire Hustle and Benny Tone, is another contemporary soul outfit, Sorceress.
“ Dose,…
Urgent Protection Needed to save Maui’s Dolphin
New Zealand has been urged to save the last 55 remaining Maui’s dolphin – one of the world’s rarest creatures – as they are on the brink of extinction…
Lorde Compares Notes with Conor Oberst
Teenage pop star Lorde, who has just won two Billboard music awards at a ceremony in Las Vegas and is in the midst of a sold-out world tour, talks…
American Focus on New Zealand Start-Ups
Rod Drury has revealed his secret for New Zealand’s start-up success: “global from day one”.
Xero founder and entrepreneur Rod Drury told the Wall Street Journal that New Zealand’s small…
Dixon Tearing Through IndyCar Record Books
While his team struggled with setup and speed, New Zealander Scott Dixon, 33, has flown under the radar during preparations for the Indianapolis 500. It’s exactly how he wants…
Stylish Emilia Wickstead the Embodiment of Her Brand
New Zealand-born, London-based designer Emilia Wickstead has gone from toting a clipboard at Prince Harry’s favourite nightclub to dressing his sister-in-law. The Telegraph’s Ellie Pithers met Wickstead, 30, at…
Chasing Her Pro Softball Dream in Washington
Twenty-four year old Wellingtonian Lara Andrews is battling for one of the corner infield spots on the Pennsylvania Rebellion National Pro Softball team, and hopes to be the starter…
Cutting Edge Authors This Way Up at London Festival
New Zealand and Australian artists will be showcased in This Way Up, “a festival of seriously good literature, film, music and performance from two countries at the (cutting) edge…
Nepal Opens Peaks Named After Hillary, Tenzing to Foreign Climbers
Nepal has honoured the first conquerors of Everest, naming two Himalayan mountains Hillary Peak and Tenzing Peak.
A government panel last September recommended two unnamed mountains be called…
Performance Pays Tribute to Soldier and Wimbledon Champ
Performers of a musical play featuring WWI soldier Wilfred Owen’s poems will pay tribute to New Zealand Wimbledon tennis champion Anthony Wilding who was killed in action in France.
One…
JGeeks At The 2013 Maori Sports Awards
Be entertained by the amazing JGeeks as they perform at the 2013 Maori Sports Awards. JGeeks are an New Zealand performance Maori comedy music…
Key: World Cup Will Be Unaffected by Cricket Scandal
Prime Minister John Key has said the current match-fixing scandal will not disrupt next year’s Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia.
The International Cricket…
An Album of Quiet Devastating Beauty
Originally conceived as a solo project for New Zealander Hollie Fullbrook, Tiny Ruins has with their second album Brightly Painted One become a proper band, with Cass…
Mitre 10 – Sandpit Ad Outtakes
Take a look at the outtakes of a cute ad from Mitre 10 sandpit commercial depicting the Kiwi / Aussie relationship . Mitre 10:…
NZ Chefs Win Big at Global Awards
New Zealand chefs have taken out culinary royalty like Jamie Oliver, Neil Perry and Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef to win at the world’s biggest cookbook awards.
Kiwi’s Ancestors Now Said to Hail from Madagascar
New evidence shows that if the emu was the kiwi’s cousin, then Madagascar’s elephant bird was it’s sibling.
Speculation continues as to the origins of New Zealand’s diminutive kiwi, new…
Docherty Wins Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas
New Zealand triathlete Bevan Docherty, two-time Olympic gold medallist, has won the Memorial Hermann Ironman in Texas, proving to critics that his spectacular debut success in Taupo last year…
Director Firmly Back in the Game
As Jane Campion returns to the Riviera chairing the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the Palm d’Or-winning filmmaker tells the Guardian’s Andrew Pulver about surviving as a…
World’s Number One Innovator: Xero
Influential US business media Forbes has declared New Zealand start-up Xero as the world’s most innovative growth company, beating out much bigger and well-established companies, ASOS and NetSuite.
The Wellington-based…
Blam Blam Blam – There Is No Depression In NZ
“There is no Depression in New Zealand” remains a well-known Kiwi song and it enjoyed even till this day. Blam Blam Blam were a…
Special Night for Dubai’s Neil Finn Fans
Neil Finn thrilled fans in the United Arab Emirates on stage at the Dubai Tennis Stadium last week “demonstrating why he is regarded as the songwriters’ songwriter”, according to…
Lorde Visits Helen in New York
Lorde has visited former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark in New York – all in between winning Billboard awards and launching her own make-up line with…
Awakening
Part 1 of 4 of an absolutely stunning time-lapse series through the always changing landscapes of New Zealand. Shot over a 4 month period…
Four Prestigious US Music Schools Excited about Sylvia
Eighteen-year-old Auckland pianist Sylvia Jiang has been offered full scholarships to four prestigious American music school: Juilliard School, Yale School of Music, Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University and…
Blind Gate Episode 5: The End. Or Just the Beginning?
Air New Zealand presents Blind Gate, the world’s first Valentine day dating show filmed live. In the final episode the couples head home after…
What It’s Like to Play Every Ethnicity Hollywood Throws Your Way
Over the course of his career, Cliff Curtis, “a Maori from New Zealand”, has played just about every non-white ethnicity: African-American, Arab, Latino, Indian – anything from Pablo Escobar…
Engineering Company Buys US Robotics Business
Dunedin-based engineering company Scott Technology Limited, which has been operating in New Zealand for 100 years, has purchased Ohio industrial robot integrator RobotWorx, providing Scott with a strong strategic…
On the Hunt for a Prized Mollusc
In Otago, a group of recreational fishermen are about to go on their regular autumn hunt for shellfish, but it is not just any mollusc that they’re after. They…
Tip Top Trumpet – The Luckiest People in the World
What Kiwi doesn’t love their Tip Top Ice cream? Take a stroll down memory lane with Tip Tops Trumpet commercial and get your old…
Epic Mountain Biking Through Jaw-Dropping Scenery
“New Zealand is a great country to witness by bicycle,” says the Independent’s Christopher Wakling. “The government wants you to ride there. At a cost of more than $75m…
New Release Incredibly Impressive Mix of Genres
Grammy award-winning Kimbra, 24, is “no flash in the pan”, says Slate blogger Sharan Shetty. The Hamilton-born singer is currently working on the follow-up to her 2011 album, Vows,…
Pulp a Fascinating Piece of Work on All Levels
New Zealand director Florian Habicht’s documentary on British rock band Pulp screens at the Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival in Tel Aviv on from 8-17 May.
“Habicht’s portrayal of British…
Sunglasses Are an Intrinsic Part of the Look
High-end sunglasses used to be about the logo, but now designers, like New Zealander Karen Walker, are making them an integral part of their seasons’ collections, the Independent reports.
Cannes Is a Mythical and Exciting Place, Says Campion
Head of this year’s Cannes jury, Wellington-born director Jane Campion made her name portraying complex, strong-willed female protagonists and knows from first-hand experience that the festival is a place…
Taniela Tupou – Hat-trick
Take a look at the amazing video of schoolboy rugby internet sensation Daniel Taniela (Nella) Tupou prop for Sacred Heart as he scores 3…
Broods Embark on a Dream Adventure
From New York on the eve of Broods’ first full tour of the United States, the Nelson-born brother sister act, Georgia and Caleb Nott, talk with Vancouver’s Straight about…
Remarkables Ice Climbing Coolest Way to See NZ
Ice climbing is an exhilarating way to break up a New Zealand ski trip and a natural progression for Australian rock climbers, says Perth Now reporter Matt Kitchin who…
What We Do In The Shadows – Official Trailer
Prepare to be laughing your socks with this playfully made movie about three vampire flatmates Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonny Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine…
Mr Adventure Heads to Base Camp
New Zealand comedian Rhys Darby is taking part in charity event Stand Up on Everest in October, performing at Base Camp on a purpose built stage for…
Blind Gate Episode 4: Will Cupid Strike in the City of Angels?
Air New Zealand presents Blind Gate, the world’s first Valentine day dating show filmed live. In this episode Daisy and Sean get up close…
Selling Rugby to the Americans
The iconic Soldier Field, America’s oldest gridiron stadium, is to host the All Blacks in a test against the USA Eagles in November in a game sponsored…
On the Culinary Festival Trail Sampling It All
At this year’s Wildfoods Festival, “an annual gathering of culinary aficionados in Hokitika, a small town on the west coast”, the Washington Post’s Reid Wilson and his wife, sample…
SOL3 MIO – O Sole Mio
Listen to the amazing voices of SOL3 MIO sing from their debut self-titled album. SOL3 MIO are made up of two brothers, Pene and…
Callaghan Chief Star Witness in Terrorist Trial
The head of Callaghan Innovation, Mary Quin, has told a New York court about her abduction by Islamic radicals connected to “handless hate preacher” Abu Hamza al-Masri in Yemen….
Burger Company to Start Grillin’ in the US
This year, New Zealand fast-food chain BurgerFuel is undertaking an ambitious expansion plan in the crowded American market through a partnership with Subway restaurants, an industry giant, the New…
Kiwi Bach Takes Top Architecture Award
A small Kiwi-designed bach has won a prestigious award at a ceremony dubbed the “Oscars of architecture” in New York.
The “sled hut”, which measures a mere 40sq m over…
Nigella Melts the Hearts of Wellington Commuters
Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, 54, was in Wellington filming an advertisement for Porirua-based chocolate manufacturers Whittaker’s. Lawson has been the face of the company since 2012.
The cookbook queen…
New Zealand Artists at Edinburgh Festivals 2014
Watch as over 200 Kiwi artists take part in the world’s most acclaimed international arts festivals in Edinburgh. The season featured talented New Zealand…
All the World Is a Stage for Paratene in Hamlet
Over the next two years, Rawiri Paratene, actor and environmental activist (best known for his role in the Oscar-nominated film Whale Rider), will play Polonius, Claudius, and other roles…
Feel Fruju’s ‘Ooh Aah!’ (1980’s)
Feel the freshness of Tip Top’s original 80’s Fruju commercial. Tip Top ice cream is one of New Zealand’s most loved ice cream producers…
Right at Home in Manchester
Now on a UK and European tour promoting his third solo album Dizzy Heights, Neil Finn, 55, talks with the Manchester Evening News about why the British city has…
Jeremy Redmore – Bad Philosophy
Watch the official music video for the debut single ‘Bad Philosophy’ from Jeremy Redmore with the music video directed by Joe Hitchcock. Jeremy Redmore…
The Excuses Begin
A month is a long time in sport, apparently. As spring thaws English soil and the domestic Aviva rugby competition reaches its zenith, the British press are beginning to…
Attica Chef Making Magic and Global Top 50 Lists
Australia’s best restaurant Attica stands out from the rest because the “magic” comes from New Zealand-born chef Ben Shewry, according to Guardian reporter Oliver Milman.
“The Melbourne eatery…
Explosive Photographs Part of a Cinematic Language
Auckland-based photographer Geoffrey Short’s photographs – on show in Melbourne this month – of high-powered fossil fuel and gunpowder explosions tread a precarious path between terror and the transcendent,…
