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BBC Announces Cop Drama “Bay of Plenty”
Two female detectives will be the lead characters in a new BBC drama set in Rotorua.
Luther creator Neil Cross will return to BBC as the creator of the drama, provisionally titled Bay of…
Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 17 – Kepler Track, Great Walk
After hiking through Fox Glacier the couple decided to take on their second New Zealand Great Walk choosing The Kepler Track in Fiordland…
New Zealand for Beginners
“It had taken me three flights, two days and a white-knuckle drive up spiraling switchbacks in swirling snow to arrive at this barstool near the shore of Lake Wanaka…
Dragon’s Leading Light Todd Hunter Keeping It Current
One of the founding members of iconic Australian band, New Zealander Todd Hunter (pictured second from right), talks to Digital Journal about the band’s new album and their very…
Wales Coach Warren Gatland Receives OBE
Head coach of the Wales rugby team, New Zealander Warren Gatland has received an OBE from the Duke of Cambridge for his services to rugby at an investiture ceremony…
Scott Baigent Capitalising on Ireland’s Fondness for Craft Beer
When New Zealander Scott Baigent and business partner Australian-born Cam Wallace landed in Ireland four years ago, they decided to capitalise on the gaping hole in the craft beer…
Mumbai Composer Mikey McCleary Reinterpreting Bollywood
Mumbai-based New Zealander, songwriter and composer Mikey McCleary, 45, is a musical jack-of-all-trades making it in the Indian advertising world reinterpreting Bollywood songs and writing music requiring an “international-esque”…
Dunedin Researcher Andrew Highton Wins Oxford Scholarship
University of Otago PhD researcher, Andrew Highton, 25, has won a Nuffield postdoctoral fellowship to Oxford University, where he will continue his immunology research.
Highton was “really excited” to gain…
Rambert’s Mark Baldwin Choreographs with a Big Bang
He was born in Fiji and grew up in New Zealand where he learnt the haka at school, yet Mark Baldwin was destined for greatness with Britain’s world-renowned dance…
Maya Payne – Interview by theaudience
Maya Payne is a 17 year old singer-songwriter from Christchurch whose childhood influence in music is now taking her to big heights with…
New Zealand Ranked 10th in Quality of Life for Elderly Index
New Zealand is one of the best countries in the world to grow old in, coming 10th in the Global AgeWatch Index which ranks countries by how well their older…
Ronnie Peters Connecting New Zealanders in NYC
Happy Bones is a hip coffee store and art space created by a troika of New Zealanders, and the scene for the monthly “Flat White Meetup”, where…
Marton Csokas Menacing in The Equalizer Opposite Denzel Washington
Invercargill-born film and theatre actor Marton Csokas – who plays Russian bad guy Teddy opposite Denzel Washington in The Equalizer – chats with entertainment industry magazine Backstage about his…
Dai Henwood at TEDxChristchurch
Dai is one of New Zealand’s best known and loved comedians. Born and raised in Wellington, Dai has toured Melbourne, Edinburgh, Britain, and…
Sam Neill Says We Can All Identify with Working Class Crims
Ask Peaky Blinders star New Zealander Sam Neill to account for the success of the BBC’s six-parter about Birmingham razor gangs – an odd but winning mix of industrial…
Air NZ has “Coolest Airline Paint Job in the World”
Air New Zealand has been judged by Business Insider as having the “coolest airline paint job in the world”, ranked first out of 15 international airlines with…
HIP HOP-ERATION Official Trailer
Hip Hop-eration tells the unlikely story of a bunch of senior citizens from Waiheke – ranging in age from 65 to 95 -…
Connacht’s Backs Coach Andre Bell the Perfect Teacher
Well-travelled New Zealander, Andre Bell is focusing on “simple things” as he looks to freshen up Connacht rugby team’s back-play, the Irish Independent reports.
Come along to any Connacht training…
Waitomo’s Subterranean World an Adventurer’s Paradise
“Time and nature have wrought havoc underneath the surface of and the pretty wildflowers growing on the grassy contours disguise an elaborate system of caves,” David Whitley writes…
UFC Auckland: James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt
New Zealand mixed martial artist James Te Huna talks about the preparations he undertook for his fight with former Stirkeforce welterweight champion Nate…
Paul Ewen Creates “Inspired Alter Ego” Francis Plug
Paul Ewen, New Zealand born and raised writer, is getting rave reviews for his first novel about his fictional alter ego.
Ewen, now based in London, has published his first…
New Zealand Fashion Stars Amongst World’s Most Influential
Three New Zealanders have made this year’s Business of Fashion 500 list, a professional index of the people shaping the global fashion industry, based on nominations. They are: Style.com…
Discover the Secrets of Auckland with Annabel Langbein
Local television personality and author, celebrity chef Annabel Langbein reveals her favourite things to do in Auckland, including walks along the city’s windswept west coast beaches and browsing shops…
Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 14 – Fox Glacier
In this episode the couple took on a full day hike through Fox Glacier where they explored crevices and ice tunnels. They relied…
Monocle Explores the Length and Breadth of NZ
From the gently bustling streets of Auckland to the highest and most isolated peaks of the South Island, in this month’s Monocle regional survey, the magazine has explored the…
Precious Life Preserved on Ward 3
The beginnings of plastic surgery during World War II and pioneer New Zealand-born Archie McIndoe’s work with the Guinea Pig Club at Queen Victoria Hospital are related in an excerpt…
Andrew McCarten’s Stephen Hawking Biopic a Comprehendible Hit
New Zealand screenwriter Anthony McCarten’s latest The Theory of Everything, which hits American cinemas on November 7, is “a sensitively directed inspirational biopic centred around the great British physicist…
Martin Henderson Busy Thrilling on the Small Screen
Star of Australian thriller Secrets and Lies Auckland-born Martin Henderson, 39, talks to DIY magazine about his part in the critically acclaimed series The Red Road opposite Game of…
New Zealand “Best-Designed Government in the World”
New Zealand has the best designed government in the world, American political commentator Dylan Matthews writes for Vox.
“The shire has a mighty fine political system,” he jokes.
“Recently New Zealand…
New Zealand National Anthem “God Defend New Zealand”
Grant Sullivan singing God Defend New Zealand at the Rugby League World Cup 2008 finals where New Zealand took on Australia, and went on…
Peter Jackson and Paul Allen Dogfight over Warbirds
Filmmaker Peter Jackson, who has amassed more than 40 flyable World War I warbirds – the planet’s largest collection – and Microsoft Corp. billionaire Paul Allen are vying to…
600-year-old Waka Found in New Zealand
An ancient canoe with a sea turtle carving has survived 600 years in the South Island, creating a scientific stir around the world.
A study of the waka by University…
Two New Zealand Hotels Make Respected Fodor’s Best of List
Wharekauhau Lodge in the Wairarapa and Waipoua Lodge in Northland have both been selected for the prestigious 2014 Fodor’s 100 Hotel Awards, which honours the best hotels around the…
Electric Wire Hustle Release Second Album Love Can Prevail
The second album of New Zealand duo Electric Wire Hustle Love Can Prevail was released worldwide last month, and features on Jon Pareles’ Playlist in The New York Times.
Pareles…
#171: Winning the World from the Edge
The Global Life of New Zealanders
From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 2 October 2014 | #171 | New York
Kimbra – The Making Of The Golden Echo: Episode 2
In the second of five short videos New Zealand recording artist Kimbra talks about collaborating with Silverchairs Daniel Johns, bassist Thundercat and composer Van…
Cricketer Jeetan Patel Completes Immense Season in UK
New Zealand cricketer Jeetan Patel, 34, who has been confirmed as the most valuable player of 2014 by the UK’s Professional Cricketers’ Association, has completed an “immense season” as…
Trove of Explorer George Lowe’s Photos Published for First Time
In the summer of 1957-58 New Zealander George Lowe was the 12-man Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) team’s official photographer. He documented the treacherous journey in its entirety, juggling a…
