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Arrow Star Manu Bennett Revels in Playing the Bad Guy
Playing the bad guy has never worried New Zealand-born actor Manu Bennett who enjoys the roles of two deliciously deviant characters at the moment: Arrow’s anti-hero Slade Wilson (aka…
John Gallas’ Cat Is the Guardian Poem of the Week
“In this modern take on Baudelaire, a moment of sensual connection with a pet resonates with a lover’s unknowability” in New Zealander John Gallas’ poem, Cat, the Guardian’s “Poem…
Deka Deal Ad
Back in the day, New Zealand’s one stop shop was at Deka. So take a nostalgic trip back in time at one of your…
Canadian and Californian Pie Shops Loved by Locals
New Zealand-owned pie shops are popping up all over the place with Wiseys Pies & Bakehouse in Toronto, Canada and BurtoNZ Bakery in California the latest to introduce our…
Kiwiana VS Americana
Andrew Strugnell and ItsAyyLucky from YouTube battle it out at VidCon 2012 over the meanings of collaquial words from each their home countries….
Plastic Surgeon Simon Talbot Completes Double Arm Transplant
Originally from Hamilton, Dr Simon Talbot, 38, a reconstructive plastic surgeon specialising in hand surgery, has led a team in a ground-breaking double arm transplant on a quadruple amputee…
Flat White Having Something of a Moment in LA
You can with increasing frequency find a flat white on the menu boards at specialty coffee shops around Los Angeles, from Coffee + Food and other cafés that take their…
New Zealand Named Best Tourist Destination
New Zealand has been voted as Telegraph reader’s favourite country at the Telegraph Travel Awards 2014, for the third year running. Almost 90,000 people voted for their favourite travel…
ONE News: Sir Edmund Hillary Obituary
ONE News’ Wendy Petrie looks back at the life of Sir Edmund Hillary, who passed away on January 11, 2008. The video takes you…
Optically nourishing Birds With Skymirrors premieres in US
“While many artists may feel moved to address climate change, the matter has special urgency for the Samoan choreographer Lemi Ponifasio and the members of his company,
Yellow Flicker Beat – Lorde
Listen to Lorde’s single, “Yellow Flicker Beat” featured on the movie The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. The song was written by Lorde and…
Rocky Horror Sequel Shock Treatment Heading for London Stage
The sequel to cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show is set to be adapted for the London stage.
Director Benji Sperring will bring Richard O’Brien’s Shock Treatment to the King’s Head Theatre in…
Rodd & Gunn Opens Flagship Store in NY Showroom
New Zealand-owned menswear retailer Rodd & Gunn, which was established in 1946, is stepping up its global expansion plans with a flagship showroom on Madison Avenue in New York.
Managing…
Bret Mckenzie Nails Music for Old Spice Commercial
Bret McKenzie has composed a “lunatic” 60-second musical for men’s aftershave brand Old Spice, and “Dadsong” “isn’t just an important component – it’s the main component, around which everything…
Chance for Another Olympic Medal Says Mark Todd
Sir Mark Todd was not from a horsey background, he tells the Swindon Advertiser, but fell in love with the sport from an early age. Little did he know,…
Paracanoeist Curtis McGrath Awarded in Queensland
Former soldier, New Zealand-born Curtis McGrath, 26, has won the Courier-Mail/McDonald’s Queensland Athlete with a Disability award for paracanoeing.
McGrath, a sapper with the Royal Australian Engineers Corps, lost both…
Ben Shewry Invites the World to Tasmania for Lavish Dinner
Australia’s best chefs, our own Ben Shewry (pictured, right) and locals Peter Gilmore (centre) and Neil Perry, recently hosted one of the most lavish meals in the country’s history,…
Summer in Queenstown
Find out all the possibilities in Queenstown during New Zealand’s beautiful summer. Enjoy plenty of adventure in the air, on the water or across…
Amazing Race Host Phil Keoghan’s Workout-Anywhere Tips
How does New Zealander Phil Keoghan, globe-trotting Amazing Race host, stay fit? the Los Angeles Times asks. By finding a “gym” anywhere he goes.
Keoghan gets around. The host of…
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Is One Epic Film
Seventeen years after Sir Peter Jackson won the rights to film The Lord Of The Rings, he is finally taking leave of JRR Tolkien and Middle-earth with the conclusion of The Hobbit. The…
George Johnson’s Captivating Canvasses Exhibited
Nelson-born George Johnson is a giant of Australian “geometric abstraction” and his work, along with that of local heavyweights Jon Plapp and Trevor Vickers, was recently exhibited at Melbourne’s…
Kiwi Bubble Soccer
Bubble Soccer is the newest craze that has swept across Europe and America and has now arrived in New Zealand. It is a hilarious…
Antarctica Travelogue Gorgeously Photographed
“Anthony Powell’s Antarctica: A Year on Ice is a gorgeously photographed travelogue about the harshest terrain on Earth,” writes Star Tribune reviewer Colin Covert. “Powell’s feature-length documentary is a…
Red Carpet at Vodafone Music Awards NZ 2014
Take a look at the excitement and buzz at the Red Carpet Vodafone Music Awards 2014. Meet New Zealand’s favourite music artists, Stan Walker,…
Yacht Designer Ron Holland Keeping an Eye on the Wind
Ron Holland is the mega-yacht designer behind the world’s largest sloop, the M5. The former Aucklander, who lives in Vancouver, had the 60-million-euro vessel built in fibreglass at the…
Stars Dazzle At The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies World Premiere
Oscar Winning New Zealand director Sir Peter Jackson and his stars arrived on a green carpet for the world premiere of his latest film The Hobbit: The Battle of…
Maori Portraits Lining the Walls of Berlin’s National Gallery
For the first time, Berlin’s Nationalgalerie, in association with Auckland Art Gallery, presents the Maori portraits of Bohemian artist Gottfried Lindauer, whose works are all but unknown…
3RUN Explore New Zealand
The 3RUN Team show off their skills in parkour and free running around New Zealand in this beautifully filmed video. 3RUN is a world…
Karen Walker Says Collaboration Key to Growth
Launched in 1989 with two t-shirts and the paltry sum of $100, Karen Walker – often called the designer for “anti-It Girls” – has grown into a globally recognised…
Biking New Zealand’s Wine Country
New Zealand is known for its Great Walks, but now it has Great Cycles – a series of 23 bicycle trails across the country with several local outfitters, like…
Tales from the mythologies of Creation, Maui and Aoraki
Take a look at an animation about the story of Maui and Aoraki by Animation Research Ltd, which screened daily in the ‘Waka Maori’ pavilion (Auckland,…
NZ-China Sign World-First TV Co-Production Agreement
The New Zealand and China governments have signed what’s said to be a world first television industry co-production agreement, which is in addition to a feature film treaty signed…
