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Archive >> June 2015
How Ballet Understudy Harrison James Became the Prince
When casting notices first went up for the National Ballet of Canada’s season of Sleeping Beauty, Paraparaumu-born dancer Harrison James, 24, was merely down to understudy Prince Florimund. But…
Z for Zachariah Trailer
Watch the Z for Zachariah trailer about a post-apocalyptic science-fiction novel by Robert C. O’Brien that was filmed in Canterbury, New Zealand.
#177 100+ Inspirational New Zealanders on the World Stage
The Global Life of New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM…
New Kind of Shepherd Rules over Hawkes Bay Sheep Station
This photograph of sheep waiting to be shorn taken by Grant Sheehan has featured on the social network site Dronestagram. Sheehan captured the shot with a drone, which…
Z for Zachariah – Terrifying Post-Apocalyptic Love Triangle
“Surviving the end of the world is stressful enough, but add two guys battling it out over a girl, and you’ve got trouble. But that’s exactly what the characters are stuck…
Bruce Anstey Wins RST Superbike TT Race
Bruce Anstey, riding for the Valvoline Racing by Padgetts Motorcycles, has taken “the chequered flag with a margin of just over ten seconds from PBM Kawasaki’s Ian Hutchinson” on…
First Trailer of Everest Has Been Released
The first trailer for Everest, which tells the true story of the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster, has been released.
The film follows a group of American climbers (Josh…
Jono Rotman’s Mongrel Mob Portraits a Big Deal
Jono Rotman, who is a Wellington born photographer now living in New York, cut his teeth capturing New Zealand’s prisons and psychiatric wards, before he took on gang life…
NZ Eco Fashion Week Launches in Lower Hutt
New Zealand’s third Eco Fashion Week has launched on June 09 at the Dowse Art Centre in Lower Hutt with mayoral reception and a speech…
Zane Lowe Traded Radio 1 for Apple’s Beats 1
Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe has been “lured away from the bright lights of London to help launch a new music platform” with Apple.
Apple’s new free platform Beats 1,…
Toa Fraser Directs 6 Days
Toa Fraser directs “embassy siege action thriller” 6 Days, starring Jamie Bell, Mark Strong and Abbie Cornish, which is currently being shot in New Zealand.
6 Days is based on…
Heaven on Earth in New Zealand ft. Ben Townley
Take a look at this beautiful video “Heven on Earth” by META who has teamed up with Ilabb filmed in New Zealand and featured…
Keri-Anne Dilworth Breaks down Stigma of C-Section
Auckland photographer Keri-Anne Dilworth, of First Light Birth Photography, has been taking pictures of births for four years, and during that time, she has had the opportunity…
Daniel Hill Fermenting a Columbian Cider Revolution
In a converted garage, tucked away amongst the low-rise buildings of Bogota’s Barrio Rionegro is the headquarters of Golden Lion Colombia Cider, the brainchild of New Zealander Daniel Hill…
Piggy Sue
Watch Vodafone’s story about Piggy-Sue and Keith the Postie. The video was shot in and around Central Otago and featuring Kiwi locals, this is…
Dealmaker Audette Exel Harnessing Banking Power
After decades brokering deals on opposite sides of the table, Australian bankers, including Sydney-based New Zealander Audette Exel, are coming together to help the world’s neediest – and tearing…
Sound Artist Honor Harger Listens in on Space
Sound artist Dunedin-born Honor Harger has spent the last few years listening to the stars and recording some of the sounds of space. One of Harger’s main projects was…
Dorothy Caldwell, 97, to Race Across N America in Rolls
New Zealander Dorothy Caldwell, 97, believed to be the world’s oldest rally navigator will race over 9500km across North America guiding her 72-year-old son, Alastair, through the 22-day trip…
Photographer Robin Hammond Documenting LGBT Issues
Photographer Robin Hammond, who is from New Zealand, first started documenting the issues of LGBT when he was on assignment in Lagos, Nigeria, and read about five people who…
Rugby World Mourns Former All Black Jerry Collins
Reaction has poured in from the rugby world with the death of former All Blacks captain Jerry Collins, a “giant of the world game”, who died in a car…
Starbucks to Phase out Cappuccino in Favour of Flat White
In the United States, the flat white has become so popular that Starbucks plans to phase out the traditional cappuccino in favour of the Antipodean favourite.
Peter Thomson, digital brand…
Air New Zealand’s Safety Safari
Take a look at the newest Air New Zealand safety video based on some of the world’s most stunning surf breaks. Air New Zealand…
New Zealand Scales up Kiwi Breeding Programmes
New Zealand will breed more of the iconic native kiwi in a bid to stop its course towards extinction in the wild, Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has said.
The national…
Lorde – the July Cover Star of Vogue Australia
New Zealand singer Lorde has been photographed for her first Vogue cover for Vogue Australia. The 18-year-old singer shared the gorgeous cover image and an additional shot…
Kiwi Company Promapp Opens US Office
New Zealand-owned and operated business process management software company Promapp has taken the first step towards international expansion and opened its first office in the United States…
Everest – Official Trailer
Watch the movie trailer for Everest, an story inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest…
McCullum and Hesson Honoured for New Zealand Success
New Zealand Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum and the team’s coach Mike Hesson have been appointed Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) in the Queen Elizabeth…
Trade Me – the Kiwi Auction Site’s Funky, Cool Office
New Zealand auction house Trade Me’s office space has been featured in the Business Insider Australia as a “funky, cool office… full of surprises”.
The company’s…
Farmer Uses Drone to Herd Flock of Sheep
South Island farmer Brett Sanders uses a drone to herd his sheep across his 29,000 acre farm near Alexandra, New Zealand.
Instead of using a sheep dog to herd the…
Ma’a Nonu Called Best Player in Super Rugby
Hurricanes player “Ma’a Nonu has been described as a player without peer in Super Rugby this year”, writes the Daily Mail.
“I haven’t seen, in my…
Black Caps Are a Team to Be Reckoned with
“New Zealand did more than enough against England to prove they are worth much more than a two-test series shoe-horned into the schedule as a tasty appetiser before the…
At Home in Brooklyn with Photographer Henry Hargreaves
New Zealand-born photographer Henry Hargreaves lives in New York in a 1930s brick building that, like many others in its vicinity, was once a factory. His apartment, three stories…
Simon Denny Sees the Dark Side of Technology
Berlin-based New Zealand artist Simon Denny’s “hyperactive multimedia extravaganza” “The Innovator’s Dilemma” on now at New York’s MoMA PS1, takes down “irrational exuberance about technology and does it with…
Sarah Mary Chadwick Sits down at the Organ
It’s been over ten years since Sarah Mary Chadwick, 32, left New Zealand to pursue her music career, initially as the lead-singer of swamp-doom outfit, Batrider, and more recently…
Chris Pine on Fly Fishing in New Zealand
Watch a clip from the Jimmy Kimmel Live show talking to Chris Pine about their mutual love of fly fishing and Chris reveals why…
New Zealand Opens Doors for More Support in Baghdad
New Zealand will open an embassy in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, to be located within the embassy of Australia.
New Zealand’s ambassador to Iraq, James Munro, is an Arabic…
New Zealand Chardonnay Trounces Burgundy in Blind Test
“Auckland, on the same latitude as southern Spain, may seem an unlikely location for vineyards capable of making precise ripostes to white burgundy,” British wine critic Jancis Robinson writes…
Rowing Ireland Chief Hamish Adams Looks Ahead
New Zealander Hamish Adams has been living in Ireland for the past 15 years. Formerly player services manager with Irish Rugby Union Players’ Association (IRUPA), Adams is now the…
Evolving the 100% Pure New Zealand identity
100% Pure New Zealand presents the story of how Tourism New Zealand has evolved the 100% Pure New Zealand identity to more uniquely represent…
Joan Murphy of Frame Fitness collaborates with Whistles
New Zealander Joan Murphy and her Frame fitness studio co-founder Pip Black know what women are looking for in sportswear, and are now collaborating with smart high street brand…
Dean Brettschneider Takes New World Baking to Singapore
New Zealander Dean Brettschneider, 46, chief executive and head baker at Baker & Cook, has opened five outlets in Singapore since the artisan bakery was founded in 2012.
Brettschneider draws…
UMO’s Third Effort Has Added Whoa Factor
“Oregon-based New Zealander Ruban Nielson is already known for being an offbeat operator, providing psychedelic takes on 70s soul and deeply fried 60s pop on two previous albums,” Guardian…
Ventouro Tours
Take a look at the beauful video about Ventouro Tours. Ventouro Tours are three to six day luxury cycling tours through New Zealand’s most…
University of Otago Study Discovers Way to Boost Generation Reliability from New Zealand Wind Farms
A recent study conducted by the Department of Geography, University of Otago, has proposed a way to boost generation reliability from New Zealand wind farms.
After analysing New Zealand’s wind…
New Zealanders Have High Sense of Meaning in Their Lives
83 percent of New Zealanders are highly satisfied with their lives while 87 percent feel a high sense of purpose or meaning in their lives, according to a recent…
First Britain Tour All Blacks Shirt Sells for £22K
One of the shirts that earned the All Blacks their legendary name has been sold for £22,000 at Sotheby’s in Britain by rugby club Mumbles…
Air New Zealand’s ‘It’s in the Bag’
Air New Zealand presents “It’s in the Bag” where some of Air NZ’s passengers get a very special surprise on their 75th birthday. See…
Rescue Drones Aid New Zealand Search Operations
A New Zealand Volunteer Coastguard uses new purpose-built unmanned drones in search and rescue operations.
Sending out drones fitted with cameras and other technology is much faster than…
Book Shop in Andhra Pradesh Eric Baigent’s Literary Gift
The man who played a vital role in making Prabodha Book Centre a part of Vijayawada’s urban culture was a friendly New Zealander named Eric Baigent, who came to…
Simon Denny Seduces Us with Too Much Information
Chief curator at City Gallery Wellington Robert Leonard looks at the work of New Zealand’s Venice Biennale representative in an essay called, “Simon Denny: Too Much Information”.
“In 1964, Marshall…
Don’t Let Our Kids Grow Up Without Kiwi
To help save kiwi for the next generation, “Kiwis for Kiwi” launched an annual fundraising campaign, Save Kiwi Month 2014. In this video, Kiwis…
Air NZ Completes Sydney Lounge Refurbishment
Air New Zealand has completed the refurbishment of its Sydney Airport lounge with Auckland, Brisbane and Queenstown to follow as part of a $40 million lounge refurbishment program.
“The key…
NZ Government Pledges Millions to save the Kiwi
Following warnings that New Zealand’s national bird could become extinct, the government has set aside NZ$11.2m ($8.3m; £5.3m) to stop the constant decline of kiwi numbers.
“The aim of the…
