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Girls Producer Backs Jemaine Clement’s New Show
One of the stars of nineties cult comedy show Flight of the Conchords, Jemaine Clement says he’s excited his new HBO series will be backed by the producer behind…
The Phoenix Foundation Give up Their Dreams
The sixth studio album by New Zealand band The Phoenix Foundation has been released and the Guardian offers up readers a track-by-track guide to the record provided by the…
Men In Black Safety Defenders – Air New Zealand Safety Video
Watch this new Air New Zealand safety clip #CrazyAboutRugby featuring “some very special Men In Black” to brief the passengers.
Shortland Street’s KJ Apa to Star in Blockbuster
K.J. Apa has signed on to star in A Dog’s Purpose alongside Britt Robertson and Dennis Quaid.
The New Zealand actor already is being referred to as “a young Tom Cruise” and the quickness…
Denver Welcomes Hayden Barrie’s New Coffee Shop
New Zealander Hayden Barnie – formerly a roaster with Coffee Supreme – and his wife American Amy Cohen will open Stowaway Kitchen + Coffee in Denver in September.
Kerry Fox Tutors Directors on Actors in Melbourne
New Zealand actor Kerry Fox, who stars in Australian film Downriver, which premieres at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), also gave a masterclass at the event with…
Creating a Good World One # at a Time – Dale Nirvani Pfeifer at TEDxAuckland
Dale Nirvani Pfeifer, Kiwi expat and founder of GoodWorld – a social platform for giving, explains where the idea came from…
NZ Announces 40 Potential New Flag Designs
A shortlist with 40 flag proposals has been released by New Zealand’s Flag Consideration Panel after reviewing over 10,000 design submissions.
“A great flag should be distinctive and…
Kim Chambers Makes Swim History in San Francisco
New Zealand’s Kim Chambers has become the first woman to swim the nearly 50km stretch from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge in a feat conquering one…
Rosie Langabeer Keeping Busy in Philadelphia
Composer and musician New Zealander Rosie Langabeer, who will perform as Diamond Blazer at the Double Decker Music series in Philadelphia where she lives, has also been working with…
Diving with Orcas
Watch Sam Galloway’s close encounter with a pod of Orcas while out for a spearfish/cray dive at Little Barrier.
Startup GoodWorld Raises $1.65M in Series Seed Round for “#donate” Technology
Financial tech startup GoodWorld, Inc. has secured $1.65 million in investment capital to close out a preferred series seed round for its #donate technology. The round is a co-investment…
Some of the Best Coffee in the World
New Zealand is home to some of the best coffee in the world, according to the Malay Mail Online, which begins its tour of the country’s finest cafés in…
Jane Campion’s Daughter Acting up
As the child of New Zealand-born director Jane Campion and Australian filmmaker Colin Englert, Alice Englert – who stars in the BBC’s magician drama Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell…
Beautiful New Zealand
Take a few minutes to watch this beautiful video of New Zealand.
Prince Charles Made Honorary Head of NZ Defence
Prince Charles has been appointed Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy, Field Marshal of the Army and Marshal of the Air Force.
“These appointments recognise the…
Chunuk Bair Battle Remembered
A battlefield centenary service has been held on a hill where nearly 850 New Zealanders were killed in two days of intense fighting during the Gallipoli campaign. Governor-General Jerry…
Silver Medal for Lauren Boyle in 1500m Free
Lauren Boyle has won a silver medal in the 1500-meter freestyle at the FINA World Championships, lowering her New Zealand national record to 15:40.14.
The New Zealander currently is working…
Steinlager ‘The Originals’
Watch how Steinlager recreates New Zealand’s first-ever rugby team to tour the U.K. in 1905 in their nostalgic new Rugby World Cup spot.
Conquering the World’s Steepest Street in Dunedin
“As I trudge, sweating and red-faced, up the world’s steepest street I decide that cameras sometimes help people tell fibs”, writes Chris Pritchard for The Daily Telegraph.
Dunedin’s…
New Zealand Stun Hosts Australia to Top Pool
New Zealand set the Netball World Cup alight when they upset defending champions Australia 52-47 in their pool match in front of a world-record crowd of 16,233. The new-look…
New Zealand’s South Island Offers Great Walks
New Zealand’s Great Walks are highly regulated by the Department of Conservation, which maintains the trails, checking for hiking passes and staffing the huts for nightly educational talks. Popular…
Walking in the Realm of the Giants
If New Zealand is famous for something, then it’s for nature, begins a German Lonely Planet Traveller magazine feature. The best way to experience the landscape, the publication recommends,…
Reminders of Home in Abu-Dhabi
Abu Dhabi-based journalist, New Zealander John Henzell, who writes for English-language newspaper the National, says one of the things that often unites the country’s massive expatriate population is a…
Nevill-Mannings’ NYNZ Happy Bones
Craig and Kirsten Nevill-Manning bring NZ java culture to New York with the opening of Happy Bones coffee shop in Soho (394 Broome Street). This charming spot…
Rocket Lab Signs NASA Partnership
The New Zealand satellite launch company Rocket Lab has signed a Commercial Space Launch Act Agreement with NASA.
The partnership enables Rocket Lab to use NASA resources and launch…
Rocket Lab Signs Groundbreaking Deal with NASA
Watch this video to see Paul Henry’s full interview with Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab.
San Francisco Cops Flaunt Epic, Amphibious ‘Quadski’ at Giants Game
A Gibbs Quadski XL – a New Zealand invention has been sighted in San Francisco.
An SFPD officer was spotted on his Quadski in McCovey Cove for the first time…
Rosie Langabeer Flies Across Cultures with BalletX
Hosted by the Vail International Dance Festival, Philadelphia-based contemporary dance troupe BalletX performed New Zealand composer Rosie Langabeer’s “Sunset o639”, a classical ballet in which dancers tell an epic…
New Steinlager Rugby World Cup Ad Recreates New Zealand’s First Rugby Internationals
“New Zealand’s Steinlager stylishly recreates the country’s first-ever rugby team to tour the UK back in 1905, in this spot gearing up for the Rugby World Cup next month”,…
Free Skiing The Remarkables – New Zealand
Watch George Treble free skiing at The Remarkables in New Zealand in this 2 minute clip.
The Last Dambuster Pilot
John Leslie Munro, the last surviving pilot and one of the final surviving members of the famous 617 Squadron from the legendary Dambusters raids against Nazi Germany, has died…
NZ Global Leader in Registry Software Foster Moore Buys US Company
Foster Moore International, a global leader in government registry software, has announced the acquisition of U.S. company FileONE LLC and the establishment of U.S. operations in the North Carolina…
Joan Murphy Is Reframing the Fitness Industry
New Zealander Joan Murphy (pictured left) and Briton Pip Black, founders of Frame gym, explain to the Guardian how they have revolutionised London’s attitude to exercise.
It’s 8:30am on a…
Incredulous Anna Smaill on Booker Nomination
One of three debut writers on the Man Booker longlist, 35-year-old Anna Smaill will be unfamiliar to all but the most avid reader of contemporary fiction: her previous publication…
Force of Black – Adidas
Adidas present their new Rugby World Cup Ad “Force of Black” featuring assorted All Blacks players including Jerome Kaino, Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Ma’a…
Terrific Top of the Lake Returns to Screens
“Last year came the exciting news that Top Of The Lake, Jane Campion’s terrific TV series, wouldn’t just be a one-off, but would return for a new round of…
#178: Legend Burt Munro / 100 Global Headlines / 20 Videos
The Global Life of New Zealanders
From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 5 August 2015 | #178 | New York
Blanket Bay Lodge a Hidden Getaway
If you’re looking for the perfect getaway this winter, you should look no further than New Zealand’s best luxury lodge on the north edge of the stunning Lake Whakatipu…
Cars in NZ Are Running on Beer-Flavoured Petrol
New Zealand brewers DB Export have turned their leftover slurry of yeast and grain into a biofuel. Brewtroleum is available for a limited time at Gull petrol stations throughout…
New Zealand Opens First Single-Artist Museum
“If Len Lye didn’t exist, you couldn’t have invented him,” writes the New Zealand Herald’s Adam Gifford about the pioneering experimental filmmaker and kinetic sculptor on the…
Sarah Ayala’s Businesses Thriving in Houston
New Zealander Sarah Ayala is “living the American dream” in Houston where she and her husband relocated to a year and a half ago from Portland, Oregon. Ayala, who…
Brian Fuata’s Video a 24 Frame Per Second Highlight
Wellington-born Sydney-based artist Brian Fuata, 37, was one of 24 artists exhibiting as a part of the “pioneering video art-inspired dance project” “24 Frames Per Second” on at Sydney’s…
Harjinder Singh Receives IDFA Dairy Research Award
Harjinder Singh, Ph.D., has received the 2015 IDFA Research Award in Dairy Foods Processing at this month’s annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association.
“This award recognises Professor Singh’s…
The Evolution of the New Zealand All Blacks Haka
Watch this video by Rugby Today to see how the New Zealand All Blacks haka has changed over the years – from 1922 until…
The Brokenwood Mysteries a Hit in France
New Zealand’s murder-mystery television series, The Brokenwood Mysteries, is a hit in France and was the second-most watched show on French TV on a Tuesday night with 3.7 million…
New Zealand’s First Cat Cafe
“There’s nothing quite like sitting down to a cup of tea with a cat on your lap. These days, with the advent of cat cafes, you don’t even need…
New Zealand’s Most Trusted Brands Revealed; Whittaker’s Chocolates Tops the List
Whittaker’s has been chosen as New Zealand’s most trusted brand in the annual Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brands survey, which ranked New Zealand’s top 10 trusted brands,…
New Zealand FM Calls for Bigger UN Role in Middle East Peace Process
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully called for the United Nations Security Council to have a greater role in the Middle East peace process.
“Secretary Kerry has been closely involved…
New Zealander Makes Booker Prize Longlist
New Zealand author Anna Smaill has been longlisted for the £50,000 Man Booker Prize with her debut novel The Chimes.
“Just dropped in to check my email before…
