Visual Arts | Independent (The)
30 November 2015
For an artist, Simon Denny has an unusually agile grasp of corporate jargon, according to the Independent. Discussing his forthcoming Serpentine Sackler Gallery exhibition in London, Products for Organising, the 33-year-old New Zealander’s chat…
Ads | YouTube
30 November 2015
Take a look at this clip where we meet a dog called ‘Friend’ who has a special bond with his owner Mike. Friend is a Mobility Assistance dog who…
Rugby | Guardian (The)
30 November 2015
All Blacks great Dan Carter, 33, is unsure of his own plans once the time comes to hang up his boots but he is confident the game in New Zealand is in safe hands….
Magazine
30 November 2015
News of New Zealanders…
New Zealand | Yahoo Travel
30 November 2015
Queenstown, New Zealand is one of the destinations featured in an article on destinations for every kind of personalities.
Queenstown, New Zealand for the daredevils: Regardless of the season there always are activities that feed…
Rugby | Irish Times (The)
29 November 2015
Ma’a Nonu has arrived at Toulon – fresh from helping New Zealand retain the Rugby World Cup last month.
“I want to thank the club and especially (president) Mourad Boudjellal for this opportunity and I’m looking forward…
Music | Sydney Morning Herald (The)
28 November 2015
“Jennifer Lopez has blown away music fans and fellow performers with a show-stopping dance medley at the American Music Awards – and a Kiwi is getting the credit,” as reported in an article on the…
Business | Daily Mail | Daily Mail (the)
28 November 2015
New Zealand chef Nadia Lim has turned her passion for cooking into the profitable business My Food Bag, which she co-founded with her husband Carlos Bagrie and business powerhouses Theresa Gattung and…
Rugby | Fox Sports
27 November 2015
Students from Wesley College in South Auckland have performed an incredible haka outside the college in honour of former student Jonah Lomu, who passed away on November 18.
According to Fox Sports it could be…
Z-Files | Vice
27 November 2015
Kiwi model Nela Zisser “devoured 22 Big Macs in under an hour, which was she followed up by scarfing 100 gyoza dumplings in nine minutes, 31 seconds”, as reported in an article on Vice.
“It’s just a good…
Sport | YouTube
27 November 2015
Watch some of the highlights from the Redbull Trolley Grand Prix where 50 teams from around New Zealand create their own unique trolley race down the Auckland Domain.
General | Xinhua | Xinhua News
27 November 2015
The Automobile Association New Zealand (AA) has launched an online driving simulator for international drivers on Wednesday.
The online programme can be accessed on the AA website for free.
“It will help inform visiting drivers, improve…
Dance | Interview
26 November 2015
As the Performa 15 biennial geared up for a month of performances throughout New York City in November, Wellington-born performance artist Brian Fuata and Australian curator Susan Gibbs’ performance began in cyberspace, causing smartphones…
Travel | YouTube
26 November 2015
Kiwi plumber Logan Dodd creates another rendition of his “Summer Daze” and goes on another adventure round West Coast of America.
Film & TV | UPI.com
26 November 2015
New Zealand-born actor Marton Csokas, 49, told reporters at the recent New York Comic-Con he is happy to star in the martial-arts drama Into the Badlands because it is unlike anything else on American…
Visual Arts | West Briton
26 November 2015
An oil painting depicting a Cornwall town’s landmarks by New Zealand artist Felix Kelly and commissioned by Prince Charles is to go under the hammer.
Auckland-born Kelly, who has exhibited alongside names such as Lucian…
Media | New York Times (The)
25 November 2015
An archivist at the New York Times has discovered a small trove of photographs correspondent Neil Sheehan took 50 years ago while covering the first major clash of the Vietnam War between the American…
Travel | YouTube
25 November 2015
100% Pure New Zealand presents Things To Do In Auckland. New Zealand’s largest and most culturally diverse city, Auckland is located next to the idyllic Hauraki Gulf Marine Park….
Design | Telegraph (The)
25 November 2015
With quilting growing in popularity and a new wave of designers exploring age old techniques in their work, the Telegraph looks at how the humble hand-stitched blanket is back in favour precisely because it…
Film & TV | Guardian (The)
25 November 2015
Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson, 54, admits he was “winging it” and “was making it up as I went along” for much of the Hobbit trilogy’s chaotic shoot.
Jackson has revealed he began filming the blockbuster…
Fashion | Chicago Tribune
24 November 2015
Growing up along the beaches of New Zealand, designer Rebecca Taylor didn’t need a closet full of coats, she tells the Chicago Tribune. But when she moved to New York to build her brand…
X Files | Weekly Review | YouTube
24 November 2015
New Zealad National Film Unit presents ‘NZ Celebrates VE Day’, from Weekly Review 195 (1945). Shows people gathered at the front of the government building in Wellington and a…
Music | News.com.au
24 November 2015
“Cult” New Zealand neo-dub outfit Fat Freddy’s Drop have released their fourth studio album, Bays, and according to News.com.au reviewer Cyclone Wehner, it is “more of an underground Berlin than Detroit vibe.”
The septet, who…
Film & TV | Westword
23 November 2015
“To actually do an action film without Zoë Bell is foolhardy,” director Quentin Tarantino says, but according to Denver news site Westword, based on the current slate on the Waiheke Island-born stunt double turned actor’s…
X Files
23 November 2015
Have a look at a glacier collapsing in Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand caught by photographer Ryan Taylor during a ski mountaineering trip. Aoraki / Mount Cook is…
Magazine
23 November 2015
News of New Zealanders…
Rugby | New York Times (The)
23 November 2015
“Jonah Lomu, whose size, strength and speed made him one of rugby’s most fearsome wings, a record-setting, nearly unstoppable scorer for the All Blacks” has died aged 40, writes Bruce Weber in an obituary…
Motorsports | Stuff
23 November 2015
New Zealand’s Brendon Hartley, 25, (pictured far left) has won the FIA World Endurance Championship in Bahrain alongside Porsche teammates, former Formula One driver Australian Mark Webber (right) and German, Timo Bernhard.
The trio took…
Science/Tech | Inc | inc.com
22 November 2015
GoodWorld, a start-up founded by New Zealander Dale Pfeifer is revolutionizing the world of online charity.
The start-up is a “fascinating–and extremely fast-growing–marriage of crowdfunding, philanthropy, and social media”, and allows people to donate money…
Rugby | Sport24
20 November 2015
All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster and All Blacks forwards coach Mike Cron have extended their contract with New Zealand Rugby through to 2017.
“Ian has provided outstanding coaching of the All Blacks over the…
New Zealand | Thanh Nien News
20 November 2015
“Air New Zealand has announced to launch direct flights to Ho Chi Minh City starting from next summer with three flights a week that aim to promote Vietnam tourism”, according to an article in…
Haka | YouTube
20 November 2015
Wesley College perform an emotional Haka in honour of their most loved All Black, Jonah Lomu who passed away on November 18, 2015 after winning the Rugby World Cup….
General | China Post
20 November 2015
“Vietnam and New Zealand have signed several cooperation agreements during a visit by Prime Minister John Key to Hanoi as they seek to double bilateral trade in the next five years”, as reported in…
New Zealand | Telegraph (The)
19 November 2015
“Best reached by helicopter, New Zealand’s latest luxury lodges promise wonderful cuisine, total tranquillity and the most spectacular scenery”, writes Tim Jepson in an article for The Telegraph.
Wharekauhau Lodge: Prince William and…
Rugby | Telegraph (The)
19 November 2015
Richie McCaw, the most capped All Black in history, has announced his retirement.
“This is the end of my rugby days, the reality of hanging up my boots,” said Richie McCaw at a press conference.
“This…
Rugby | World Rugby | YouTube
19 November 2015
To Commemorate All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu’s passing, World Rugby Channel on YouTube put together 15 of Jonah Lomu’s most unforgettable Rugby World Cup tries.
Sport General | The Courier-Journal
19 November 2015
New Zealand basketball player Tai Wynyard has announced on Sunday that he has signed with the Wildcats, an American college basketball team that represents the University of Kentucky.
“They have really high hopes for him,…
Music | MTV | Mtv.com
19 November 2015
Together with Disclosure, Sam Smith and Lorde turned the Saturday Night Live studio “into an electric, colorful stage” when performing tracks off Disclosure’s latest album Caracal during last night’s episode hosted by Elizabeth Banks.
Sam Smith…
New Zealand | Daily Positive
18 November 2015
New Zealand has been ranked the eighth most positive country for 2015 in a global index published by Daily Positive.
“New Zealand announced the creation of a 620,000 km2 Ocean Sanctuary in the Kermadec region,…
Rugby | Sky News
18 November 2015
Former New Zealand rugby star and All Blacks Legend Jonah Lomu has passed away in Auckland today, aged 40.
“We’re lost for words and our heartfelt sympathies go out to Jonah’s family”, said…
Music | YouTube
18 November 2015
Disclosure and Lorde perform “Magnets” from the album ‘Caracal’ live on SNL. Saturday Night Live or SNL is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created…
Film & TV | Variety Magazine
18 November 2015
Even after the end of Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of The Rings’ movies, the New Zealand film and TV business is thriving and “turning the land that once served as Middle-Earth into a host of…
Sport General | Olympic.org
18 November 2015
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has been named World Winner at the 2015 IOC Women in Sport Awards ceremony.
They are the first National Olympic Committee (NOC) to be named World Winner and took…
New Zealand | Venture Beat
17 November 2015
“Google announced the addition of its new Street View imagery from New Zealand’s Great Walks on Thursday”, writes Michael De Waal-Montgomery in an article on VentureBeat.
The update includes six of the nine famous New…
Travel | YouTube
17 November 2015
Have a look at Air New Zealand team up with the Department of Conservation and head to the great outdoors to help make sure New Zealand continues to be…
Writers | New York Times (The)
17 November 2015
University of Auckland Professor and definitive Vladimir Nabokov biographer Brian Boyd this month published Letters to Véra, the first complete volume of the author’s letters to his wife. Edited and…
Film & TV | Variety Magazine
17 November 2015
New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis says that returning to New Zealand to tell local stories keeps him sane.
“It sort of grounds me and gives me a sense of purpose,” said Curtis.
His next project alongside…
Design | Observer (The)
16 November 2015
New Zealand-born designer Stephanie Liu’s Lumoscura smog mask, recently on show at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Fashion 4wrd exhibition, is combatting pollution “beautifully”, according to the Observer.
Liu created the piece…
Te Reo | YouTube
16 November 2015
Have a little sneak peak of the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall as they visit Turangawaewae marae on day on five of the royal visit to…
Business | Business Insider
16 November 2015
“Martin Aircraft has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dubai to supply jetpacks and training to its civil defence and fire services”, writes Chris Pash in an article in The Business…
General | Guardian (The)
16 November 2015
A New Zealand student’s emotional valedictory speech has gone viral online with more than 170,000 views.
18-year-old Jake Bailey, who had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in his final year…
Te Ao Maori | CBC News
15 November 2015
A delegation from New Zealand, led by Katie Murray has travelled to Winnipeg to work with the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc. on reducing the number of children in foster care.
The delegation’s…
Visual Arts | Jack McLean
15 November 2015
New Zealand artist Jack Mclean will be exhibiting his latest work at the FLUX Contemporary Art Exhibition at The Royal College of Art in London on December 11 – 14.
“I take inspiration from my…
Dance | The List
14 November 2015
New Zealand born dancer, teacher and choreographer Tamsyn Russell has been named amongst Scotland’s hottest cultural contributors of 2015.
The Kiwi is listed 83rd on Scotland’s Hot 100 list, which is comprised of Scotland’s most…
General | Business Insider
14 November 2015
The London based Legatum Institute has released its annual global Prosperity Index, that ranks 142 countries according to their prosperity. New Zealand has been listed on rank four.
“Strong social cohesion and community…