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Kathryn Ryan Wins 2015 International Radio Personality of the Year Award
RNZ National’s Nine to Noon presenter, Kathryn Ryan has been awarded the 2015 International Radio Personality of the Year Award.
“For fifteen hours of live broadcasting to be so outstanding…
Things To Do In Greymouth
Take a look at what you can see and do in Greymouth, New Zealand. Greymouth is is located on the South Island’s west coast,…
Gibbs’ Next Generation of Fast Amphibians
After bringing “three fast amphibian concepts to the American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando, Fla.”, Gibbs Amphibians is “hoping to find to find a partner that would build the…
Adele Rickerby Keeps Her Romanian Promise
New Zealander Adele Rickerby had to overcome a number of limitations to adopt a Romanian baby in the 1990s. After she semi-retired, due to back surgery, she found the…
All the World Is a Stage for Rawiri Paratene
If the Globe Theatre’s Globe to Globe project has a natural figurehead, it is Rawiri Paratene, whose Troilus and Cressida in Maori opened the tour in April 2014, Intelligent…
Land Slide – Mae Valley On The X Factor NZ
Watch the phenomenal performance of the song Land Slide by Mae Valley featured on The X Factor New Zealand. Hosted by Dominic Bowden and…
Henry Hargreaves Lets the Air out of the Chip Bag
New Zealand-born artist Henry Hargreaves was so frustrated with the problem of empty space in a packet of chips that he decided to size up some of the worst…
Ron Butler Gets Behind New Emergency Vehicle
The Cobra Litter is the brainchild of New Zealand-born racecar designer Ron Butler, who has spent countless hours working on the Ford Shelby Cobra, and retired Santa Barbara County…
The All Blacks Perform World Cup Winning Haka
Watch the All Blacks as they perform their breath-taking and awe-inspiring Haka following their Rugby World Cup trophy presentation.
Dean O’Gorman Gets Kirk Douglas’ Seal of Approval
When Aucklander Dean O’Gorman, 38, was cast in the plum role of Kirk Douglas in Trumbo, the new biopic about blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, he decided to ask the…
New Zealand Is the Ultimate Nature Adventure
The main experience you are left awestruck with after a trip to New Zealand, according to the Huffington Post, is “the nature – the overwhelming force of the landscapes.”
“New…
Hotel Maven Sean Macpherson Always Ready to Expand
“There’s nowhere in Manhattan I wouldn’t open a hotel,” New Zealand-born California-raised hotelier Sean MacPherson tells the New York Post. In the past two years, MacPherson has seen two…
Can’t Touch The Ground – Jono and Ben
Jono and Ben stir up a little trouble in Lake Taupo while racing each other in a classic battle of ‘Can’t Touch The Ground’….
Chef Amber Rose Shares Celebrity Culinary Secrets
A dozen years ago, British actors Jude Law and Sadie Frost hired self-taught New Zealand-born chef Amber Rose to feed their brood in London, and her career has climbed…
Dubai-Based Entrepreneur Rick McIntyre Looks Ahead
Founder of Dubai’s Mac Pack Removals Rick McIntyre, believes hard work, great service and a hands-on approach gives a customer service that people are happy to recommend. With no…
Hayden Tee Menaces as Javert in Les Mis
New Zealand-born, NIDA-trained actor Hayden Tee has received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Javert in the world’s longest running musical, Les Misérables, which has made its long-awaited return…
Thomas Pavitte Revives the Art of Dot-to-Dot
New Zealand-born designer Thomas Pavitte is taking a minimalist approach to the current craze for adult colouring books, requiring his readers to draw the images themselves and turning dot-to-dot…
Senior Monitor Jake Bailey’s Speech
Have a look at Senior Monitor Jake Bailey’s Speech at the 2015 Christchurch Boys’ High School Prize Giving as it goes viral on YouTube…
#189: The Best of Waiheke Island
The Best of Waiheke Island
On Waiheke Island “old-school beach shacks share the same stunning views as architect-designed mansions, and their millionaire inhabitants are usually indistinguishable from the vineyard workers and retired hippies who…
New Zealand’s Fine Dark Ales
In many countries dark beers are for the cold months, but not in New Zealand.
“Lots of breweries in New Zealand have got stouts and porters among their best sellers,”…
Space Revolution Hatching in a New Zealand Paddock
The next revolution in space will be launching next year from a paddock in New Zealand’s remote South Island – a 16-metre carbon-cased rocket powered by a 3D-printed rocket…
How a Tiny Island of 4.5m People Came to Dominate Rugby Worldwide
With their 34-17 win at Twickenham against Australia, the New Zealand All Blacks became the first team to ever retain their World Cup trophy. Their back-to-back World Cup wins…
Air New Zealand Named Australasia’s Top Airline
Air New Zealand has been named Australasia’s Leading Airline for the seventh consecutive year at the 2015 World Travel Awards, according to an article in The Financial.
“To…
New Zealand Bred Horse Wins Melbourne Cup
Michelle Payne, the only female jockey of the race, has won the Melbourne Cup on New Zealand bred horse Prince of Penzance.
Payne was the first female jockey that ever…
New Zealand’s All Blacks: Rugby’s All-Time Greats
“The New Zealand All Blacks made it clear this weekend that there isn’t a rugby team in the world that compares with them”, writes Joshua Robinson for the Wall…
The Chills Return with Melodic Gifts Intact
“It’s taken 19 years for Martin Phillipps to get round to releasing the fifth Chills album (and the previous four took 16 years to make), but his manifold troubles in the years…
Finola Dwyer Tells Her Mother’s Story in Brooklyn
New Zealand-born, London-based producer Finola Dwyer has “impeccable taste,” according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Her latest collaboration with author Nick Hornby is Brooklyn, the film version of Colm…
A Little Studio Time With Gin Wigmore
Air New Zealand behind the scenes with Gin Wigmore at the studio recording of ‘Tomorrow’. Her moving cover of the classic song adds to…
Thinking Outside the Box with Henry Hargreaves
A native New Zealander and current resident of Brooklyn, New York, Henry Hargreaves is well-known for his food-focused visual projects, like a series recreating the last meals of death…
Lydia Ko on TIME’s Most Influential Teen List
Auckland professional golfer Lydia Ko, 18, has once again made TIME’s annual “30 Most Influential Teens” list.
At the age of 17, this New Zealander became the youngest golfer to…
Can New Zealand fans recite the Haka?
What do All Blacks fans know about this much loved cultural challenge (war dance)? And how much does it mean to them? Find out…
Replacing the Union Jack Flag, but With What?
The idea of replacing New Zealand’s flag, a blue banner with Britain’s Union Jack in the upper left quadrant and the four stars of the Southern Cross in red…
Berlin’s Sausage Man Simon Ellery Never Sleeps
Sausages are the quintessential German food, and that’s why New Zealander Simon Ellery, known as the Sausage Man Who Never Sleeps, moved to Berlin in 2010. Over the past…
Kim Chambers, the World’s Most Badass Swimmer
The world’s best open water swimmer, New Zealand-born Kim Chambers, 38, who recently swam from the Farallon Islands to San Francisco, tells Outside Magazine that fear makes you grow,…
Marlon Williams – Strange Things
Listen to Marlon Williams’s single Strange Things, written by Marlon Williams & recorded by Ben Edwards at The Sitting Room in Lyttelton. The video…
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle a Triumph
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s recent production of Giselle at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre was “gorgeous, and unashamedly traditional”, the Scotsman’s Kelly Apter writes in a review of the…
Lydia Ko Reclaims No. 1 Title in Taiwan
New Zealander Lydia Ko, 18, has won the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship and has regained the No. 1 spot in the world rankings, replacing American Nancy Lopez as the youngest…
Dance Wunderkind Parris Goebel Gaining Traction
The New Yorker’s review of Justin Bieber’s latest “stellar” video, “Sorry” – perhaps “an acceptable cap to his year of penitence” – declares that, “it is impossible not to…
#188: Magnificent All Blacks Beat Wallabies in World Cup Final
All Blacks Trophy Lift – RWC 2015
Watch the highlights of the 2015 RWC medal ceremony and trophy lift as New Zealand become the first side in history to win back-to-back…
How to Skip Winter Without Missing Ski Season: Travel to New Zealand
“A land of tree roots and butterflies and sea cliffs: not only is New Zealand a volcanic dreamland, it’s also one of the safest and socially progressive countries in…
Magnificent All Blacks Beat Wallabies to Become First Team to Win Back-to-Back World Cups
The New Zealand All Blacks have beaten Australia’s Wallabies 34-17 in the Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham with a magnificent performance. With their back-to-back World Cup wins they…
Kitten Rugby World Cup
Kiwi comedy duo Jono and Ben have recreated the highlights of the New Zealand vs. France Rugby World Cup match in a video with a twist –…
A Celebration of Hawke’s Bay’s History of Winemaking
‘Wine: Stories from Hawke’s Bay’ – a history and celebration of the internationally acclaimed Hawke’s Bay wine industry will be published on November 1 by BayBuzz Ltd.
The book that…
