Golf | ESPN
12 April 2018
Sometimes New Zealander Lydia Ko, 20, likes to imagine the future. More specifically, her professional future. The Auckland-raised golfer talks to ESPN’s Kevin Van Valkenburg about her plans.
Ko thinks about what kind of career…
Music | YouTube
11 April 2018
The Venus Project, a full LP with an all-female crew is the brainchild of Georgia Nott who most people will know as part of the New Zealand music duo Broods. Watch…
Writers | El País
11 April 2018
A history book by New Zealander Winston Cowie called, Conquistador Puzzle Trail, which suggests that the Spanish or Portuguese may have discovered New Zealand before the Dutchman Abel Tasman is causing a new stir….
Magazine
11 April 2018
News of Global New…
Music | Dazed
11 April 2018
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson and filmmaker Taika Waititi come together over Skype to talk #PolynesianExcellence, and how their New Zealand roots help them keep it real, with Dazed magazine’s…
Politics and Economics | Deutsche Welle | USA Today
10 April 2018
The New Zealand parliament has unanimously passed a bill that is expected to allow about 1000 men to apply to have past convictions for homosexual activity removed from their criminal records.
Homosexuality was decriminalised in…
Sport General | Santa Fe New Mexican
10 April 2018
New Zealander Andrew Barrow, 29, is the new Galaga World Champion after winning the top prize at immersive art gallery Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The objective of Galaga is to rack up…
Politics and Economics | Sunday Times (The)
10 April 2018
This week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to arrive in the UK for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, and will see both Theresa May and the Queen. She knows England…
Science/Tech | Economist (The)
10 April 2018
“The Māhia Peninsula has been a holidaymakers’ haven for decades. It offers sandy beaches, hot springs and scenic trails. And, for those of a technological mindset, it also offers the world’s first private orbital-rocket-launching…
Obituaries | Guardian (The)
9 April 2018
Keith Murdoch, who has died in Australia, aged 74, played just three Tests for the All Blacks, but his name was etched in New Zealand rugby folklore after he became a recluse in the…
Sport | YouTube
9 April 2018
Boys of Yoga is a project Wong started to change the perceptions of yoga and raise more awareness about how much a yoga practice does for women and men…
Fashion | Daily Mail
9 April 2018
Israel Adesanya, 28, a UFC fighter, stars in a new fashion campaign for New Zealand designer Karen Walker, in which the pair tackles the concept of masculinity while promoting Walker’s new eyewear collection.
While most…
New Zealand | Lonely Planet
8 April 2018
“Travellers seeking a mix of rustic, unspoilt charm and relaxation with a touch of luxury” should consider travelling to Te Wepu Intrepid Pods in New Zealand, writes James Gabriel Martin…
Wine | Financial Times
8 April 2018
Peaky Blinders star Sam Neill speaks to the Financial Times about his New Zealand oasis, Jacinda Ardern and tech titans buying bolt holes against catastrophe.
At Two Paddocks, the vineyard and farm which Neill bought…
Writers | New York Post
7 April 2018
You’d think that spending your adolescence watching your sister – in this case, Lorde – become a world-famous pop princess might make you insecure, but 19-year-old India Yelich says no: She swears she won’t…
Taste | Irish News (The)
7 April 2018
“If you were to run a poll about Ireland’s best loved New Zealander, there’s no doubt that a certain Mr J Schmidt would enjoy a greater landslide than a Russian election victory,” according to…
Writers | Guardian (The)
6 April 2018
Dame Ngaio Marsh’s skilfully completed “continuation novel”, set in a New Zealand hospital, is an exquisite reminder of the brilliance of Marsh’s London detective Inspector Alleyn, Sophie Hannah writes in a review of the…
Fashion | W (magazine)
6 April 2018
Whether she’s walking the runways of Miu Miu and Sonia Rykiel or gracing the inside pages of W, New Zealand-born model Lili Sumner has quickly become one of the most recognisable faces in fashion.
Known…
Wine | Wine Enthusiast
6 April 2018
California didn’t always produce top-quality Grenache, but these Central Coast growers, including New Zealand-born Angela Osborne, are changing that by focusing on varietal bottlings to produce terroir-driven wines on par with top-shelf Pinot Noirs…
Taste | Bloomberg
5 April 2018
“Rather than thinking of Auckland as a progressive cultural hub, people envision its glistening harbors, lush green mountains, and untouched islands just off its coastline. But Auckland has become one of the most innovative…
Theatre | Matangi Tonga
5 April 2018
New Zealand-born Tongan, Albert Mateni, 26, aims to inspire Pacific youth with his play, Hearts of Men set to debut on 5-14 April at the Mangere Arts Centre in Auckland.
Affected by the suicide rate…
Magazine
5 April 2018
News of Global New…
Film | YouTube
5 April 2018
Watch the trailer to Sam Neill’s new movie ‘Sweet Country’ in which the New Zealander plays a missionary making a new life for himself on the Australian frontier in…
Sport General | CNN
5 April 2018
For eight years New Zealander Hamish Bond was unvanquished, winning double Olympic gold and seven world titles with rowing partner Eric Murray, CNN reports.
But what do you do when winning becomes routine? In Bond’s…
Film & TV | Long Road Films
4 April 2018
“Independent New Zealand feature film, STRAY, has made history by becoming the first New Zealand feature film ever to be selected for the world’s second oldest film festival – the…
General | The Caterer
4 April 2018
Top foodie fundraising event “Who’s Cooking Dinner” 2018 boasted a line-up of 20 chefs and 15 Michelin stars. At the annual event which was hosted by Leuka, diners in attendance were assigned to…
Politics and Economics | Guardian (The)
4 April 2018
In a Guardian interview, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reveals how her life has changed and her ambition for a can-do country.
This time last year Ardern was known as a young opposition MP…
General | Guardian (The)
3 April 2018
On the first long weekend of her employer’s experiment with a four-day working week, Kirsten Taylor freaked out a little bit. Like a housework hurricane, she got through mounds of clothes-washing, weeded the garden,…
Golf | Bangkok Post
3 April 2018
Carterton-born “legendary left-hander” Sir Bob Charles, 82, had a “remarkable” golfing career, the Bangkok Post’s Brett Brasier writes in his regular ‘Golf Tips’ column for the newspaper.
“My few words on the great golfers that…
Comedy | YouTube
3 April 2018
Jordan Watson A.K.A – How to DAD has become well-known for his comical parenting Youtube videos. In this TEDx Talk he shares his journey from his first video ‘How to Hold a…
Business | Forbes
3 April 2018
Sam Stuchbury, 27, is co-founder of The Social Club, an influencer marketing platform in Auckland, and has made the annual Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list, which features 300 young innovators and disruptors across…
Music | Under the Radar
2 April 2018
“Silver Scroll-winning soul artist Tami Neilson has shared a brassy new tune Stay Outta My Business and announced her forthcoming album Sassafrass! will be dropping this June ahead of a…
Motorsports | ESPN | Formula 1
1 April 2018
A demotion from the Red Bull programme allowed Palmerston North-born Brendon Hartley to seek new ventures, with the driver going on to forge a reputation in sports car racing that he was never able…
Music | 303 Magazine
1 April 2018
New Zealand-born, Australian-based electro-funk DJ Opiuo (Oscar Davey-Wraight) will travel to Colorado for a headlining show at Red Rocks on 21 April.
After last year’s Red Rocks performance before Emancipator, where it was hard to…