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Taika Waititi on the Cover of Hollywood Reporter
With sly and subversive humour, multihyphenate powerhouse Taika Waititi is redefining representation – “Comedy is a great way of pulling people in and going, ‘Hey, we’re all friends. Get…
Hugh McCutcheon joins the FIVB as a Senior Advisor
The Olympic champion coach turned sports administrator will bring his knowledge and expertise to the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball’s strategic planning
Renowned volleyball coach and sports administrator, Hugh McCutcheon, is…
Antony Starr Plays TV’s Most Intriguing Villain
Sitting down with Antony Starr, 47, who plays perhaps the most intriguing villain on current television as Homelander on The Boys, is disconcerting. Homelander is an Aryan super-sociopath, a…
Touring McLaren’s High-Tech Woking Hide-Out
“Hidden away among woods and heathland on the edge of is the headquarters of the Formula 1 team McLaren. Seen from the air, the McLaren Technology Centre…
Bucking New Zealand’s Wine Tradition
Scattered across New Zealand’s wine regions are a growing number of Japanese transplants like Hiroyuki Kusuda, 56, whose aim is to prove that these islands can produce some of…
Floridians Enjoying Kiwi Style Fish and Chips
“On the other side of the world, New Zealand boasts culinary wonders influenced by England and the surrounding Polynesian countries. At Kiwi Style Fish and Chips on Holmes…
Eleanor Catton to Speak at Edinburgh Book Festival
Booker Prize winner New Zealander Eleanor Catton, author of Birnam Wood, will be in conversation with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 24 August,…
How To Work Out Like a New Zealander
“Are there people across the world who are equally as consumed with working out and tapping into mental and physical health ?” health and…
Māori and Moriori Ancestral Remains Return Home
Hana-Maraea Solomon vowed years ago to help bring home the remains of her Moriori ancestors that were scattered in museums across Europe, Dubravka Voloder reports for ABC News.
In the…
John Barker to Lead International Wine Organisation
New Zealander John Barker has become the first person in the Southern Hemisphere to be elected as head of influential international wine organisation, Radio New Zealand reports.
Barker was named…
Thistle Brown’s Eyewear For Up and Downtown
“A beautiful accident” is how designer/stylist/photographer Thistle Brown describes his expanding career in New York City. The New Zealander has recently launched his namesake brand Thistles with a line…
Apricity’s Chantelle Nicholson Swears by Sussex
New Zealander Chantelle Nicholson, who heads up Green Michelin star-winning Apricity in London, shares her top foodie picks in Sussex with Condé Nast Traveller.
Mayfair might be one of London’s…
Jacinda Ardern Impresses at Architects’ Conference
Architect John Lape admitted he knew little about former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, 42, as he ascended the escalators at San Francisco’s Moscone Center to hear her…
Life is Good for Taika Waititi and Rita Ora
They fell in love in Sydney, so it’s fitting to shoot New Zealander Taika Waititi, 47, and British popstar Rita Ora, 32, for their first cover together against the…
Rosemary Coldstream Wins Big at Chelsea
A nostalgic container garden designed to be a love letter to New Zealand has proved to be a hit at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in London, Stuff reports.
“Feels…
Mitre Peak Ascent Daunting but Achieved
When Guardian photographer Murdo MacLeod and his 25-year-old daughter Lilidh attempt the rarely climbed 1700m spire in New Zealand’s Milford Sound the obstacles appear overwhelming.
The pair was beaten on…
Zoo Miami Gets Reprimanded for Kiwi Petting
A video of the national bird being handled by Zoo Miami visitors has caused an outcry in New Zealand, with even the prime minister weighing in, Natasha Frost reports for…
Against All Odds for N Canterbury’s Bell Hill
Meteorological calamities have beset Bell Hill owners Marcel Giesen and Sherwyn Veldhuizen, British wine critic Jancis Robinson writes in a piece about the North Canterbury vineyard for the…
Fine Jeweller Jessica McCormack Goes Goth
“All black, all the time: Black diamonds, black pearls, onyx, black spinels, obsidian and blackened gold are just some of the materials turning up recently in fine jewellery creations,”…
Margot Henderson Has Hand in Somerset Pub Menu
Margot Henderson – the Wellington-born chef known for Rochelle Canteen – has taken her culinary vision outside London for the first time, opening a restaurant that gathers lots of…
Why New Zealand Is Obsessed with Its Native Birds
New Zealand has an internationally unusual focus and dedication to its winged creatures, Tess McClure writes in a story published by The Guardian. That love has shaped its national…
Twenty-One Reasons to Visit New Zealand Now
New Zealand’s “epic landscapes are now complemented by cutting-edge food, art, and fashion – and they’re easier to access than ever,” Amy Louise Bailey reports for Bloomberg, recommending what…
Seventy Years Celebrated with Sir Ed Quotes
“Everest was first climbed 70 years ago in May, cementing New Zealander Edmund Hillary’s and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay’s place in world history. Hillary has left behind a treasure trove…
