News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 03 May 2017 | #261 | New York Business | Australian Financial Review 01 May 2017 Air NZ Takes Top Spot on Australian Reputation Index Rugby’s Bledisloe Cup. Cricket’s …
Air New Zealand is committed to fully electrify their light vehicle fleet by 2020 where the option is available. Watch this clip to find out more.
“Often overshadowed by its sophisticated neighbours, like buzzing-city Auckland, picturesque Hamilton frequently gets neglected. But this city – that has long been a centre of dairy farming, on the banks of the Waikato River – has much to recommend it,” …
Helena Bay Lodge in Northland, New Zealand has been cited on Condé Nast Traveler’s Best New Hotels List 2017. The magazine’s editors “vetted hundreds of recently opened hotels and resorts” and “found that what stands out are the properties that …
“A pop-up restaurant called This is How We Fly opened for a day on April 24 in London’s Unit London Gallery in an effort to showcase Air New Zealand‘s new in-flight menus,” as reported in an article in Food & …
Military MREs – Meals Ready-to-Eat – from the US, China, Russia and France were transformed into stunning fine dining dishes in photo series From MRE To Michelin. The series “was created by food photographer Henry Hargreaves, videographer Jimmy Pham, and …
The World Masters Games are currently on in Auckland. Watch this clip to see the highlights of the opening ceremony. 28000 competitors from 100 different countries participate in the event.
News of Global New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 26 April 2017 | #260 | New York Music | New York Times (The) 22 April 2017 Lorde talks Melodrama at New York Diner Lorde owns …
The LookSee Wellington program to fly in 100 tech developers for job interviews has been “besieged” with more than 48,000 entries, according to a New York Times report. The 7,000 Americans who submitted applications include workers at Google, Amazon, Facebook, …
Watch this clip to hear more about Black Ferns Sevens strength and conditioning coach Brad Anderson’s role in the lead-up to game day.
Oregon State University researchers were able to capture how blue whales feed in a rare clip filmed with a drone. The footage was taken in the Southern Ocean off New Zealand.
Brendon Lynch, Chief Privacy Officer of Microsoft in Redmond, Seattle, has been named 2017 winner of the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (iapp) Vanguard Award, writes Courtney Gabrielson on iapp’s website. “The IAPP Vanguard Award recognizes privacy professionals ‘who show …
Watch this 6-minute clip to see adrenaline couple Barry Nobles’ and Caroline Buchanan’s biking and adrenaline adventures in New Zealand.
For the past two seasons of The CW series iZombie, star Rose McIver has managed to enjoy relative anonymity when the cameras stopped rolling. Thanks to the deathly pale zombie complexion and platinum wig of her character Liv (Olivia) Moore, …
“The New Zealand postal service has begun delivering Kentucky Fried Chicken in a bid to stem major revenue losses as the number of people using the postal service continue to plummet,” writes Eleanor Ainge Roy in an article for The …
Wanderlust in Raglan has been cited in a Travelers Today article listing the world’s best surfing and yoga destinations. “If you want some girl time with your friends and families, visit the all-female surf and yoga retreat of Wanderlust, which …
The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, which was directed by Taika Waititi, has been released, as reported in an article in The Guardian. “Following on from the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the third instalment of the superhero franchise …
Mahana in Nelson – “a modern mansion on a working winery with delicious food and a compelling private art collection”, has been featured in Condé Nast Traveller’s weekly series of ‘digs of the week’. “Set in the green, green hills …
“While by most metrics she’s now a success, Sarah Robb O’Hagan, who has held top jobs at Nike, Gatorade, and Equinox Fitness Clubs, doesn’t shy away from talking about her failures,” writes Jacob Passy in an article for MarketWatch. “From …
Watch this 25 minute-long documentary with Bryan Maltais about New Zealand nature and find out more about NZ’s wild West Coast and more.
Last year was not a great one for mainstream politics, according to Chris Gilson, Managing Editor of the London School of Economics’ daily blog on US politics and policy. In a recent LSE podcast, London-based Gilson, a Geography, Economics, and …
Watch the first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, which was directed by New Zealander Taika Waititi. The film is scheduled to be released on 26th October 2017 in New Zealand.
(SPONSORED CONTENT) – Iconic New Zealand chocolatier, Whittaker’s, is again partnering with Kiwis for kiwi to raise funds for the Operation Nest Egg initiative, which aims to help reverse the decline in kiwi populations. Operation Nest Egg sees vulnerable newborn …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 12 April 2017 | #258 | New York News | New Zealand Herald (The) 11 April 2017 Sir Douglas Myers, Brewing Magnate and Business Advocate (78) Sir Douglas Myers, …
Kiwi beauty blogger Shannon Harris has been named the fifth most powerful beauty influencer by Forbes. “The Kiwi digital star known online as ‘Shaaanxo‘ started vlogging in 2009 to fill what she saw as a void,” as stated in her …
New Zealand born “celebrated satirist and comedian John Clarke has died suddenly, aged 68,” reports ABC News. Clarke, who made “his name as a comedian and political satirist in Australia after arriving in the 1970s”, appeared on Australian television conducting …
Sir Douglas Myers, long-time chief executive of Lion Breweries, business advocate and philanthropist has died in London aged 78. “It would be hard to overstate the contribution made by Sir Douglas Myers to making New Zealand what it is today. …
“To many in New Zealand, the country looks like an isolated outpost on a map girdled by economic powerhouses a hemisphere away. It’s the end of a trail that snakes through Southeast Asia and Australia before a three-hour flight will …
Have you always wanted to visit New Zealand? Travel New Zealand in one minute with this Expedia aerial drone video of New Zealand.
“Redwoods Treewalk and David Trubridge Design have partnered to create an iconic nocturnal tourism experience: the Redwoods Nightlights. Incorporating unique creations from Trubridge and his team; the Nightlights is New Zealand’s first design-led tourism experience,” as reported in DARC Magazine. The …
Watch AIG’s new video – titled #TackleTheRisk which features the New Zealand All Blacks in Tokyo and is aiming to raise the rugby team’s profile in Japan.
Watch Lorde perform Liability – her second single from her upcoming album Melodrama – at Saturday Night Live.
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 05 April 2017 | #257 | New York Film & TV | Salt Lake Tribune (The) 04 April 2017 Phil Keoghan’s LE RIDE Tours USA Phil Keoghan, New …
Phil Keoghan, New Zealander extraordinaire, host of ten-time Emmy Award-winning show The Amazing Race, travels the U.S. in April to screen his critically-acclaimed documentary feature film LE RIDE. LE RIDE recently screened at SXSW, was the second highest grossing film …
Watch the trailer for Phil Keoghan’s Le RIDE -“a re-enactment of the 1928 Tour de France ride by the four-person Australasian team”. To read more about the film please click here.
Photographers are snipers, no question, and Bruce Connew – journalist, artist, documentarian – is an exemplar. Paint yourself into the background, disappear, wait, evaluate, breathe, stay calm, and take the shot when that moment comes. Connew does not have the …
Watch this 100% New Zealand clip to see some of New Zealand’s beautiful, world-class golf courses set in incredible locations.
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 29 March 2017 | #256 | New York Motorsports | Motorsport.com 27 March 2017 Racer Bruce McLaren Voted into Hall of Fame Legendary constructor and driver, New Zealander …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 22 March 2017 | #255 | New York Politics and Economics | Jacobin 21 March 2017 New Zealand’s Neoliberal Drift “The image of New Zealand as a kind-hearted …
For many, traveling to New Zealand is a dream trip. “The Moeraki Boulders—perfectly rounded and smooth boulders that scatter the South Island’s Koekohe Beach” are one of the island’s “unique natural wonders you don’t want to miss”, writes Lindsey Campbell …
Whanganui River “in New Zealand has become the first in the world to be granted the same legal rights as a person”, as reported on the BBC. “Long revered by New Zealand’s Maori people, the river’s interests will now be …
“New Zealand’s wine regions are at their most spectacular in autumn when the days are long and bathed in late sunshine – it’s an ideal time to savour and enjoy the country’s sauvignon blancs, alternative albarinos and Rieslings,” as reported …
Wellington has been ranked the second cleanest capital city on earth in a ranking published in The Telegraph following a report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that “suggested pollution now poses a greater threat to human health than HIV …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 15 March 2017 | #254 | New York Obituaries | Guardian (The) 14 March 2017 Footrot Flats Creator Murray Ball a National Hero Murray Ball, the creator of …
In the aftermath of the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake and Japan’s Tohoku triple disaster Tokyo-based Kiwi Jon Walsh decided he needed to build a more sustainable and resource-independent lifestyle. Today he is sharing his skills with others, as reported in …
A corner of JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth will be recreated at Craighead Howff, near Braco in Scotland after a glamping firm was given the green light to build two underground holiday huts, writes Kirsty McIntosh for The Courier. “The brains …
“Sprawling between both coasts of the North Island, New Zealand’s largest city is known as the “city of sails” for the yachts that occupy its harbors. But Auckland could just as easily be dubbed the “city of lava” for the …
As tempting as “running off to the tropics or backpacking through the tourist destinations of Europe” are, “the hidden gem of getaways is absolutely New Zealand,” writes Shenkeri in an article on Elite Daily. She recommends “five places you have …
“New Zealand has been named the best country for supporting female entrepreneurship, according to MasterCard’s inaugural Index of Women Entrepreneurs,” writes Faaez Samadi for Campaign Asia. “While there is still work to do, it is encouraging to see New Zealand’s …
Watch this clip from Air New Zealand and hear what World Class means to Daniel Flynn, creator of social enterprise Thankyou.
“A selection of Wellington artist Ann Shelton’s “prolific practice has been brought together in her review exhibition, Dark Matter, at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, which opened on 26 November 2016 and continues through to 17 April 2017,” as …
The spectacular Millbrook Resort in Queenstown, New Zealand, hosts the ISPS Handa New Zealand Open this week. The biggest event on the New Zealand golfing calendar, the tournament tees off from 9-12 March. Millbrook Resort’s world-class golf courses will be …
Kiwi singer Lorde has released a new single “Greenlight” – three years after her last album release. Watch the clip here.
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 08 March 2017 | #253 | New York Writers | New Zealand Herald 07 March 2017 Ashleigh Young Wins Major Literary Prize It is the kind of news …
“With its resources, Oracle Team U.S.A., the defending champion, is the favorite for the 2017 America’s Cup, to be held in Bermuda in June. But Emirates Team New Zealand is, as usual, full of talent and creative thinkers, even on …
Watch the trailer for Kiwi drama One Thousand Ropes, which was directed by Tusi Tamasese and produced by Catherine Fitzgerald. The film premiered at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival.
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