Sport General | Cyclingtips
29 August 2015
Continuing its tactic of working with some of the most promising young riders in the sport, the Cannondale-Garmin team has announced that New Zealand cyclist Patrick Bevin and Irish Ryan Mullen will join the…
Film & TV | Adweek
28 August 2015
The Walking Dead spinoff Fear The Walking Dead featuring Kiwi actor Cliff Curtis is “a worthy successor” – “the atypical spinoff that preserves and deepens the tone of its original show”, according to Adweek,…
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28 August 2015
Discover Air New Zealand’s first #Wheretonext clip and watch “as Kiwis make the most of each new day”.
Obituaries | Speedcafe
28 August 2015
New Zealander Phil Kerr, an instrumental figure in the formative years of McLaren, has died in Auckland aged 80.
Born in Auckland in 1934, the Kiwi became friends with Bruce McLaren when competing in hillclimb…
Motorsports | News.com.au
28 August 2015
Shane van Gisbergen says he looks good in wet-weather V8 Supercar races because his Australian rivals are so bad.
“I don’t like driving in the rain. I’m just more used to it”, said the young…
Travel
27 August 2015
Orakei Korako is a geothermal park in New Zealand, which boasts up to 23 active natural geysers. Watch this clip and “marvel at the boiling hot springs and vibrant…
Film
26 August 2015
Watch the trailer for New Zealand feature film ‘Born to Dance’ starring Tia-Taharoa Maipi, Stan Walker and Kherington Payne. The movie will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Music
25 August 2015
Listen and watch ‘Piece of Me’ – J Williams’ new song featuring Brooke Duff.
X Files
24 August 2015
Since 2007 New Zealand architects Van Brandenburg have been commissioned to design the Marisfrolg Headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Watch this clip to see drone footage of the construction of…
New Zealand | Lifehacker
23 August 2015
Lifehacker has picked five top quirky places and travel hacks for travel in New Zealand so you will explore “New Zealand like you’ve been there a thousand times – even if it’s your first…
Rugby | The Daily Telegraph
23 August 2015
The New Zealand All Blacks “have been almost untouchable” for four years and World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry believes the current class of All Blacks were better than the group that lifted the 2011 Webb…
Film & TV | Guardian (The)
22 August 2015
New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis has played interesting roles over the years. In 1999 he “hit a kind of American cinematic jackpot” with his work on Michael Mann’s The Insider, David O Russell’s Three…
New Zealand | Conde Nast Traveler
22 August 2015
Queenstown has been ranked as third friendliest city in Condé Nast Traveller’s ‘The 2015 Friendliest and Unfriendliest Cities in the World’ ranking. Auckland has been ranked ninth friendliest city.
Queenstown is “the birthplace of adventure…
General | Little Black Book
21 August 2015
Last weekend’s Bledisloe Cup test saw the launch of Anchor’s new campaign, which acknowledges the huge contribution farming has made to building the nation, the dairy industry and the All Blacks.
The campaign features both…
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21 August 2015
Watch Anchor’s new campaign and discover an All Blacks story less-told.
Visual Arts | Entrepreneur
21 August 2015
What museums are getting right and wrong when it comes to embracing today’s new digital landscape is analyzed by Gibson Group’s director of visitor experiences Allan Smith in an Entrepreneur.com…
New Zealand | International Business Times
21 August 2015
Tourism New Zealand has been named Tourism Board of the Year 2015 by U.S. luxury travel network Virtuoso. The winners were selected by Virtuoso’s community of luxury travel advisors.
Chief Executive Kevin Bowler said the…
New Zealand | Vancouver Sun
20 August 2015
Air New Zealand’s new safety video, shown on all domestic and international flights, is featuring the New Zealand All Blacks, who have teamed up with former rugby rivals in the Man In Black-themed safety…
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20 August 2015
Watch this video to find out which sports and locations will be part of the 2016 Southern Trust New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin.
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19 August 2015
Watch another one of Air New Zealand’s ‘mad about rugby’ teasers on New Zealand’s ski slopes.
Travel
18 August 2015
Watch this beautiful Whitianga sunrise filmed by Lary Stucker.
Rugby
17 August 2015
Watch the highlights of the Bledisloe Decider match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australia Wallabies.
News | Daily Mail
17 August 2015
A few weeks after the eye-opening infographics published by The Renegade Pharmacist blog, New Zealander Henry Hargreaves has created a visual, candy representation of the amount of sugar found…
New Zealand | Daily Mail
16 August 2015
Antony Harrison, an amateur photographer has described New Zealand’s South Island as his favourite place on earth after travelling around the world for the past 14 years.
The man from Manchester only began shooting with…
War & Peace | Sydney Morning Herald (The)
16 August 2015
“A haka has been performed at a Gallipoli commemoration service for the first time in years after Turkish concerns about “offensive” gestures were resolved”, writes Lloyd Jones for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Before the New Zealand…
Science/Tech | Telegraph (The)
15 August 2015
“It sounds like the beginning of an apocalyptic sci-fi film. A New Zealand artificial intelligence company” – the Touchpoint Group, “is building the angriest robot in the world in the hopes…
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14 August 2015
Watch this new Air New Zealand safety clip #CrazyAboutRugby featuring “some very special Men In Black” to brief the passengers.
Film & TV | The Coconet
14 August 2015
K.J. Apa has signed on to star in A Dog’s Purpose alongside Britt Robertson and Dennis Quaid.
The New Zealand actor already is being referred to as “a young Tom Cruise” and the quickness of his success is unheard…
X Files
13 August 2015
Dale Nirvani Pfeifer, Kiwi expat and founder of GoodWorld – a social platform for giving, explains where the idea came from and why people give.
General | Dezeen
13 August 2015
A shortlist with 40 flag proposals has been released by New Zealand’s Flag Consideration Panel after reviewing over 10,000 design submissions.
“A great flag should be distinctive and so simple it can be…
X Files
12 August 2015
Watch Sam Galloway’s close encounter with a pod of Orcas while out for a spearfish/cray dive at Little Barrier.
Innovation | GoodWorld Inc
12 August 2015
Financial tech startup GoodWorld, Inc. has secured $1.65 million in investment capital to close out a preferred series seed round for its #donate technology. The round is a co-investment led by Nyca Partners, with…
Travel
11 August 2015
Take a few minutes to watch this beautiful video of New Zealand.
War & Peace | Sydney Morning Herald (The)
11 August 2015
Prince Charles has been appointed Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy, Field Marshal of the Army and Marshal of the Air Force.
“These appointments recognise the consistent and strong support Prince…
Watersports | Swimming World Magazine
10 August 2015
Lauren Boyle has won a silver medal in the 1500-meter freestyle at the FINA World Championships, lowering her New Zealand national record to 15:40.14.
The New Zealander currently is working with famed swimming coach Denis…
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10 August 2015
Watch how Steinlager recreates New Zealand’s first-ever rugby team to tour the U.K. in 1905 in their nostalgic new Rugby World Cup spot.
New Zealand | Daily Telegraph (The)
10 August 2015
“As I trudge, sweating and red-faced, up the world’s steepest street I decide that cameras sometimes help people tell fibs”, writes Chris Pritchard for The Daily Telegraph.
Dunedin’s Baldwin Street is listed in…
Taste | Curbed | William & Park
8 August 2015
Craig and Kirsten Nevill-Manning bring NZ java culture to New York with the opening of Happy Bones coffee shop in Soho (394 Broome Street). This charming spot for a perfect cuppa joe…
Business | Satellite Today
7 August 2015
The New Zealand satellite launch company Rocket Lab has signed a Commercial Space Launch Act Agreement with NASA.
The partnership enables Rocket Lab to use NASA resources and launch complexes in addition to its…
X Files
7 August 2015
Watch this video to see Paul Henry’s full interview with Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab.
Science/Tech | Mashable
7 August 2015
A Gibbs Quadski XL – a New Zealand invention has been sighted in San Francisco.
An SFPD officer was spotted on his Quadski in McCovey Cove for the first time at Saturday’s clash between the…
Rugby | Creativity Online
6 August 2015
“New Zealand’s Steinlager stylishly recreates the country’s first-ever rugby team to tour the UK back in 1905, in this spot gearing up for the Rugby World Cup next month”, writes Alexandra Jardine for
X Files
6 August 2015
Watch George Treble free skiing at The Remarkables in New Zealand in this 2 minute clip.
Obituaries | Daily Mail
6 August 2015
John Leslie Munro, the last surviving pilot and one of the final surviving members of the famous 617 Squadron from the legendary Dambusters raids against Nazi Germany, has died at the age of 96…
Business | Triangle Business Journal
6 August 2015
Foster Moore International, a global leader in government registry software, has announced the acquisition of U.S. company FileONE LLC and the establishment of U.S. operations in the North Carolina research triangle.
Foster Moore develops online…
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5 August 2015
Adidas present their new Rugby World Cup Ad “Force of Black” featuring assorted All Blacks players including Jerome Kaino, Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Ma’a Nonu and Israel Dagg, who…
Magazine
5 August 2015
The Global Life of New Zealanders
From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 5 August 2015 | #178 | New York
Burt Munro…
Arts | Wallpaper
4 August 2015
“If Len Lye didn’t exist, you couldn’t have invented him,” writes the New Zealand Herald’s Adam Gifford about the pioneering experimental filmmaker and kinetic sculptor on the eve of the opening of…
Science/Tech
3 August 2015
Harjinder Singh, Ph.D., has received the 2015 IDFA Research Award in Dairy Foods Processing at this month’s annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association.
“This award recognises Professor Singh’s contribution to the dairy industry….
Haka
3 August 2015
Watch this video by Rugby Today to see how the New Zealand All Blacks haka has changed over the years – from 1922 until today.
General | The Korea Herald
2 August 2015
“There’s nothing quite like sitting down to a cup of tea with a cat on your lap. These days, with the advent of cat cafes, you don’t even need your own cat to experience…
Business | International Business Times
2 August 2015
Whittaker’s has been chosen as New Zealand’s most trusted brand in the annual Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brands survey, which ranked New Zealand’s top 10 trusted brands, 40 category winners and top…
Politics and Economics | Xinhua News
1 August 2015
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully called for the United Nations Security Council to have a greater role in the Middle East peace process.
“Secretary Kerry has been closely involved in efforts to re- establish…
Writers | The Man Booker Prizes
1 August 2015
New Zealand author Anna Smaill has been longlisted for the £50,000 Man Booker Prize with her debut novel The Chimes.
“Just dropped in to check my email before bed and … now can’t…
Business | Publishers Weekly
31 July 2015
The New Zealand e-publishing venture Booktrack has secured $5 million in funding led by investments from COENT Venture Partners and Sparkbox Ventures, which will be used to support recent overall growth.
Booktrack offers publishers the…
General | Telegraph (The)
31 July 2015
Students and teachers of Palmerston North Boys’ High School have paid tribute to their beloved and long-serving teacher Dawson Tamatea at his funeral.
The entire school performed a traditional Haka as the hearse carrying Mr…