#180: Richie McCaw Most Powerful in Rugby Union

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From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 07 September 2015 | #180 | New York
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Rugby | Telegraph (The)
07 September 2015
Richie McCaw Most Powerful in Rugby Union
Richie McCaw, “arguably the greatest All Black of all time”, has been named the most powerful person in the “50 Most Powerful People in Rugby Union” ranking by The Daily Telegraph.
“The flanker’s relentless work-rate, courage and skill make him an absolutely…

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Rugby | SBS
06 September 2015
NZ – Rugby World Cup Breeding Ground
“The All Blacks may be favoured to retain the Rugby World Cup but New Zealand’s influence on the global showpiece will extend far beyond its national team”, according to an article on…
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Architecture
06 September 2015
Kids Design Playground in New Zealand
Local kids have helped to design a new playground as part of the rebuild of the Christchurch city center following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
The Christchurch city council consulted…
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New Zealand | Travel Daily News
05 September 2015
Three Million Reasons to Celebrate Tourism’s Value to New Zealand
Over three million visitors have travelled to New Zealand in the year ending July 2015, according…
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Community/General | Business Standard (The)
05 September 2015
New Zealand Launches Currency Notes
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has launched new banknotes with new security features, which will go into circulation later this year.
“The polymer notes are striking in their design and…
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New Zealand | Cruise Critic
04 September 2015
New Zealand Kicks off Record Cruise Season
New Zealand is expecting its biggest cruise season with 267,800 passengers in 2015-16. According to Cruise New Zealand the summer season has already begun with the arrival…
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New Zealand | Andrew Harper
04 September 2015
Otahuna Wins Andrew Harper’s 2015 Reader’s Choice Awards
Otahuna Lodge in Tai Tapu, New Zealand has been voted the world’s Top International Hideaway by readers of one of the world’s…
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Community/General | Wall Street Journal (The)
04 September 2015
Final Designs for New Zealand’s New Flag Chosen
“For more than a century, New Zealanders have fought wars and won Olympic medals under a flag with four red stars on a blue background and Great…
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New Zealand | Toronto Star
03 September 2015
Casting for the Elusive Mr Brown on Ruakituri River
“As we cut through the clouds in the small Bay Heliwork chopper, the sky opens to a stunning view of Hawkes Bay and the legendary Ruakituri…
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Rugby
03 September 2015
2015 All Blacks Squad Announcement – Steve Hansen
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has named his new squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup which will be hosted in England and will run from 18 September
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Writers | Guardian (The)
03 September 2015
Janet Frame Travels Home Around the World
Janet Frame’s 1963 novella Towards Another Summer reimagines the New Zealand author’s “roots crisis” and is a sharp drama of fleeing, and missing, home, Catherine…
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Film & TV
03 September 2015
New Zealand Has Some Filmtastic Backdrops
Many of the grander surroundings in Craig Zobel’s new film Z For Zachariah were filmed in New Zealand. Women’s lifestyle site Bustle takes a look back at other notable…
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Nature | New York Times (The)
02 September 2015
Domestic Market Key to Demise of Imperiled Dolphins
American environmental writer Andrew Revkin, in his regular column for the New York Times, says local nets, not faraway markets are the key to the…
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