#189: The Best of Waiheke Island

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New Zealand | Lonely Planet
09 November 2015
The Best of Waiheke Island
On Waiheke Island “old-school beach shacks share the same stunning views as architect-designed mansions, and their millionaire inhabitants are usually indistinguishable from the vineyard workers and retired hippies who all call this island home,” writes Peter…

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Business | The Independent
08 November 2015
New Zealand’s Fine Dark Ales
In many countries dark beers are for the cold months, but not in New Zealand.

“Lots of breweries in New Zealand have got stouts and porters among their best sellers,” said Stu McKinlay, one half of the duo…

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Science/Tech | Reuters
08 November 2015
Space Revolution Hatching in a New Zealand Paddock
The next revolution in space will be launching next year from a paddock in New Zealand’s remote South Island – a 16-metre carbon-cased rocket…
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Rugby | The Independent
07 November 2015
How a Tiny Island of 4.5m People Came to Dominate Rugby Worldwide
With their 34-17 win at Twickenham against Australia, the New Zealand All Blacks became the first team…
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Business | Financial
07 November 2015
Air New Zealand Named Australasia’s Top Airline
Air New Zealand has been named Australasia’s Leading Airline for the seventh consecutive year at the 2015 World Travel Awards, according to an article…
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Sport General | Guardian (The)
06 November 2015
New Zealand Bred Horse Wins Melbourne Cup
Michelle Payne, the only female jockey of the race, has won the Melbourne Cup on New Zealand bred horse Prince of Penzance.

Payne was the first female jockey that ever won…

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Rugby | Wall Street Journal (The)
06 November 2015
New Zealand’s All Blacks: Rugby’s All-Time Greats
“The New Zealand All Blacks made it clear this weekend that there isn’t a rugby team in the world that compares with them”, writes…
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Music | Guardian (The)
06 November 2015
The Chills Return with Melodic Gifts Intact
“It’s taken 19 years for Martin Phillipps to get round to releasing the fifth Chills album (and the previous four took 16 years to make), but his manifold troubles…
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Film & TV | Brooklyn Daily Eagle
05 November 2015
Finola Dwyer Tells Her Mother’s Story in Brooklyn
New Zealand-born, London-based producer Finola Dwyer has “impeccable taste,” according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Her latest collaboration…
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Visual Arts | PhotoShelter.com
05 November 2015
Thinking Outside the Box with Henry Hargreaves
A native New Zealander and current resident of Brooklyn, New York, Henry Hargreaves is well-known for his food-focused visual projects, like a series recreating…
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Golf | TIME
05 November 2015
Lydia Ko on TIME’s Most Influential Teen List
Auckland professional golfer Lydia Ko, 18, has once again made TIME’s annual “30 Most Influential Teens” list.

At the age of 17, this New Zealander…

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Music | West Australian (The)
04 November 2015
Marlon Williams Earns ARIA Nomination
Marlon Williams is not the first New Zealander Australia has adopted and he won’t be the last, according to Simon Collins reporting for the West Australian.

The charismatic…

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Community/General | New York Times (The)
04 November 2015
Replacing the Union Jack Flag, but With What?
The idea of replacing New Zealand’s flag, a blue banner with Britain’s Union Jack in the upper left quadrant and the four stars of the Southern Cross in red on…
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Taste | NPR
04 November 2015
Berlin’s Sausage Man Simon Ellery Never Sleeps
Sausages are the quintessential German food, and that’s why New Zealander Simon Ellery, known as the Sausage Man Who Never Sleeps, moved to Berlin in…
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Watersports | Outside Magazine
03 November 2015
Kim Chambers, the World’s Most Badass Swimmer
The world’s best open water swimmer, New Zealand-born Kim Chambers, 38, who recently swam from the Farallon Islands to San Francisco, tells Outside Magazine…
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Dance | Scotsman (The)
03 November 2015
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle a Triumph
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s recent production of Giselle at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre was “gorgeous, and unashamedly traditional”, the Scotsman’s…
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Golf | Taipei Times
03 November 2015
Lydia Ko Reclaims No. 1 Title in Taiwan
New Zealander Lydia Ko, 18, has won the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship and has regained the No. 1 spot in the world rankings, replacing American Nancy Lopez as the youngest player…
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Dance | Rolling Stone
02 November 2015
Dance Wunderkind Parris Goebel Gaining Traction
The New Yorker’s review of Justin Bieber’s latest “stellar” video, “Sorry” – perhaps “an acceptable cap to his year of penitence” –…
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Rugby | YouTube
02 November 2015
All Blacks Trophy Lift – RWC 2015
Watch the highlights of the 2015 RWC medal ceremony and trophy lift as New Zealand become the first side in history to win back-to-back titles. Prince Harry presents the Webb Ellis Cup to…
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