EDGE #273: Phil Keoghan on NatGeo, Bruce McLaren Tribute, Kaynemaile’s Movemaking Link, Jan Beagle UN Under-SecGen + Fat Freddy in Amsterdam ++ more

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From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 19 July 2017 | #273 | New York
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Film & TV | National Geographic
14 July 2017
Earth Live With Phil Keoghan for Nat Geo
Phil Keoghan has seen the world for 29 seasons as host of The Amazing Race. But the New Zealander had never seen the world the way he did on last week’s two-hour National Geographic special Earth Live, a video extravaganza which captured wildlife around the globe,…

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Society | Daily Mail
13 July 2017
Auckland Girl Chosen to Fly Into Space
“18-year-old Auckland girl Alexia Hilbertidou has been chosen by space agency NASA to ride on-board their 747 jumbo jet aircraft during a special overnight mission,” writes Fiona…
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Business | Forbes
14 July 2017
Kaynemaile Forges Link Between Moviemaking And Architecture
Having your name “bestowed upon you by award-winning actor Viggo Mortensen – or if we’re giving him his full title,…
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Politics and Economics | UN.org
13 July 2017
UN Chief Appoints Jan Beagle As Under-Sec-Gen For Management
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Jan Beagle of New Zealand as the new Under-Secretary-General for Management. She was sworn…
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Fashion | Los Angeles Times
18 July 2017
Footwear Company Allbirds Opens Pop-Up in LA
New Zealander Tim Brown (pictured left), a former professional soccer player, noticed an opportunity in the footwear market for minimalist, nonperformance sneakers. So…
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New Zealand | Creativity Online
16 July 2017
Air NZ’s New Safety Video Stars Katie Holmes & Cuba Gooding Jr.
““Air New Zealand has ruled the flight safety video game for years, with films starring Hobbits, Richard Simmons, the All Blacks and famous seniors…
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Arts | The Big Idea
14 July 2017
Kiwi Receives International Poetry Award In Spain
New Zealand poet Charles Olsen has received the international Xiii Distinction Poetas De Otros Mundos poetry prize, awarded by the Fondo Poético…
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Music | Vogue Australia
18 July 2017
Style Icon Kimbra to Perform at Dior Event
Grammy Award-winning musician Kimbra, 27, will perform amongst a night of luxury food, wine and fashion at this year’s inaugural National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Gala in…
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New Zealand | Conde Nast Traveler
15 July 2017
Secret Swims with Karen Walker on Waiheke
Designer and native New Zealander Karen Walker, who spends her holidays on Waiheke Island, gives Condé Nast Traveler her “summer hit list” for the magazine’s weekly…
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Motorsports | Sports Car Digest
18 July 2017
Bruce McLaren Tribute at Silverstone Classic
The 2017 Silverstone Classic will pay special tribute to racing legend New Zealander Bruce McLaren, one of the greatest names in motorsport history. Scheduled for…
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Sport General | Gazette & Herald
17 July 2017
Andrew Nicholson Jumps to Barbury Podium Finish
New Zealand show jumper Andrew Nicholson’s bid to claim a CIC*** class victory at the Barbury Horse Trials for the sixth year in succession came up just…
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Motorsports | Metro US
19 July 2017
Racer Mitch Evans Hits NY for ePrix
Mitch Evans, the 23-year-old New Zealander racing for Team Jaguar, was a part of New York City ePrix’s inaugural field this year.Formula E is similar to Formula 1 racing, but the cars are…
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Theatre | Sydney Morning Herald (The)
12 July 2017
Miles Gregory’s Globe to Pop up in Melbourne
The Pop-Up Globe theatre, brainchild of New Zealand-born Miles Gregory, is opening in Melbourne in September, and will host four plays: Much Ado About Nothing,…
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Writers | Riverine Herald
17 July 2017
Alan Brough Making the Kids Laugh in Benalla
New Zealand-born comedian and children’s book author Alan Brough, who is best known to Australians as one of the team leaders on television’s Spicks and Specks…
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Music | Connacht Tribune
15 July 2017
Singer Nadia Reid Making Her Way to Ireland
New Zealand singer-songwriter Nadia Reid, 25, plays the second performance of her 34-date UK/European tour at Galway venue Róisín Dubh on 10 August.”[Reid]…
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Music | Huffington Post (The)
15 July 2017
Fat Freddy’s Drop Can’t Seem to Tour Enough
Arguably New Zealand’s most famous band, Fat Freddy’s Drop has just played another sold out show in Amsterdam. Communications strategist New Zealander…
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Music | Brighton & Hove News
16 July 2017
Fazerdaze Profile Grows Throughout Europe
Fazerdaze is New Zealand-based singer-songwriter Amelia Murray and her band who weave blissful, echo-drenched and semi-electronic production through bounding bedroom pop songs,…
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Opera | Independent News (The)
13 July 2017
Pleasanton Readies for Baritone Hadleigh Adams
Palmerston North-born baritone Hadleigh Adams has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for his “poignant,” “expressive” voice, and “beautiful…
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Visual Arts | Broadsheet
16 July 2017
Artist Hayden Fowler’s Future Distant Australia
Australia’s history is the inspiration for four new exhibitions throughout Sydney in July, including Future Distant History by New Zealand-born,…
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