EDGE #286: Kiwis in Spotlights: Lessons from NZ on Fiscal Discipline, Emirates Team NZ, Neil Finn + Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines ++ more

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 18 October 2017 | #286 | New York Politics and Economics | Financial Times 17 October 2017 Lessons from New Zealand on Fiscal Discipline “New Zealand and the UK are both regarded as pioneers in the use of a more modern system of accounting – accrual accounting, a method that records revenues and expenses when they are incurred – for the public finances. But the way the procedure is used in the two… Media | Australian Financial Review 16 October 2017 John Clarke Remembered by Popular Radio Host New Zealander John Clarke was “adored and admired” by the host of 3AW breakfast radio, Ross Stevenson, who dominates Australia’s most competitive radio market,… America’s Cup | Sailing World 15 October 2017 Emirates Team NZ Stole the Show in Bermuda “With greater ingenuity, a faster platform, and the determination to bring the America’s Cup back to Auckland, Emirates Team New Zealand stole the show in Bermuda,”… Nature | Guardian (The) 18 October 2017 New Zealand Wasp Named After Harry Potter Villain Auckland University entomologist and Harry Potter fan Tom Saunders has named a parasitoid wasp after “redeemed” character Lucius Malfoy in the hope… Taste | Good Food 16 October 2017 Phil Wood in Charge of Dream Restaurant Project New Zealander Phil Wood, 35, has been singled out by Australian property magnate John Gandel to be the “culinary director” of the most ambitious… Taste | CBS Miami 14 October 2017 Florida’s Etaru Opens With Hamish Brown as Chef In the kitchen at the all new Etaru on Hallandale Beach, Florida, New Zealand-born chef Hamish Brown was until recently at the helm of it’s… Taste | Gourmet Traveller (The) 13 October 2017 Grant King’s The Antipodean Most Promising “Grant King hails from New Zealand, and has decided that cooking with ingredients sourced from Australasia is the way forward. The menu at The Antipodean [in Potts… Taste | Bloomberg 12 October 2017 Margot Henderson Opens Second London Canteen One of London’s most discreet restaurants, co-owned by New Zealander Margot Henderson and Briton Melanie Arnold, will step out from behind its red-and-brown brick… Music | Huffington Post (The) 13 October 2017 Neil Finn’s Latest is a Quiet Masterpiece Neil Finn’s latest solo album, Out of Silence, offers us the gift of catharsis in a season of unpredictable politics and societal division. This month, the Crowded… Dance | Daily Mail Australia 13 October 2017 Hard Work Pays Off Says Dancer Lance Savali Lance Savali is currently working with music artist Chris Brown on the hip hop star’s Party Tour while travelling the world teaching workshops and brushing shoulders with… Film & TV | Wired 15 October 2017 New Zealand Film Team Transforms London The bestselling book by Peter Reeve, Mortal Engines, is now being adapted for film by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, with visual effects specialist New Zealander Christian… Fashion | Hollywood Reporter 12 October 2017 Taika Waititi Best Dressed Director in Hollywood Taika Waititi is a fashion superhero, according to Degen Pener writing for The Hollywood Reporter. The proof: When the New Zealand native and director of… Writers | Guardian (The) 11 October 2017 Author Lynley Dodd on the Secret Lives of Pets On the release of her new picture book, Scarface Claw, Hold Tight! acclaimed New Zealand writer and illustrator Lynley Dodd talks animal antics and her favourite… Motorsports | Daily Express 17 October 2017 Racing’s Brendon Hartley to Make F1 Debut New Zealander Brendon Hartley, 27, is Toro Rosso’s new driver and will make his Formula One debut in Austin at the 2017 United States Grand Prix on 22… Fashion | Vogue 14 October 2017 Maggie Hewitt’s Stratospheric Fashion Ascent New Zealander Maggie Marilyn Hewitt’s story reads like a corny cartoon bildungsroman, Ellie Pithers reports for British Vogue. It goes like this:… Travel | YouTube 11 October 2017 Bottlenose Dolphin Encounter Ocean and marine lover Nathan Pettigrew recently encountered a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins when kayaking in Tauranga. Pettigrew runs the Youtube Channel The Kayaking World of Nathan Pettigrew. Watch the… See all stories and an 12,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2017 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Researched and edited by Jane Nye (Berlin), Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Web published by Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison.