EDGE #255: New Zealand’s Neoliberal Drift, Annie Goldson’s Film Unravels Dotcom Drama, Why Filmmaker Niki Caro Travels, + Monica Galetti’s Mere ++ more

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 22 March 2017 | #255 | New York Politics and Economics | Jacobin 21 March 2017 New Zealand’s Neoliberal Drift “The image of New Zealand as a kind-hearted social democracy, a Scandinavia of the South Pacific, is deeply engrained in its culture,” Auckland journalist Branko Marcetic writes in a feature for New York-based political magazine Jacobin. “In fact, this view… Film & TV | South China Morning Post 21 March 2017 Annie Goldson’s Film Unravels Dotcom Drama Kim Dotcom’s personal story is Shakespearean in its ups and downs, says New Zealander Annie Goldson, the director behind a documentary that has just had its… Politics and Economics | Associated Press 22 March 2017 More Americans than Ever Moving to NZ Forget Canada. In the wake of the election, the Associated Press reports, Americans are applying in droves for citizenship in New Zealand, a country as far away as physically possible from… Rugby | Scotsman (The) 20 March 2017 Vern Cotter Steps down Victorious An emotional Vern Cotter fought back tears as his final match in charge of Scotland ended in a 29-0 win over Italy at Murrayfield. New Zealander Cotter received a huge ovation from the crowd as he… New Zealand | BBC 19 March 2017 Whanganui River First In The World To Be Given Legal Human Status Whanganui River “in New Zealand has become the first in the world to be granted the same legal rights… Taste | Australian Financial Review 21 March 2017 Ben Shewry Readies for World’s 50 Best Voters The Oscars of the culinary world are coming to Melbourne, and with them an incredible opportunity to showcase Australia’s food and wine riches, including… New Zealand | Telegraph (The) 17 March 2017 Wellington Ranked #2 in List of Cleanest Capital Cities Wellington has been ranked the second cleanest capital city on earth in a ranking published in The Telegraph following a report… New Zealand | Vogue 19 March 2017 Remote Luxury Lodges on the Very Edge For those of us who can’t build a billion-dollar bolt-hole like director James Cameron or investor Julian Robertson, a stay at one of New Zealand’s luxury lodges sprinkled throughout… Wine | Financial Express (The) 18 March 2017 Discover New Zealand’s Wine Regions “New Zealand’s wine regions are at their most spectacular in autumn when the days are long and bathed in late sunshine – it’s an ideal time to savour and enjoy the country’s… Film & TV | Conde Nast Traveler 18 March 2017 Why Filmmaker Niki Caro Travels Notions of “home” and “away” get blurry when you’re a citizen of the world. So what does it mean to travel? For Niki Caro, Wellington-born writer and the director of soon-to-be-released The… Taste | Stuff 18 March 2017 Kirsten Gilmour Cooks up Café Culture in Cairngorms Kirsten Gilmour, 38, owner of a multi-award winning restaurant in Aviemore, Scotland, is also the proud author of new cookbook, The Mountain… Taste | London Evening Standard 17 March 2017 Monica Galetti’s Mere Gets Judged The judge becomes the judged as MasterChef: The Professionals star New Zealander Monica Galetti opens her own restaurant Mere in Fitzrovia, London. The Evening Standard books a table.”As… Fashion | Women’s Wear Daily 17 March 2017 Maggie Hewitt’s Collection Taps Cool-Girl Charm Twenty-two-year-old Auckland fashion designer Maggie Hewitt, the first New Zealander to be shortlisted for the LVMH Prize, has just released the third… Taste | Islington Gazette 16 March 2017 Forager Shane Harrison Finds Dinner in London Shane Harrison, a New Zealander who came to London in 2002 via Ireland, has opened two restaurants, Shane’s on Canalside and Shane’s on Chatsworth. Harrison has… Fashion | Nylon 16 March 2017 Lonely’s Latest Campaign Embraces Beauty Of Ageing As New Zealand-based label Lonely continues to break down barriers in the world of lingerie, they’re back with another powerful campaign for… Sport General | New Zealand Herald 16 March 2017 Getting to Know NZ Explorer Helen Thayer Helen Thayer left New Zealand in 1961 after marrying American helicopter pilot Bill, first living in Guatemala and Honduras, before settling in the United States. But, interviewed… See all stories and an 11,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2016 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Researched and edited by Jane Nye (Berlin), Andrew Conn (New York), Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Web published by Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison.