EDGE #277: The Future Of NZ Wine Is Strong, Record McLaren Road Car Gathering + Getting Excited About Taika Waititi’s Thor ++ more

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From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 17 August 2017 | #277 | New York
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Wine | Snooth
16 August 2017
The Future Of New Zealand Wine Is Strong
““The future of New Zealand wine is strong – both through local sales and, increasingly, export,” writes Master Sommelier Cameron Douglas in an article for Snooth. “There’s no question that New Zealand produces fine wines,” he writes. In addition to Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Syrah…

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Community/General | GovInsider
12 August 2017
How Christchurch Is Bouncing Back After the Quake
“The devastating 2011 earthquake in Christchurch took hundreds of lives, felled dozens of buildings and wrecked countless homes. In the years since, the city has…
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Wine | New York Times (The)
13 August 2017
Giving NZ Sauvignon Blanc a Second Chance
“The last few weeks of Wine School have been as much of an education for me as they may have been for anybody else,” writes Eric Asimov in The New York Times’ column Wine School. Earlier this month the columnist…
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Design | Stuff
10 August 2017
Karaka Kitchen Makes Prestigious London Awards
A Karaka kitchen designed by Shane George is one of just two international entries to make the finals of the SBID International Design Awards in the KBB Design category…
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Politics and Economics | Guardian
10 August 2017
Jacinda Ardern Shames TV Dinosaurs
Hours after taking office, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern, 37, faced down pundits asking if she planned on starting a family, a question rarely asked of men in politics. The Guardian takes a look…
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Community/General | Driven
10 August 2017
Record McLaren Road Car Gathering Held On Bruce’s 80th
“Last weekend during the annual Silverstone Classic, a special parade took place to commemorate Kiwi motorsport legend Bruce McLaren on what would have been his 80th…
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Nature | Washington Examiner
14 August 2017
Forest Trump Plant Trees in Opposition to Policies
New Zealand-based green group, Forest Trump, is mounting an effort to protest President Trump’s environmental policies by planting trees. The group was founded in March by British…
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Film & TV | Forbes
15 August 2017
Start Getting Excited About Taika Waititi’s Thor
The Taika Waititi-directed Thor: Ragnarok might just be “one of the greatest Marvel movies ever,” according to Forbes contributor Dani Di Placido. It’s shorter, a…
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Writers | CBC Radio
14 August 2017
Patricia Grace on Telling the Stories of Maori
“Born in Wellington, 80 years ago, Patricia Grace is one of New Zealand’s most important writers, CBC Radio Canada writes. Her stories are inspired by…
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Music | The Age
11 August 2017
Everything Old is New for Producer Lance Ferguson
“Best known as the guitarist and leader of soul-funk band the Bamboos, New Zealand-born Lance Ferguson is a workaholic and one of Australia’s most prolific…
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Video | Youtube
14 August 2017
Eat and Drink Your Way Through NZ
Watch this clip to find out Bryce Dallas Howard’s favourite ways to eat and drink your way through New Zealand. The clip was produced by National Geographic in partnership…
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Sport General | ISPO
15 August 2017
Soccer Great Wynton Rufer on the Asian Game
“Former soccer star New Zealander Wynton Rufer, 54, now works, among other things, as a FIFA ambassador. Sports trade fair organisation, …
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Film & TV | Daily Mail
11 August 2017
Danielle Cormack Sees Kenya’s Drought Firsthand
Danielle Cormack, the New Zealand-born actress well known for her on-screen roles in Australian television shows Wentworth, Rake and Deep Water, has spoken of …
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Politics and Economics | Huffington Post
09 August 2017
Darren Hughes UK’s New Electoral Reform Society CE
New Zealander Darren Hughes, who has just been named chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society (ERS), the UK’s leading democratic…
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Business | Telegraph (The)
12 August 2017
Mark Wilson Revives Ailing UK Insurer
“Aviva’s boss New Zealander Mark Wilson has batted off the suggestion that he might relinquish the chief executive job anytime soon as the insurer he once compared to a “couch potato” continues to spring back to life…
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Video | Youtube
10 August 2017
Lorde: Perfect Places
“New Zealand singer Lorde has recently released her second album Melodrama. Watch the video for her second single Perfect Places here. Lorde is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and record producer…
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Innovation | Stuff
13 August 2017
Wainui Chemist Selected as Finalist for PhD Prize
Victoria University PhD candidate Ryan Schwamm, 26, has become the first New Zealander to be nominated for the prestigious Reaxys PhD Prize in chemistry, which recognises the best work…
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Sport General | NZ Herald (The)
14 August 2017
Harita Davies Finishes World’s Longest Foot Race
Aucklander Harita Davies, 42, has become the first New Zealand woman to attempt and finish the world’s longest foot race – the gruelling Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race…
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Arts | Arabnews.com
15 August 2017
Newsman Peter Bale Hired by Wikipedia Founder
New Zealand-born former Reuters reporter Peter Bale, 52, has been hired by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales as the founding editor of WikiTribune, which will bring together…
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