EDGE #310: New Zealand Bans All New Offshore Oil Exploration, Remarkable Kiwis Celebrated in Dream Catchers Series + Chef Mark Simmons Runs the Show at NY’s Kiwiana ++

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 19 April 2018 | #310 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Berlin), Carla Hofler, Henrike Forschler (Auckland). See all stories and a 14,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2018 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Politics and Economics | Guardian (The) 12 April 2018 New Zealand Bans All New Offshore Oil Exploration “The New Zealand government will grant no new offshore oil exploration permits in a move that is being hailed by conservation and environmental groups as a historic victory in the battle against climate change,” writes Eleanor Ainge Roy in an article for The Guardian. “The ban will apply to new… Business | The New Daily 13 April 2018 Air New Zealand Second in TripAdvisor Airline Ratings Air New Zealand has been named the world’s second best airline in TripAdvisor’s Top 10 airlines ranking, “in which Australia’s national carrier Qantas is notably absent,” writes James Fernyhough in an article for… Rugby | The Sunday Times 17 April 2018 Why Wayne Pivac Is Most Sought-After Coach in Rugby Under New Zealand-born coach Wayne Pivac, there is a resurgence in Llanelli rugby. The Scarlets have been flying, according to Sunday Times rugby correspondent Stephen Jones.Recently, Stradey Park was packed to the rafters… Film & TV | Dream Catchers 12 April 2018 NZ’s Global Winners Celebrated in New Series Dream Catchers Many Kiwis who touch down in the UK for their OE or holidays “end up staying and living their dreams on the other side of the world.” Inspiring series Dream Catchers “reveals some of our most successful expats… Music | Rolling Stone 16 April 2018 Neil Finn to Join Fleetwood Mac Legendary band Fleetwood Mac has announced that Neil Finn of Crowded House and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers will replace departing guitarist Lindsey Buckingham.The band’s firing of Buckingham over the group’s upcoming… Music | The Boston Globe 14 April 2018 Lorde Scripts a Party and Then Brings It Lorde’s “fast-paced, yet emotionally resonant show at TD Garden” in Boston “was a superlative showcase” for her second album Melodrama, Maura Johnston writes in a review of the recent concert for The Boston Globe.“Lorde, her backing band, and her… Music | West Sussex County Times 16 April 2018 Jamie McClennan Takes His Family on Tour New Zealand-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jamie McClennan and Scottish singer Emily Smith have been making country folk music together for 15 years. Now they tour for… Taste | NZ Herald 17 April 2018 Chef Mark Simmons Runs the Show at NY’s Kiwiana At the height of global protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration ban last year, New York restaurateur and chef Mark Simmons decided to add a personal message to the bottom of his customer bills… Film & TV | Village Voice 17 April 2018 Sweet Country’s Sam Neill Marks Milestone As is the case with many a beloved screen actor, everyone has their own mental image of Sam Neill, Karen Han writes for the Village Voice. For some, it’s of the prickly paleontologist Dr Alan Grant from Jurassic Park. For others, it’s of … Film & TV | Arab News 12 April 2018 Karl Urban in Dubai for Comic Con New Zealand actor 45-year-old Karl Urban “is basically Comic Con personified”, according to Arab News, “with a deep sci-fi fantasy pedigree running from Xena: Warrior Princess through Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Lord of the Rings… Writers | El Pais 11 April 2018 Contesting New Zealand’s Discovery A history book by New Zealander Winston Cowie called, Conquistador Puzzle Trail, which suggests that the Spanish or Portuguese may have discovered New Zealand before the Dutchman Abel Tasman is causing a new stir. Spanish newspaper El País… Writers | Santa Fe New Mexican 14 April 2018 Brent Williams Charts Journey Through Depression Ten years after his symptoms first took hold of him, New Zealander Brent Williams has written a graphic novel that is part memoir and part self-help book. Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety… Visual Arts | Leinster Leader 16 April 2018 Photographer Michael Anderton Moves to Kildare New Zealander Michael Anderton, who has set up a photographic gallery in Allenwood, has said that moving to the West Kildare village inspired him to develop his photography hobby.As a younger man… Media | Stuff 18 April 2018 US-Based Radio Exec Andrew Jeffries Loves LA Private shows by the likes of Ed Sheeran and Coldplay are all in a day’s work for Los Angeles based New Zealander Andrew Jeffries, who is executive vice president for programming across the West Coast of the United States… Agriculture | National Post 15 April 2018 Dairy Farmer Richard Watson Embraces AI Technology In the two months since US-based New Zealand dairy farmer Richard Watson strapped 200 remote-control-sized transmitters around his cows’ necks, an artificial-intelligence system named Ida has pinged his… Golf | ESPN 12 April 2018 Golfer Lydia Ko Envisions Her Pro Future Sometimes New Zealander Lydia Ko, 20, likes to imagine the future. More specifically, her professional future. The Auckland-raised golfer talks to ESPN’s Kevin Van Valkenburg about her plans. Ko thinks about what kind… New Zealand | Travel+Leisure 9 April 2018 New Zealand in Time-Lapse New Zealand’s striking and incredibly diverse landscape has helped it become the setting for many famed film series that include the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, Travel + Leisure magazine reports, and a new video shows you just how stunning its scenery can be.San… Nature | Arizona Daily Sun 6 April 2018 Glowworms Are Stars of the New Zealand Night “If you want to experience a starry night in New Zealand even when it’s cloudy, there’s an option. When foul weather hides the Southern Cross and the Magellanic Clouds of the southern skies, you can look for glowworms,” Karen London writes in an article… Fashion | Telegraph (The) 13 April 2018 Jessica McCormack’s Mayfair Magic at Any Budget The 19th-century Mayfair townhouse filled with contemporary art and antiques; the gobstopper-sized diamonds that populate her Instagram feed, the celebrity fan-base including the likes of Liv Tyler and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley…