EDGE #336: NZ Second-Best Place for Expats, NZ Passport #8 on Power Ranking, Soul Machines Puts Human Face on AI + Economic Times, Forbes, Mumbrella

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 18 October 2018 | #336 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), 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. Community/General | Singapore Business Review 15 October 2018 New Zealand Second-Best Place for Expats New Zealand has been ranked the second-best place for expats in a study by HSBC. Singapore has landed the top spot in the survey. The Singapore Business Review reports. The Expat Explorer survey found that New Zealand ranked ninth in economics, first for experience categories and second in family indicators. “Sweden, one of the world’s most gender-equal countries, got top billing for family life, while New Zealand’s… Politics/Economics | Economic Times 11 October 2018 NZ Passport #8 on Power Ranking “Global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners has released its quarterly report on the world’s most desirable passports,” as reported in India’s Economic Times… Nature | The Guardian 16 October 2018 New Zealand Bird of the Year The Kererū – “a native green and bronze wood pigeon with a taste for fermented fruit has been named the 2019 bird of the year in New Zealand” in a poll organised by Forest and Bird, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy in an article for… Sport General | Olympics.org 11 October 2018 Dylan McCullough Takes Triathlon Gold at Youth Olympic Games “Dylan McCullough of New Zealand stormed to victory in the men’s triathlon at the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 on Monday 8… Science/Tech | Mumbrella 16 October 2018 Air NZ Debuts Magic Leap Virtual Reality Game “Air New Zealand has ventured into the world of virtual reality marketing with its Fact or Fantasy concept game that features a world where people witness a… Science/Tech | Space Tech Asia 17 October 2018 Rocket Lab Unveils New Production Facility “Rocket Lab has expanded its global footprint with the unveiling of a new production facility that ‘rethinks the way orbital rockets are built’”. Space Tech Asia reports… Science/Tech | Forbes 13 October 2018 How Magic Leap Is Making the Magic “When I met Rony Abovitz at Magic Leap’s Developer Conference (aka LEAPCon) in downtown Los Angeles yesterday, I told him it was like meeting all four Beatles at once. He’s defined for me… Business | Nikkei Asian Review 11 October 2018 Startup Soul Machines Puts Human Face on AI New Zealand-based startup Soul Machines has so far created 15 humanoids – disembodied screen presences – like Lia, employed mainly as customer service assistants. They… Community/General | Republican Journal (The) 07 October 2018 Lyndsey Lewis Becomes a New American Twenty-two foreign-born Maine residents, including New Zealand-born Lyndsey Lewis, completed the long journey of becoming US citizens at a naturalisation… Architecture | Stuff 13 October 2018 Peter Macky Renews Historic German Train Station Aucklander Peter Macky, a former lawyer, has nearly completed a 10-year restoration of the first Kaiserbahnhof train station in Halbe, Germany. Macky, who lives six months of the year… Film & TV | Entertainment Weekly 16 October 2018 What We Do In the Shadows Premieres at NY Comic Con The first episode of the upcoming What We Do in the Shadows TV show, featuring co-creators Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, has been screened at New York… Film & TV | Kyodo News 12 October 2018 Temuera Morrison & Sam Neill to Star in “The Brighton Miracle” Temuera Morrison and Sam Neill are to star in “The Brighton Miracle”, a film that portrays “Japan’s famous win over South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.” The victory is “regarded by… Film & TV | West Australian (The) 15 October 2018 NZ’s Shearing Women Wow on Screen “Female shearers across the ditch are celebrating the anticipated release of a film shining a spotlight on their industry and gender. The trailer for She Shears featuring five female shearers from New Zealand was… Sport General | Outside 12 October 2018 Jamie Turner is Training the Best in the World Elite triathlon coach Jamie Turner is an affable New Zealander known for building mentally unbreakable athletes. The 46-year-old former triathlete, now a bit… Agriculture | Herald Scotland (The) 10 October 2018 Milk from Deer Causing a Stir Excitement is building among New Zealand’s high-end chefs over a new world-first. Deer milk is now being sourced from 70 hinds in Southland to make cheese, desserts and… Agriculture | Farmers Guardian 15 October 2018 Farmer Doug Avery in Scotland Speaking On Drought New Zealander Doug Avery, known as ‘The Resilient Farmer’, recently spoke about having endured the worst drought “in living memory”… Video | Youtube 15 October 2018 Marlon Williams Talks About His Second Album Watch this interview to find out more about Marlon Williams‘ second album ‘Make Way For Love’. Marlon Williams is an award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist from Lyttelton… Music | 405 (The) 12 October 2018 DJ Christoph El Truento Announces New Album New Zealand-born sound explorer, producer and DJ Christoph El Truento has just announced the release of his new album LWMP18 through Berlin-based record label/artist… New Zealand | The Province 14 October 2018 Stewart Island and the Elusive Kiwi “Tell a New Zealander that you’ve been to Rakiura/Stewart Island and chances are they’ll be envious, telling you they can’t wait to visit their wee third-largest island. After intros – kia ora, how ya doing… Community/General | BBC 15 October 2013 5 Years Ago – Our Islands Formally and Bilingually Named New Zealand has formally adopted names in English and Maori for the North Island and the South Island; the English already in use but which had not been… Music | Limewire 16 October 2008 10 Years Ago – New Kids Take on NY Four New Zealand bands – The Naked and Famous, Bang! Bang! Eche!, Cut Off Your Hands and The Ruby Suns – “showcase an evening of up-tempo Kiwi-centric jams” at New York’s Delancey as… Fashion | Yahoo 19 October 2003 15 Years Ago – Runway Successes The usual suspects stood out from the crowd at the 2003 L’Oreal NZ Fashion Week in Auckland, with WORLD (above), Nom*D, and Zambesi flying the edge flag for innovative and individual…