EDGE #357: New Zealand’s Engaged Diaspora an Asset + 15 stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 03 April 2019 | #357 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler (Auckland), Henrike Forschler (Frankfurt). See all stories and a 14,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2019 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Community/General | interest.co.nz 02 April 2019 New Zealand’s Engaged Diaspora an Asset The number of New Zealanders scattered around the globe is massive. Back in 1999 Brian Sweeney, founder of nzedge.com which originated the idea of a Kiwi Diaspora, put the number at one million of us living overseas. This estimate has become a popular benchmark, though… Society | Guardian (The) 02 April 2019 Why Other Politicians Fall Short Of Jacinda Ardern “When doing my fieldwork with Christian Lebanese fighters in the middle of the Lebanese civil war, I witnessed a conversation concerning what to do… Politics and Economics | Australian Business Traveller (The) 02 April 2019 NZ Rolls Out ESTA-Style Visa Waiver for Visitors “Most international travellers visiting New Zealand will soon be required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) which… MagazineNga Kupu Aroha – Words of Love 29 March 2019 Salam Alaikum. Patience Required Salaam Alaikum. Peace be upon us all. Aotearoa is experiencing an extended tangi. Like any such event emotions ebb and flow, sneak up on you, get you when you are not looking. A… Watersports | Divernet 02 April 2019 Icy World Record for Diver Ant Williams Freediver Ant Williams, 47, has claimed a Guinness World Record for the deepest dive under ice, in a Norwegian fjord in the Arctic Circle.Overseen by GWR observers, wearing only… Z-Files | Telegraph (The) 02 April 2019 Even in Brogues Peter Messervy-Gross Completes Race It would be hard enough completing a 160km ultra marathon across a frozen Mongolian lake with the proper equipment. New Zealander Peter… Te Ao Maori | CNN 01 April 2019 What the Haka Means and How It’s Performed It’s what representing their country is all about – walking out in New Zealand’s All Blacks jersey, facing their opposition, and delivering a spine-tingling,… Arts | Contemporary HUM 01 April 2019 “Nothing Consoles You Like Despair” Newly published on online art platform Contemporary HUM, artist, writer, and curator Boaz Levin unpacks the work of Berlin-based artist Richard Frater, exhibited in Germany and New… Fashion | Elle Magazine 28 March 2019 Designer Rebecca Taylor Serves Up Crisp and Breezy “Last year, [New Zealand-born designer] Rebecca Taylor chucked up the deuces to her beloved New York City to set up shop in Paris and unveil a City… Design | Stuff 01 April 2019 Garden Designer Bayley LuuTomes Wins in Melbourne New Zealand garden designer Bayley LuuTomes has ticked a career goal off his bucket list and won a bronze medal in the process at this year’s… Music | West Australian (The) 28 March 2019 Singer Paula Parore Channels Aretha Franklin New Zealand-born Paula Parore will perform a captivating tribute to songstress Aretha Franklin in Kalgoorlie-Boulder next month, but the singer’s professional career… Music | Atwood Magazine 29 March 2019 Singer Kelsey Karter Is Only Getting Started “A raw rock n’ roll outbreak of ecstasy and intimacy, ‘What U’ asserts [Auckland-born] Kelsy Karter, 24, as a genre-defying talent everyone deserves to… Music | Los Angeles Times 27 March 2019 Tamaryn’s Voice Channels Newfound Intensity In the Los Angeles apartment of New Zealander Tamaryn – one of the most underrated artists in the world of gothic-synthpop – a TV screen is always on a loop… Science/Tech | International Business Times 3 April 2014 5 Years Ago – New Zealand’s Dusty Landscapes Explain Ice Age Cooling New Zealand’s iron-rich dust is helping scientists explain how the Earth cooled after the last Ice Age. Scientists travelled to the Southern Alps in an expedition to gather… Sport General | Bleacher Report 6 April 2009 10 Years Ago – Football Ambassador Christchurch professional footballer Ryan Nelsen, 31, is a pivotal member of English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, one of a number of teams fighting against relegation this season. Nelsen has been… Fashion | I-D Magazine 1 April 2004 15 Years Ago – Location, Location, Location i-D magazine’s Location issue gives pride of place to NZ’s up-and-coming “kings of creation.” Featured are Huffer designer Steven Dunstan, author Chad Taylor, artists Richard Maloy and Yvonne…