EDGE #361 New Zealand’s Best Beaches Too Stunning for Words + 15 Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 01 May 2019 | #361 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler (Auckland), Alexandra Burnside (New York). See all stories and a 15,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2019 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. New Zealand | Travel + Leisure 02 May 2019 New Zealand’s Best Beaches Too Stunning for Words “Countless amazing beaches line the coasts of New Zealand. The island nation is known for its jaw-dropping stretches of sand, but knowing which ones to put on your itinerary can be tough for even the most choosy of beachgoers,” Madeline Bilis writes for Travel +… Business | Oregon Live 02 May 2019 Software Startup AskNicely Moves to Portland Auckland-founded software startup AskNicely has moved its headquarters to Portland, Oregon. The company’s technology is designed to help clients improve customer… Taste | Broadsheet 02 May 2019 New Head Chef at Etta is Charley Snadden-Wilson Melbourne’s refined-but-casual diner, Etta, last week announced that former Ramblr head chef, New Zealander Charley Snadden-Wilson is now heading up the… Business | Variety Magazine 02 May 2019 Virgin Media’s Tom Mockridge to Step Down New Zealander Tom Mockridge is exiting his role as CEO at UK cabler Virgin Media and will return to Italy to be with his family. He has had a long career in pay TV and… Science/Tech 02 May 2019 Rocket Lab Now Building Customisable Satellites Small satellite launcher, New Zealand-founded Rocket Lab is getting into the business of making satellites in addition to launching them. The company has… Motorsports | Motorsport.com 02 May 2019 Ferrari Protégé Marcus Armstrong Recruited by Todt Ferrari junior, New Zealander Marcus Armstrong, 18, has joined the All Road Management stable run by Frenchman Nicolas… Taste 02 May 2019 How Scapegrace Gin Beat the Best in the World Late last year news emerged that Scapegrace, a New Zealand gin had won the highest accolade in the global industry: best London dry gin at the global International… Community/General | Bustle 02 May 2019 Oprah Hails Jacinda Ardern’s Response to Tragedy Many have praised New Zealand’s prime minister’s compassionate leadership following a terror attack that killed at least 50 worshippers at a mosque… Film & TV | Los Angeles Times 01 May 2019 Patriot Star Michael Dorman Took a Risk and Won “Amazon’s Patriot is a spy show, a comic drama, an epic test of its protagonist’s will [played by New Zealander Michael Dorman] a boldly cinematic tale… Community/General | South China Morning Post 01 May 2019 Rugby Australia’s Raelene Castle on Equality In a perfect world there would be no need for this conversation and the role women play in sport would not be addressed as a separate issue, “but we’re still… Film & TV | New York Times (The) 01 May 2019 Stefania LaVie Owen New Hollywood Star Young actress Stefania LaVie Owen, 21, from New Zealand stars in The Beach Bum alongside Matthew McConaughey and will appear in a Netflix show later this year. Owen talks to the The New… Film & TV | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 01 May 2019 Challenging Pacific Diets on TV with Robert Oliver A new reality TV cooking show, Pacific Island Food Revolution, aims to help reverse the trend of dietary-related health problems. Filmed in Tonga,… Visual Arts | ArtsHub 01 May 2019 New Book Honours Artist Ian North “Ian North – curator, academic, artist, and writer – is rightly honoured as an Australian living treasure in [the] magnificent new book [Ian North: art/work/words] from the Art Gallery of South… Music | Clash 01 May 2019 Home Truths With Jazz-Leaning Popster BLAKE “BLAKE is a New Zealand-born songwriter who has navigated her way to the UK, finding a new home in London’s dense network of creative communities,” Robin Murray… Visual Arts | WTTW 01 May 2019 Susan Te Kahurangi King On Show in Chicago The term “outsider artist” is big enough to include a creative person without classical training – and a silent artist, New Zealander Susan Te Kahurangi King, 68, who… Business | Financial Times 01 May 2019 Paul Clews in Legal Team Dealing to Risky Bonds A legal duo made up of New Zealander Paul Clews, 41, and American Sabrina Fox, 42, lead the newly formed European Leveraged Finance Alliance (ELFA), a group… Community/General | South China Morning Post 01 May 2014 5 Years Ago – Our Salmon is Better A team of NZ and Japanese astronomers at Mount John Observatory have discovered Earth’s most distant planetary neighbour. The planet – which is about the size of Jupiter – was located 17,000 light years away, in the middle of the Milky Way galaxy. Japan’s… Visual Arts | New York Arts Magazine 30 April 2009 10 Years ago – During on NZ best New Zealander, private arts advisor and curator, Helen Klisser During, who is based in New York and Connecticut, talks to the NYArtsmagazine.com’s D. Dominick Lombardi about New Zealand art. When asked to put New Zealand’s culture into perspective,… Science/Tech | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 26 April 2004 15 Years Ago – Far and Away The South China Morning Post is touting New Zealand’s credentials as the next “Canada” for rich mainland Chinese seeking fresh pastures. “An influx of deep-pocketed mainland Chinese has helped New Zealand reach its highest intake…