Saturday, June 15, 2019

EDGE #367 National Geographic On An Epic Drive Through New Zealand + 12 Stories

News of Global New Zealanders

From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 14 June 2019 | #367 | New York

Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler (Auckland) and Alexandra Burnside (New York).
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Travel & Tourism | National Geographic

14 June 2019

National Geographic On An Epic Drive Through New Zealand

“A nation of warmth and color” is revealed to National Geographic Traveler contributing editor Carrie Miller after an epic road trip from Bluff to Cape Reinga. The National Geographic Traveler feature runs 15 pages and 3,000 words of the magazine with lavish color photography highlighting the..

Music | Guardian (The)
12 June 2019

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Music | i-D
13 June 2019

Ten Things You Need to Know About Benee

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Pop is amazing when it kind of…

Community/General | Guardian (The)
14 June 2019

Alan Wendt on Job as PM’s Sign Language Interpreter

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Style | Yahoo
11 June 2019

Winemaker of the Year is Richard Batchelor

“New Zealand-born winemaker Richard Batchelor of Washington’s Maryhill Winery earned the 2019 Winemaker of the Year trophy at the annual Indy International Wine Competition…

Architecture | Inhabitat
10 June 2019

Serenely Sustainable Architecture in the Rangitikei

American design website, Inhabitat features a sustainable Taihape property. Auckland firm Copeland Associates Architects have unveiled “a…

Sport General | ESPN
08 June 2019

New Zealand in Throes of a Basketball Revolution

An ESPN article reports that the School Sport New Zealand Census, which has been conducted annually since 2000, revealed earlier this year that basketball…