EDGE #371 Black Caps Fire Into Final + 12 stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 10 July 2019 | #371 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler (Auckland) and Alexandra Burnside (New York). See all stories and a 16,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2019 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Sports | NZEDGE.COM 10 July 2019 Black Caps Fire Into Final In a World Cricket Cup semi-final for the ages in Manchester, New Zealand’s Black Caps have spectacularly edged into the finals with a dramatic and unexpected win against super team India. Coming off three successive losses and dismal performances by the opening batsmen, New Zealand put on only a… Writers | National (The) 06 July 2019 Don’t Quit Day Job Says Author Brandy Scott New Zealand-born Dubai-based radio presenter and author Brandy Scott sits down with reporter Ashleigh Stewart, who writes for The National, to talk about her…   Community | Stuff 08 July 2019 Emma Rigby First New Zealander to Win UK Award Rotorua woman Emma Rigby, 41, has become the first ever New Zealander to receive the British Citizens Award, which she was presented with at the Palace of…   Sport General | New York Daily News 05 July 2019 Sean Marks and the Nets Are in the Endgame Now According to the New York Daily News, “selling hope is the easy part of being an NBA executive. The blueprint is simple: Refrain from…   Taste | Glasgow Live 09 July 2019 Touring Neil Robson’s Rebel Chocolate Factory For World Chocolate Day, New Zealander and chocoholic Dr Neil Robson gave Glasgow Live an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour at Rebel Chocolate, where reporter…   Community | New York Times 10 July 2019 Fighting the Darkest Corners of the Web New Zealand has worked hard to keep the name of the man charged with killing 51 Muslims in Christchurch, out of the news, and to restrict the spread online of the hateful ideology he…   Community | Denis O’Reilly 10 July 2019 Treat Auckland Gun Violence as Contagion, Phil. Mayor Phil Goff is correct that the dislocation of expelled, Australian-raised, criminally minded, New Zealanders, back to Aotearoa has acted as a violent…   Innovation | Vice 05 July 2014 5 YEARS AGO Meet the New Zealander Who Wants to Colonise Mars Wellington-based scientist Hari Mogosanu is unperturbed by crude pop-culture imaginings of Mars, like the…   Travel | Axs 05 July 2009 10 YEARS AGO Pakiri Paradise Horse-riding on a secluded North Island beach is one of the activities included in the series and accompanying BBC book Unforgettable Things To Do Before You Die; examiner.com…   Education | Guardian (The) 07 July 2004 15 YEARS AGO Custodian of the English Language Eminent lexicographer Robert W Burchfield has died aged 81. The Wanganui-born scholar rose to fame as editor of the 4-volume Supplement to the…   Legends | Originators 20 July 1999 LEGENDS Colin Murdoch The Timaru inventor who would awaken from dreams at night with three dimensional drawings revolving through his imagination…   Legends | Originators 20 July 2001 LEGENDS Joseph Nathan Glaxo SmithKline, the largest pharmaceutical group in the world, had its origins in a place far removed from the centres of world commerce: a dairy…   Legends | Endurance 28 March 2000 LEGENDS Godfrey Bowen With a history steeped in agriculture it is natural that New Zealand’s farmers, shepherds and shearers have become known throughout …