EDGE #380 – Wellington Has Treats Around Every Corner + 18 other stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 19 September 2019 | #380 | 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. New Zealand | Gourmet Traveller (The) 19 September 2019 Wellington Has Treats Around Every Corner “In an otherwise resolutely outdoorsy nation, New Zealand’s capital focuses on art, craft and culture,” Larissa Dubecki writes for Gourmet Traveller. Dubecki explores the best of Wellington’s art, food and shopping scenes. “Wellington’s art scene is… Film & TV | Hollywood Reporter 10 September 2019 Taika Waititi Takes on a Decidedly Risky Role After years of trying to get the film off the ground, New Zealander Taika Waititi, director of Thor: Ragnarok, finally convinced Fox Searchlight to roll the dice on… Community/General | Guardian (The) 09 September 2019 Helen Clark Lays Out Her Reasons for Legalising It In an opinion piece for the UK’s Guardian newspaper, former prime minister and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy Helen Clark explains… Nature | Independent (The) 08 September 2019 Tourists Banned from Swimming with Dolphins Tourists have been banned from swimming with bottlenose dolphins in New Zealand in a bid to protect them from “being loved into extinction”. Chiaro Giordano reports… New Zealand | Telegraph (The) 12 September 2019 Waiheke Evokes Fond Memories for Emilia Wickstead New Zealand’s most famous fashion export, the Duchess of Cambridge’s go-to designer Emilia Wickstead tells The Telegraph how this “relaxed and… Education | TVNZ 06 September 2019 Auckland Teen Snapped Up By Stanford University One of New Zealand’s smartest teenagers is headed to the prestigious US university Stanford, in California. After Yang Fan Yun, 18, won the Prime… Dance | ArabianBusiness.com 05 September 2019 Dance Queen Parris Goebel Curates for UAE Expo Celebrity choreographer Parris Goebel, 27, has been appointed head curator of the entertainment and cultural programme for the New Zealand pavilion at Expo 2020… Writers | Straits Times (The) 18 September 2019 Linda Collins Writes of Losing Her Daughter Singapore-based New Zealander Linda Collins wrote Loss Adjustment, about the suicide of her 17-year-old daughter, as part of a Master of Arts in Creative Writing at the… Music | Telegraph India (The) 17 September 2019 Aaradhna’s India Tour Was a Soul-Searching Trip With four successful albums to her credit and glowing reviews around the world, award-winning singer Aaradhna, 35, who grew up in Porirua, was recently… Business | Fortune 16 September 2019 Weta Digital Receives Significant Investment Napster co-founder and former Facebook president Sean Parker has invested in film director Peter Jackson’s Wellington-based visual effects studio, Weta Digital,… Rugby | Washington Post (The) 15 September 2019 Departing Warren Gatland Out for Perfect End New Zealander Warren Gatland has achieved almost everything during his tenure as Wales coach over the last 12 years, Steve Douglas writes in a story published in The… Film & TV | Variety Magazine 14 September 2019 Filmmaker Daniel Borgman Busy in Light and Shadow Dunedin-born filmmaker Daniel Borgman, 31, whose latest film Resin world has premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary… Watersports | BBC Sport 13 September 2019 Team GB’s First Olympic Surfer is NZer Jay Quinn New Zealander Jay Quinn, 36, is well-placed to become Team GB’s first surfer at the Olympics – thanks to a rekindled enthusiasm with the sport… Fashion | New York Times (The) 13 September 2014 5 YEARS AGO Makeup Artist Aaron De Mey Minimalist at London Fashion Week New Zealand-born, New York-based makeup artist Aaron De Mey was backstage at… Sports | Miami Herald (The) 14 September 2009 10 YEARS AGO In His Sights Scott Dixon, 29, has won the Indy Japan 300 mile auto race at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of Tokyo and first place in the IndyCar series with one… News | Toronto Star 14 September 2004 15 YEARS AGO Scene Stealer Star feature on veteran US stuntwoman Jeannie Epper makes mention of her NZ protégé, Zoë Bell. Bell’s career to date includes doubling for Lucy Lawless… Video | YourTube 26 August 2016 VIDEO All Blacks vs. Australia Haka Watch the All Blacks as they perform their breath-taking Haka before their match vs. Australia. The All Blacks won the game 42 – 8. The clip was shared by ubear… Video | YouTube 31 August 2017 VIDEO HAKA! New Zealand Perform Haka After Winning the Women’s Rugby World Cup Watch this clip to see New Zealand’s Black Ferns perform the haka after winning the Women’s Rugby World Cup… [[trackingImage]] Video | YouTube 24 January 2014 VIDEO New Zealand soldiers perform Haka for fallen comrades in Afghanistan Watch this heart-wrenching and powerful video of The New Zealand Defence Force performing a traditional…