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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 26 November 2020 | #409 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (London). See all stories and a 16,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2020 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Society | New York Times (The) 25 November 2020 Nanaia Mahuta “blazes new trails” as New Zealand’s foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta entered New Zealand’s Parliament as the youngest Maori woman to ever gain a seat. More than two decades later, she has become the country’s minister of foreign affairs, another trailblazing first. Ms Mahuta is emblematic of what Damien Cave,… Politics and Economics | Eudaimonia and Co 26 November 2020 New Zealand emerges as global leader and “beacon of light” in era of Covid-19 In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, New Zealand has…   News | Homepaddock 26 November 2020 “Made with Care” showcases New Zealand’s food and beverage on world stage New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) has launched a new…   Nature | Washington Post (The) 25 November 2020 Kākāpō Claims 2020 Bird of the Year Victory The esteemed kākāpō has soared past its competition to claim victory in New Zealand’s Bird of the Year contest, a tense race marked by attempted voter…   Politics and Economics | Financial Times 15 November 2020 New Zealand Inc Reaps Benefit of Lockdown Response When Covid-19 struck New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern’s government quickly closed the nation’s borders and imposed one of the world’s strictest…   Science/Tech | Forbes 25 November 2020 Rocket Lab Welcomes Electron Back to Earth In a major milestone, the New Zealand-based launch company Rocket Lab has successfully recovered an orbital-class rocket after parachuting it back to Earth from near-space…   Obituaries | Hollywood Reporter 18 November 2020 Bill Gosden Lived and Breathed Film Bill Gosden, who served as director of the New Zealand International Film Festival for nearly 40 years, has died in Wellington. He was 66. Mike Barnes looks back on Gosden’s illustrious…   Politics and Economics | Economist (The) 13 November 2020 Economist Writes on Our “Islands of Liberality” “More notable than the appearance of [Jacinda] Ardern’s cabinet is how voters answered one question on their ballot paper: should New Zealand…   Business | Forbes 23 November 2020 The Caker’s Rondel Sisters Take Baking Kits to US Boxed cake mixes don’t have the most glamorous reputation, and that’s precisely why Jordan and Anouk Rondel think The Caker stands out. The…   Politics and Economics | New York Times (The) 22 November 2020 Gender Pay Equity an Experiment for an Entire Society “New Zealand is pursuing a century-old idea to close the gender pay gap: not equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal…   New Zealand | CNN 21 November 2020 Chatham Islands Hot Ticket for Travel-Starved “The coronavirus pandemic has decimated the travel industry,” Lilit Marcus writes for CNN, “But there’s one place on the planet where there are too many…   Obituaries | Guardian (The) 26 November 2020 Haere Rā Midnight Oil Bassist Bones Hillman Midnight Oil’s bassist and backing vocalist, New Zealand-born Bones (Wayne) Hillman has died in Milwaukee in the US at the age of 62. His fellow band members said they were “grieving the loss…   General | TimeOut 19 November 2020 Auckland on World’s Best Covid-era Cities List Auckland is among the top 100 cities in the world to live in or visit during the Covid-19 era, according to a new Resonance Consultancy global…   Motorsports | Formula 1 26 November 2020 Lewis Hamilton’s Physio Sidekick is Angela Cullen Across a race weekend, New Zealand-born Switzerland-based physiotherapist Angela Cullen is a near-constant presence at the side of her harge Lewis…   Music | NME 20 November 2020 Benee’s Debut Out Featuring UK Pop Royalty Grimes and Lily Allen feature on Auckland pop sensation Benee’s debut album, Hey u x, and she’s just played one of the post-Covid era’s first arena shows. The…   General | New York Times (The) 23 November 2020 Kai Ika Model for Reducing Hunger and Food Waste Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae has been distributing two tons of fish a week – the parts often discarded in commercial and recreational fishing – to…   Music | Louder 17 November 2020 Oamaru Rock Capital of the Universe “It’s the kind of town where the public toilets remain open after dusk without being vandalised, and where the grand width of the rather beautiful main street is a reminder of busier days….   Film & TV | Guardian (The) 16 November 2020 Rocky Horror Creator Richard O’Brien Interviewed New Zealand-raised Richard O’Brien, the creator of the cult Rocky Horror Picture Show is not going quietly into his 70s. O’Brien, who lives with…   Science/Tech | Medium 14 November 2020 Soul Machines’ AI Florence Helps Smokers Quit With smokers at great risk of Covid-19 complications, Auckland-based Soul Machines, leaders in artificial general intelligence (AGI), and the World Health…   New Zealand | Daily Positive 18 November 2015 5 YEARS AGO New Zealand Ranked Eight Most Positive Country New Zealand has been ranked the eighth most positive country for 2015 in a global index published by Daily Positive. “New Zealand announced the creation of a 620,000…   Architecture | World Interior Design Network 16 November 2010 10 YEARS AGO Structural winnings The Supreme Court of New Zealand in Wellington, designed by New Zealand-based Warren & Mahoney and completed in 29, has won the Institution of Structural…   Business | Baltimore Sun 23 November 2005 15 YEARS AGO New Take on an Extraordinary Figure An Extraordinary Life, a new authorized biography by art curator Alexa Johnston, has been well received both at home and abroad. According to Johnston, speaking in the Sunday Star Times,…