EDGE #415 Crowded House Is Back and Loving It + 30 other global stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 11 June 2021 | #415 | 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 2000-2021 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Music | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 11 June 2021 Crowded House Is Back and Loving It With this month’s release of Crowded House’s latest album, Dreamers Are Waiting, journalist Russell Brown interviews the “reconstituted” band for The Sydney Morning Herald at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland. They’re fresh from a 12-date New… Sport General | Guardian (The) 25 May 2021 How to Become a Tennis No 1 by Anthony Wilding In the 14 May 1912 edition of The Guardian newspaper, champion New Zealand tennis player Anthony Wilding’s book, On the Court and Off, was reviewed. That…   Politics and Economics | Fortune 22 May 2021 PM Tops Fortune’s World’s Greatest Leaders List Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 40, takes the number one spot on Fortune magazine’s annual world’s greatest leaders list. The magazine’s…   Nature | BBC 07 June 2021 Zealandia a Nature Reserve with a 500-Year Plan “In the past 30 years, a wilderness has grown up in the heart of New Zealand’s capital – so successfully its neighbours now complain about the raucous…   Media | Stuff 01 June 2021 Al Jazeera’s Elizabeth Puranam Reports from India In the beginning it was a shock, people dying around her while desperate families begged hospital officials for help. Auckland-raised Al Jazeera…   Nga Kupu Aroha – Words of Love | Denis O’Reilly 07 June 2021 He Poroporoaki mo Carl Meredith Bradley. BA. MA Ph.D Carl Bradley died suddenly last week. Just 52 years of age. He was a friend and colleague. Carl was an Aikido 4th Dan black belt and on an…   Politics and Economics | Guardian (The) 12 May 2021 Biden Backs NZ’s Stance Against Online Extremism The United States “will join the Christchurch Call to Action” to stamp out violent extremism online, the White House has said, two years after…   General | Guardian (The) 04 June 2021 Jenny McGee Resigns from NHS Citing Disrespect Invercargill-born nurse Jenny McGee, who cared for Boris Johnson when he was gravely ill with Covid-19, says she has handed in her resignation, such is her…   New Zealand | CNN 03 June 2021 UK Traveller Draws NZ During Lockdown After completing the 3000km Tour Aotearoa bike tour in late February 2020, England-born artist and graphic designer Tom Napper decided to wait out what he thought would be a quick closure…   War & Peace | SBS 02 June 2021 In WWII on Crete Ned Nathan Fell in Love Eighty years ago, soldiers from New Zealand and Australia were in Greece fighting the Nazis during the Battle of Crete. It would lead to New Zealander Evan Nathan’s parents…   Fashion | Vouge 01 June 2021 Emilia Wickstead Resurrects Power Dressing A year after New Zealand-born Emilia Wickstead’s study of motherhood, which saw her orchestrate portraits of her friends wearing pre-fall 2020 looks while holding their…   Science/Tech | Wired 31 May 2021 Allbirds and Adidas Make Planet-First Running Shoe “Competition between running shoe brands is never-ending. Successful products don’t just boost profit margins, they help win medals, too,” tech…   Music | Guardian (The) 28 May 2021 Ten of the Best from The Chills Back Catalogue Dunedin-formed band The Chills is releasing a new album, Scatterbrain. To celebrate, The Guardian counts down 10 of their top songs. “A singular band, The…   New Zealand | BBC 27 May 2021 Rethinking Tourism Industry’s Climate Impact New Zealand is hopeful that a recently opened travel bubble with Australia will rekindle its pandemic-battered tourism industry. However, many are also seeing an…   Film & TV | Guardian (The) 26 May 2021 Actor Kerry Fox Looks Back at Life in Lower Hutt New Zealander Kerry Fox, the star of Shallow Grave and Intimacy looks back at her Lower Hutt childhood, driving at 15, her parents disco dancing and an…   Business | Fast Company 24 May 2021 Wool From NZ Makes Sheep Inc.’s Carbon Neg Hoodie The production of UK-based start-up Sheep Inc.’s 100 per cent carbon negative hoodie starts on three farms in New Zealand, where the business…   Design | Bloomberg 21 May 2021 Northern Summer Lovers Need a Seabreacher “Nothing says summer like a good, socially distanced splash. Whether you’re looking for an easy-to-manoeuvre three-cabin sailboat for your family, a two-seater Sea-Doo on…   Rugby | Guardian (The) 20 May 2021 Family First for All Black Great Dan Carter Former All Black fly-half Dan Carter “recalls his torturous relationship with the World Cup and reflects on a family-filled retirement” in an interview with Guardian…   Business | Forbes 19 May 2021 Sweet Flower’s Tim Dodd Leads LA Cannabis Movement New Zealander Tim Dodd left behind executive roles at Technicolor, Warner Bros. and Time Warner, and acquired Los Angeles cannabis boutique…   Sport General | Sunday Times (The) 18 May 2021 Boxing Now Sonny Bill-Williams’ Main Focus Attending a dinner in Sydney, breaking his fast at the mid-point of the month of Ramadan, Auckland-born Sonny Bill Williams is much in demand – from the hosts of the…   Film & TV | New Zealand Herald (The) 17 May 2021 Stuntwoman Vanessa Cater Kicking up an LA Storm New Zealand-born stuntwoman Vanessa Cater has just finished putting her body on the line in Marvel’s new TV show The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Before…   New Zealand | Toronto Star 14 May 2021 Light and Inner Peace on Aotea/Great Barrier Island “When I landed on Aotea/Great Barrier Island, an off-the-grid, mostly solar-powered island in the Hauraki Gulf, off the coast of New Zealand’s…   Design | Wallpaper 12 May 2021 Local Furniture Designers Endorsed by Wallpaper “New Zealand furniture and Australian design pieces are made with a contemporary creative mindset, honest materials and a perfect balance of traditional…   Music | Scotsman (The) 12 May 2021 Violinist Benjamin Baker Teams Up on New Album “In July this year, New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Baker will be part of the online line-up for the East Neuk Festival,” Ken Walkton writes in a review…   Film & TV | Glamour UK 11 May 2021 Advice for Budding Female Comics from Rose Matafeo New Zealander Rose Matafeo, 29, is a staple on the UK stand-up circuit; you probably know her face from regular appearances on panel shows, or from…   America’s Cup | Robb Report 11 May 2021 Champion Sailor Peter Burling on Racing Off Grid When Emirates Team New Zealand’s high-speed foiling yacht, Te Rehutai, successfully defended the America’s Cup on home waters against Luna Rossa Prada…   Fashion | Telegraph (The) 10 May 2021 Maggie Marilyn Founder Striving for Sustainability What unites a number of new fashion labels, including New Zealand’s own Maggie Marilyn, is that they have a broader vocabulary when it comes to…   Fashion | Financial Times 20 May 2016 5 YEARS AGO Emilia Wickstead Dazzled by WWI Ships The Great War’s liberating effect on womenswear is often overlooked. Aimee Farrell, writing for the Financial Times meets the designers – including New Zealand-born Emilia…   Arts | Coast Weekend (The) 18 May 2011 10 YEARS AGO Bountiful Inspiration New Zealand’s exotic landscapes and lush flora were the inspiration behind American artist Mary Powell’s monotype prints she is exhibiting at RiverSea Gallery in Astoria, Oregon. Each…   Writers | Guardian (The) 16 May 2006 15 YEARS AGO An Outside View The latest book by acclaimed British author, Jenny Diski – On Trying to Keep Still – opens with her visit to NZ in 2004 for the NZ International Arts Festival’s Writers and Readers Week…   Film | Guardian (The) 20 May 2001 20 YEARS AGO Shrek at Cannes Kiwi Andrew Adamson is co-director of Dreamworks’ hit Shrek, the first animated movie to make competition at Cannes since Dumbo 50 years ago. Guardian pick…