EDGE #429 – 2022 Commonwealth Games NZ’s Most Successful + 24 Global Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 22 February 2023 | #432 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (London). See all stories and a 17,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2023 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Te Ao Maori | Denis O’Reilly 20 February 2023 Tihei mauri ora! Tihei Aotearoa ( Waiohiki Flood Recovery-Givealittle ) I began this kōrero at Waipatu, Heretaunga, in Hastings, in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 18, 2023. The sun had not yet risen, but it will. Of this I am sure. While darkness is the current reality, te rā… Nature | CNN 19 February 2023 Water Carved Our Landscape Now it Risks Lives New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay is known for its fine wine, but many of the region’s vineyards are now under water, along with homes and roads in the aftermath of…   Film & TV | Variety Magazine 19 February 2023 Melanie Lynskey Analyses Last of Us Character When The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin pitched a role in the series to New Zealand-born actor Melanie Lynskey, he started with a bang: “He called me and said,…   Taste | Inside Hook 19 February 2023 Quarter Acre’s Toby Archibald’s Fave Dallas Spots After years working in fine-dining kitchens like The Greenhouse in London and Cafe Boulud in New York and Toronto, New Zealand-born chef…   Rugby | Guardian (The) 19 February 2023 Brendon McCullum Embraces Rugby Roots Brendon McCullum’s former rugby coach and mentor at Kings High School, Darryl Paterson, reveals the ‘incredible self-belief’ the England cricket coach showed as a six-hitting,…   Obituaries | Vogue 17 February 2023 Fashion Journalist Hilary Alexander Ever the Pro Napier-born Hilary Alexander, one of the original Fleet Street fashion journalists and former fashion director of The Daily Telegraph, who has died age 77,…   Nature | ABC News 16 February 2023 US TV Presenter Visits Our Shrinking Glaciers New Zealand is full of stunning, natural beauty and home to nearly 3000 glaciers, which are huge tourist destinations. But the glaciers are quickly vanishing due to…   Music | American Songwriter 15 February 2023 Ten Essential Crowded House Songs “Crowded House is a band that initially won listeners over with their undeniable wit and oddball charm,” American Songwriter’s Alli Patton writes in an article, which recommends the band’s top…   Politics and Economics | Mondediplo 14 February 2023 Glen Johnson on Jacinda Ardern’s Resignation: Le Monde Diplomatique New Zealand journalist Glen Johnson, who is currently in Ukraine, writes on the resignation…   Nature | New York Times (The) 13 February 2023 Two Prehistoric Penguins Added to Our Aviary New Zealand has been a haven for earthbound birds for aeons. The absence of terrestrial predators allowed flightless parrots, kiwis and moas to thrive. Now researchers…   Fashion | New York Times (The) 11 February 2023 After Ardern Politics Will Never Look the Same “[Jacinda] Ardern may have been known on the international stage for many things as a leader, but her wardrobe was rarely among them,” Vanessa Friedman…   Agriculture | Scottish Farmer (The) 10 February 2023 Farmer Marc Gascoigne Promoting Mental Health With mounting pressures facing farmers compounding issues around poor mental health, Cambridge dairy farmer, Marc Gascoigne, is on a mission to strengthen…   Obituaries | Telegraph (The) 10 February 2023 Botanical Artist Bryan Poole World-Renowned “[New Zealander] Bryan Poole, who has died aged 69, was one of the most talented botanical artists working in Britain; he helped to raise the status of a branch of art…   Design | Vogue Australia 09 February 2023 Inside Rukaiya Daud’s Cosy Seaside Apartment Rukaiya Daud, the New Zealand designer and entrepreneur behind Fourth Street Home and most recently, textiles brand Sutram, opens up her Sydney space to Vogue…   Taste | Financial Times 08 February 2023 Chef Margot Henderson Sets Up in Somerset With The Three Horseshoes in Somerset, the chef-patron of Rochelle Canteen, New Zealand-born Margot Henderson, and former gallerist and investor Briton Max Wigram are launching…   Science/Tech | Autoevolution 06 February 2023 Revolutionary Gibbs Quadski Something Epic “As its name suggests,” the Gibbs Quadski “was an exciting mix” of a jet ski and a quad bike, Vlad Radu writes for car and automakers database, Autoevolution. It was…   Sport General | Forbes 06 February 2023 Ali Riley Optimistic About Women’s Football While Ali Riley is certainly grateful for everything soccer has provided her on and off the field, the Angel City FC and New Zealand women’s national team captain…   Music | Guardian (The) 05 February 2023 Our Musical Counterculture Like No Other “Cut off from the ‘swinging’ innovations of 60s London, a generation of New Zealand musicians forged an underground scene that propelled the nation’s modern identity,”…   Music | Observer (The) 08 February 2003 20 YEARS AGO On the move Teenage singer Hayley Westenra – “the next Charlotte Church” – is making her move on the UK market. The 15-year-old has based herself in Kensington, London, and…   Business | Boards 19 February 2008 15 YEARS AGO NZ Director Airs at Super Bowl In just 30 seconds, Wellington ad director Paul Middleditch made his mark at this year’s Super Bowl. Sydney-based Middleditch created the NZ$3.4 million one-off slot for Diet Pepsi Max, at his sixth Super…   Politics and Economics | Washington Post (The) 21 February 2013 10 YEARS AGO Economic Aftermath of Canterbury Quake. Two years ago, an earthquake devastated Christchurch, New Zealand’s second largest city, killing 185 people. The city is but one example of…   New Zealand | Mail Online 23 February 2018 5 YEARS AGO Move Over Norway and Behold Fiordland “If you’ve never heard of this national park, on New Zealand’s South Island, then you won’t know that it’s one of earth’s most staggeringly jaw-dropping…