New Zealand-born street artist Gary Yong has been in Dubai participating in the UAE Innovation Week, which saw him place 1600 bags of sand along Jumeirah Beach Residence’s open beach for a piece he calls “Sand In The Waves”. Though …
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New Zealand-born Peter Cooper, who developed Auckland’s Britomart site, has donated NZ$74 million to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. to expand an athletic leadership programme and upgrade a sports field, in what’s been called an “unprecedented” act of philanthropy. The …
“Stuck atop the highest peak in the world, nobody can hear you scream. That’s what makes this white-knuckler, about an ill-fated ascent to Mount Everest, such a harrowing and haunting force of nature”, writes Mara Reinstein for US Magazine. In …
Director Baltasar Kormákur chronicles an incredible true life story of strength, willpower and courage which explores the tragic 1996 Mt Everest disaster which claimed the lives of famed climbers, New Zealander Rob Hall (Jason Clarke), and American daredevil Scott Fischer …
Director Baltasar Kormákur is set to take audiences to the heights of fear with his new true life disaster movie Everest, which chronicles the failed 1996 Mt Everest expedition and which stars Jason Clarke as New Zealand climbing expert Rob …
It’s been almost two decades since the infamous 1996 tragedy on Mount Everest in which New Zealand guide Rob Hall and seven others perished. The world’s highest mountain has seen more destructive seasons – especially in the past two years. …
“Everest, a new movie about the two rival missions up the mountain in 1996, has been chosen as the opening night film of this year’s Venice film festival – a spot which has recently proved itself a premier launchpad for Oscar …
While Greece, Spain and Portugal face a bleak scenario as they struggle on their road to recovery New Zealand, Canada, America and Britain emerge from the Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index as success stories, Newsweek reports. “The Index shows clearly the …
The first trailer for Everest, which tells the true story of the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster, has been released. The film follows a group of American climbers (Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Michael Kelly) and the two guides who helped them …
Watch the movie trailer for Everest, an story inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain with Jason Clarke as Rob Hall, a New Zealander expedition group leader.
Former West Aucklander Drew Harré has a hand in one of Paris’ top five wine bars. The Wall Street Journal’s wine columnist Will Lyons recommends Fish La Boissonnerie as “Best for a Late Supper”. “Fish La Boissonnerie’s garishly decorated mosaic …
Auckland is humming. After a month of sublime weather, and on a day in which the Volvo round the world yachts arrived in post, the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at St Heliers was celebrated, …
“The New Zealand Breakers are the most unconventional team in Australia’s National Basketball League,” Scott Cacciola begins in a feature article, part of a series chronicling good basketball around the United States, and the world, recommended by readers of the …
New Zealand-born Marten Rabarts, currently head of development and training at the National Film Development Corporation in India, has been appointed head of EYE International (formerly Holland Film) and will take up the role from 1 March. Rabarts was previously …
“I like the New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield, who according to Virginia Woolf smelt like a civet cat and had a hard, cheap face, and who was the only contemporary writer of whom she was remotely jealous,” the Spectator’s Jeremy …
The Global Life of New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 2 October 2014 | #171 | New York John Key, Richie McCaw, Lorde, Harold Gillies, Matt Lambert, Emilia Wicksteed, Richard Chandler New Zealand Headlines in Global Media September …
Originally from Auckland, Michael Dooney has relocated to Berlin where he has opened Galerie Pavlova, a space dedicated to promoting photographers, like Conor Clarke (pictured) who are established in the Trans-Tasman region and developing their profiles overseas. Dooney interviews Aucklander …
A small Kiwi-designed bach has won a prestigious award at a ceremony dubbed the “Oscars of architecture” in New York.
Take a look at the New Zealand Gumboots Song by Fred Dagg also known as John Clarke a New Zealand-Australian comedian. Fred Dagg is a fictional classic ‘Kiwi bloke’ from New Zealand created and acted on stage, film and television …
The Global Life of New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 29 April 2014 | #167 | New York We also tweet and publish on Facebook daily. Cheers. New Zealand Headlines in Global Media April 2014 NZ ranked #1 …
The story of Christchurch mountaineer Rob Hall’s tragic 1996 Everest expedition in which he, a fellow guide, and two clients perished, is being made into a film by director Baltasar Kormakur, and will star Golden Globe winner Robin Wright and Sam Worthington.
Ranked 21st most powerful woman in the world, Helen Clark, 63, New Zealand’s Prime Minister for nine years, and now head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), gives Telegraph journalist Louisa Peacock a masterclass on how women can survive the cut throat world of politics.
New Zealand undergoes its biggest transformation in 150 years; Burger Fuel opens in Dubai; NZ WW2 bombers remember friends at London memorial unveiling; and more…
Auckland’s Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects have designed a macrocarpa-clad hut made with a requirement that all structures be removable. The hut measures 40 square metres and rests on two thick wooden sleds that allow it to be shifted around the …
Queenstown-based artist Ivan Clarke’s book Alveridgea and the Legend of The Lonely Dog, co-written by with Stu Duval, is being developed as a feature film, with independent producer Jeff Kleeman. Clarke, previously best known for his landscape art, introduced the …
“What’s small, green, comes from New Zealand and is incredibly popular with Britain’s brewers?” The Independent’s Will Hawkes asks. “No, not Kiwi fruits, although someone will surely make a beer with them sooner or later. The answer, of course, is hops, and …
THE GLOBAL LIFE OF NEW ZEALANDERS From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 21 December 2011 | #142 | London Merry Christmas. NZEDGE.COM publishes daily on Facebook and Twitter. Here is our selection of news about New Zealanders appearing in …
Palmerston North model Jessica Clarke, 18, is the first New Zealander to feature in a Victoria’s Secret show, which was held at New York’s Lexington Avenue Armory on 10 November. Father, Shaun Clarke said: “I think she sort of realises …
Jonah Lomu, “a defender’s worst nightmare” is “rugby’s ‘most influential’ figure the sport has ever seen”, taking the number one spot of Stephen Jones’ Top 2 Countdown in a 12-week series featured in The Sunday Times. “It was not simply …
Matamata’s Emily Baker and Palmerston North’s Jessica Clarke took to the catwalks at New York Fashion Week recently with Baker named one of the top 1 newcomers of the season by online fashion bible models.com, which predicted she would take …
The D provides a pot pourri of experience and opinion, starting with the good health of his Maori spuds and the benefits of a mild winter and moist spring. He pays tribute to the dead: his brother in law Hori Tareha; friend Te Miringa Hohaia; Black Power brother “Nana Boy”, and activist film maker Mereta Mita. David Garrett gets a serve, Peter Leitch a fillip, and Nathan Haines a visit. We traverse the philosophy behind Toi Rangatahi Waiohiki, have a brief report on the Black Power 40th anniversary held In Lambton Quay in the Capital, tut over Wairoa, and suggest a John Wareham facilitated event in the New Year “Fatherhood, Gangs, and Choices”.
In an article entitled: ‘Culubrating thu daggiest ick-cent of all’ Clare Barry writes for The Age: “Back in the ‘7s, when John Clarke called himself Fred Dagg and got around in a black singlet singing, ‘If it weren’t for your …
Two surfing legends are taking on New Zealand’s most rugged waves off the coast of Fiordland for an episode of the Discovery Channel series Storm Surfers. The Storm Surfers’ — Australians Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones — mission is to …
Edge Message #116 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM Pictured above: Jemaine Clement, surfers at Piha Beach, Neil Finn, The Black Ferns, and Chad Taylor NEW ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES New Zealand headlines in this week’s sampling of global media appearing in Rolling …
‘Printing Types: New Zealand type design since 1870’ is an exhibition on until September 12 at Auckland’s Objectspace featuring the type faces of local designers including Joe Churchward, Kris Sowersby and Jack Yan. This is an important project because as …
New Jersey-based pilot Aucklander Jeremy Clarke, 32, died after the tour helicopter he was flying crashed in a mid-air collision over the Hudson River. Clarke was a certified commercial helicopter pilot an flight instructor, and had worked for two companies, …
Edge Message #106 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM Pictured above: Dame Silvia Cartwright, Lucy Lawless, Richard Chandler, Ryan Nelsen, Nesian Mystic NEW ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES New Zealand headlines in this week’s sampling of global media appearing in The Australian, Examiner, Guardian, Times Online, …
Craggy Range winemaker Rod Easthope was up at London’s Penthouse Suite of New Zealand House promoting Gimblett Gravels varietals and astonishing the attending 30 or so UK Masters of Wine, sommeliers, wine buyers and journalists with wines “up there with …
Edge Message #104 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM A big shout out to New Zealanders across the world who have registered at nzedge.com following our promotion to members of www.oldfriends.co.nz – 1000+ people from 165 international cities and towns and 42 …
Radio host and television personality Clarke Gayford is one of 16 finalists for the ‘Best Job in the World’ organised by Tourism Queensland. Queensland Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor on Friday telephoned 15 finalists across the globe to tell them to …
Thirty years ago, founder of Montana wines Frank Yukich planted the first commercial vineyard of the modern era in Marlborough introducing the world to the delights of New Zealand sauvignon blanc. A commemorative sculpture has now been unveiled in Blenheim at …
Auckland talent agent and former professional wrestler Robert Bruce has died, aged 65. The Scottish-born villain could enrage the crowd with a mere facial expression. Such were his talents and wrestling style, which saw him tease and torment crowds in …
The rights to Queenstown artist Ivan Clarke’s Lonely Dog picture book — “a series of paintings featuring a lonesome-looking pooch” and his friends in the mythical world of Alveridge — has been bought by Warner Brothers. Clarke’s Lonely Dog paintings …
Edge Message #99 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM New Zealanders in Global Headlines New Zealand headlines in this week’s sampling of global media appearing in The West Australian, Telegraph, Hindustan Times, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Telegraph, The …
Comedian and writer John Clarke, born in Palmerston North and famous for creating the “elegantly dressed” farmer Fred Dagg and his seven sons, all Trevors, will be inducted into the Australian Logies Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Melbourne …
US sommelier Jim Clarke explores the exciting developments in NZ white aromatic wines in an article for the San Francisco Chronicle. NZ’s cool climate is proving ideal for growing the grapes made famous by France’s Alsace region. Plantings of Riesling and Gewurztraminer in …
Edge Message #83 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM Aotearoa whanau whanui ki te Aonui Global Community of New Zealanders We welcome new friends to nzedge.com from Boston, Brisbane, Cambridge, Chicago, Colombo, Columbus, Durban, Glasgow, Hong Kong, Izmir, Laie, Little Rock, …
Edge Message #81 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM Kia Ora Aotearoa whanau whanui ki te Aonui Global Community of New Zealanders Welcome to new friends from Bergen, Berlin, Boston, Canton, Dallas, Darwin, Dubai, Exeter, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kaknda …
New Zealand enjoyed success at the 2006 Black & White Spider photography awards, with Jason Boa winning third place in the Nature category for “Field Waimate” and Jocelyn Carlin gaining an honourable mention in the same category for “Cabbage Tree”. The prestigious annual black …
Thai artist Seepphum Srisopa won the Bizarre Bra section of the annual World of Wearable Arts competition in Nelson. His winning creation – a bra with multiple microphones attached and pointing at the wearer – was inspired by PM Helen …
Edge Message #71 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM TO NEW ZEALAND EDGE GLOBAL COMMUNITY Greetings. A brisk memo today. News of New Zealanders reported around the planet: /category/newzedge/ Obituaries for Robert Burchfield (custodian of the English language), Rahera Windsor (spiritual …
Both the NZ men’s and women’s hockey teams have qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. It will be the fourth time the women’s team (the Black Sticks) have competed at the Games. Says goalkeeper Helen Clarke, a veteran of the last …
NZer Natalie McComb is the only woman in a crew of seven rafters aiming to sail the length of the Nile – a 4,200-mile journey from Uganda’s Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean which has never before been accomplished. The team includes Dr …
Edge Message #66 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM TO NEW ZEALAND EDGE GLOBAL COMMUNITY “Back yourself, Give it a go, Anticipate, Draw, Back Up, Re-invent, Challenge, Change.” Lloyd Jones, The Book of Fame. This dictum might apply to the theory …
Edge Message #65 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM TO NEW ZEALAND EDGE GLOBAL COMMUNITY Our placing of sporting heroes on a pedestal above all others has traditionally been something of a national myopia. A one-eyed view, squinting into the sharp …
Edge Message #62 from Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM TO NEW ZEALAND EDGE GLOBAL COMMUNITY SHORT VERSION: MAY’S LIST: Sir Ed, the Anzacs, Richard Pearse, Maurice Wilkins, Peter Jackson, Niki Caro, Roger Donaldson, Lloyd Jones, Possum Bourne, The Datsuns, D4, Alan …