EDGE #406 New Zealand a food producer of global scale + 33 other stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 03 October 2020 | #406 | 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. Agriculture | The National Provisioner 09 September 2020 New Zealand a food producer of global scale New Zealand’s credentials as a global food and meat producer are highlighted in an op-ed in leading U.S. trade publication The National Provisioner by Matt Luxton, Director of Sales, USA at Silver Fern Farms. New Zealand exports a variety of food products, making… General | Vanity Fair 28 September 2020 Chur, Russell Crowe Educates Vanity Fair Readers From “bugger all” to “jandals”, Wellington-born actor Russell Crowe, 56, star of Unhinged, takes Vanity Fair readers through some “sweet as”…   Politics and Economics | Politico 01 October 2020 OECD Nominee Liddell Helms White House Transition Planning Whoever wins the U.S. Presidential race – Trump or Biden – New Zealand-born Chris Liddell will be holding the keys to the…   Education | Prospect 01 October 2020 PM Jacinda Ardern Runner Up in Prospect List The votes have been counted and the results are in. UK magazine Prospect’s top 10 is full of practical-minded thinkers for the Covid-19 age – and New Zealand Prime…   Visual Arts | Hosfelt Gallery 10 September 2020 Max Gimblett Shows Juggernaut in San Francisco San Francisco’s prestigious Hosfelt Gallery presents a solo exhibition of work by the esteemed 84 year-old painter, calligrapher, and Rinzai Zen monk Max…   Fashion | Financial Times 02 October 2020 Jessica McCormack and Emilia Wickstead Join Forces “Reality is bleak,” Jessica McCormack tells Financial Times fashion features editor Jessica Beresford, “so we all need some escapism,…   Science/Tech | Business Insider 30 September 2020 Digital Human Creator Uneeq Shares Its Tricks Auckland start-up UneeQ, that counts Salesforce’s former head of AI Richard Socher as an investor, has a new tool that aims to make building virtual humans to…   Politics and Economics | Week (The) 29 September 2020 Labour’s Priyanca Radhakrishnan Proud of Roots In an exclusive interview with Indian news magazine, The Week, Labour list MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan, 41, talks about how the New Zealand Government is…   Film & TV | Variety Magazine 26 September 2020 Roseanne Liang’s Shadow in the Cloud a Blast “Imagine how Ripley of Alien would handle a Nightmare at 20,000 Feet-style gremlin attack. Sound wild? Roseanne Liang’s female empowerment thriller delivers…   Science/Tech | New York Times (The) 25 September 2020 Search for Life on Venus Could Begin at Rocket Lab New Zealand-founded company Rocket Lab may be able to send a small spacecraft to probe the clouds of Venus long before NASA or other space agencies…   Business | Grazia 23 September 2020 Meet Monday Haircare’s Jamie Lupton Jaimee Lupton took the beauty world by storm with the launch of Monday Haircare, which sold out from Australian supermarket Coles within days, with the stockist having to put a purchase…   Film & TV | Exclaim! 22 September 2020 Underplayed Doco Stacey’s Lee’s Homage to Women Electronic music documentary Underplayed is the feature debut of New Zealand-born director Stacey Lee, who has been shortlisted for the Cannes…   General | Australian Financial Review (The) 21 September 2020 Tony Blakely Advocate for COVID Elimination The professorial fellow at Melbourne University’s School of Population and Global Health, New Zealander Tony Blakely has become one of the go-to epidemiologists for the…   Music | BBC 20 September 2020 TikTok Opens up a New Music World for Jawsh 685 TikTok has only been part of our lives for two years, but it’s already had a massive impact on the music business, the BBC reports. South Auckland producer…   Film & TV | Guardian (The) 19 September 2020 Savage is a Moving Street-Gang Saga “A pulse of vulnerability beats at the heart of Sam Kelly’s outwardly imposing but unexpectedly touching debut feature, Savage,” Phil Hoad writes in a review of the film for The Guardian….   Architecture | Architectural Digest 18 September 2020 Inside Anna Paquin’s LA Driftwood Home The story of New Zealander Anna Paquin and husband American Stephen Moyer’s Venice Beach home is one of ultimate artistic license. With their selections of architect, interior…   Music | Middle East Eye 17 September 2020 How the Iraq Uprising Inspired Singer Yasamin Three months before the start of Iraq’s October protests last year, almost 10,000 miles away in Auckland, “artivist” Yasamin began binge-watching an Iraqi…   Business | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 16 September 2020 Gary Rohloff’s BNPL Outfit Laybuy Soars on ASX New Zealand-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) outfit Laybuy pulled off a stellar landing on the Australian Securities Exchange, with its shares shooting up…   General | Business Standard (The) 24 September 2020 Queenstown Looks to Alternative Revenue As the Covid-19 pandemic closes borders and grounds aircraft around the world, iconic destinations from Kyoto to Amsterdam are addressing the new reality of fewer…   Film & TV | Bustle 10 September 2020 Wheel Of Time Star Zöe Robins Profiled Amazon Prime’s epic adaptation of The Wheel Of Time is based in an alternate world where magic exists, but only certain women are permitted to use it. One of those women, Nynaeve,…   Film & TV | Screen Rant 09 September 2020 Eco Challenge Racer Nathan Fa’avae Wins For NZ Nelson-based adventure racer Nathan Fa’avae, 48, who led the New Zealand team on to win the World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji, is profiled by…   Politics and Economics | Fortune 09 September 2020 Chlöe Swarbrick Makes Fortune’s 40-Under-40 List In a year of “monumental challenges and change”, Fortune magazine has released its 40 Under 40 lists for 2020, the Government and Politics…   War & Peace | Business Insider 09 September 2020 SAS One of Top Special Ops Forces in the World Special operations forces have become some of the most prominent and active military units in the world, Stavros Atlamazogkou writes for Business Insider. US…   General | Spinoff (The) 08 September 2020 Staggering Potential of NZ’s Returning Diaspora International strategist and insights specialist Aucklander Julia Arnott-Neenee, 27, is one of a number of high achievers “coming home at once”. The…   Film & TV | Empire Magazine 07 September 2020 Niki Caro’s Mulan “a dazzling, moving, hair-prickling spectacle” An Empire reviewer bemoans this month’s “bittersweet” release of New Zealander Niki Caro’s…   General | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 07 September 2020 Peter FitzSimons: “Australia should take back Christchurch killer.” Others disagree. “Asked by New Zealand media to…   General | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 05 September 2020 “I forgive you: Why victims’ empathy was kryptonite to the Christchurch killer” Reflecting on four days of victim impact…   Film & TV | Variety Magazine 04 September 2020 Story of WWII Spy Nancy Wake To Hit TV Screens Anonymous Content, the company behind True Detective and The Revenant, has acquired the TV rights to the…   Business | Deadline 04 September 2020 Why Everyone Wants A Piece Of Shift72 Many film companies have taken a battering during the pandemic. The opposite is true of New Zealand-based video streaming…   General | Men’s Journal 03 September 2020 Pete Oswald Skiing to Reforest Madagascar New Zealand freeskier and photographer Pete Oswald, 35, speaks with Men’s Journal journalist Eliot Grover about his efforts…   General | Washington Post (The) 02 September 2020 Though NZ Is Confronting a New Outbreak It Is Still Way Ahead of the USA – WashPost “Since the start of the novel coronavirus…   Arts | TIME 30 September 20150 5 YEARS AGO TIME Looks Back at 1997 Everest Cover Story The new movie Everest is all Hollywood, with big movie stars meant for a big IMAX screen. But the story it tells is very real. TIME…   New Zealand | Mercury News 27 September 2010 10 YEARS AGO Icy Southern Beauty “New Zealand is the land of all things possible,” Josh Green writes in a travel piece for the San Jose Mercury News. “It’s one of those places…   Film | Inside Film 30 September 2005 15 YEARS AGO Local epic lures Donaldson home An interview with The World’s Fastest Indian director Roger Donaldson is the cover story for the October issue of Inside Film. Starring Sir Anthony…