EDGE #421 – Kinetic Façade Brings NZ Pavilion To Life At Expo 2020 + 27 Global Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 01 October 2021 | #421 | 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. Architecture | AD Middle East 30 September 2021 Kinetic Façade Brings NZ Pavilion To Life At Expo 2020 “A pioneering feat of engineering and craftsmanship, the New Zealand pavilion’s innovative façade made from a unique architectural mesh called Kaynemaile pays homage to the Māori way of life,” according to a report in Architectural Digest Middle East by design… Business | New Zealand Herald (The) 30 September 2021 World-First Biodegradable Shoe the Orba Released New Zealand’s first street sneaker specifically designed to biodegrade, the Orba Ghost, which has just been launched, is made almost entirely of natural…   General | Independent (The) 29 September 2021 New Zealanders Overseas Talk Being Behind Borders When Jacinda Ardern closed New Zealand’s borders, chasing a zero-Covid policy, many New Zealanders were effectively locked out of their own country,…   Writers | Spinoff (The) 27 September 2021 Hairy Maclary a New Zealander with Scottish Roots Despite being one of Scotland’s most iconic children’s books, it has been revealed to the Scots that Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy is…   Politics and Economics | Evening Standard 27 September 2021 John Edwards Named UK’s Information Commissioner British MPs have approved New Zealander John Edwards as next Information Commissioner for the UK, Jamie Harris reports for the Evening…   Writers | ExBerliner 25 September 2021 Berlin-Based Poet Hinemoana Baker on Connections Ahead of her recent reading at Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin (ILB), mould-breaking poet Hinemoana Baker talked English-language magazine…   Business | Mercury News (The) 25 September 2021 Growing Wave of NZ Firms Set up Shop in Colorado More than two dozen New Zealand firms, many start-ups, have set up shop in the Colorado cities of Denver and Boulder in recent years, making the region a…   Wine | Financial Times (The) 25 September 2021 What is really in our wine? New research by Malborough Master of Wine Sophie Parker-Thomson “is likely to provoke considerable revision in winemaking practices and in how sulphites are perceived,” according to Jancis Robinson, famed wined…   Nature | Guardian (The) 24 September 2021 Long-Legged Penguin Fossils Add to Rich Record The discovery of a complete fossilised ancient giant penguin skeleton in the upper Kawhia Harbour, Waikato is helping scientists fill in some gaps in natural…   Motorsports | Connexion (The) 24 September 2021 France-Based Susan Alemann off to Drive the Sahara New Zealander Susan Alemann and Briton Helen Tait Wright, both in their fifties, are competing in an all-women off-road car rally taking place in the…   News | Cherwell.org 24 September 2021 You don’t need physics to appreciate Katherine Mansfield In an entertainingly self-deprecating essay for Oxford University’s independent student newspaper Cherwell, Ben Jureidini…   Design | Vouge 23 September 2021 Jessica McCormack’s Diamonds Shine at Met Gala American actor Zoë Kravitz is a master of the bejewelled bralette, according to British Vogue journalist Alice Newbold. Her Met Gala 2021 moment was a…   Film & TV | AFP 23 September 2021 Giant of Cinema Jane Campion Wins in Venice New Zealand’s Jane Campion has “underlined her status as one of the leading film-makers of her generation, taking home the best director trophy at the Venice Film…   Architecture | New York Post 23 September 2021 Spectacular David Howell creation is “the best furnished in New York City” A spectacular apartment designed by NZ-born, New York-based…   Politics and Economics | Forbes 22 September 2021 RBNZ Turning Heads Around the Globe “New Zealand is tiny by economic standards, but it’s a giant in central banking circles,” Forbes senior contributor William Pesek writes. “While working in Washington in the mid-to-late…   Business | ABC News 22 September 2021 Fashion Store Owner Jan Patu Promotes the Plunge The owner of a fashion boutique in Australia’s biggest outback city, Kalgoorlie, New Zealander Jan Patu has urged people dreaming of starting their own…   Obituaries | Art Asia Pacific 21 September 2021 Billy Apple® a Transformative Pop Artist Born in Auckland, Barrie George Bates, aka Billy Apple, was “a pioneer in the conceptual art movement whose influence spanned art scenes in London, New York, and New…   Fashion | British Vogue 21 September 2021 Anita Chhiba Championing S Asian Cool In recent years, there has been a rise in Instagram accounts designed to uplift and inspire marginalised communities, and through these online platforms, such as Diet Paratha, British…   Music | US Vogue 20 September 2021 Behind the Blissed-Out Comeback of Lorde With this year’s release of her third studio album, Solar Power, pop star Lorde, 24, lights up the cover of the October issue of US Vogue, in nothing but a Schiaparelli…   Rugby | Guardian (The) 20 September 2021 ABs Top Rankings with Win over Pumas New Zealand snatched South Africa’s world No 1 ranking and placed one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy after subjecting Argentina to a second successive heavy defeat in Brisbane,…   Film & TV | TIME 17 September 2021 Jane Campion Returns to Film with Locally-Shot Western The Power of the Dog The Power of the Dog marks a homecoming for Wellington-born Oscar winner…   General | Marie Claire 16 September 2021 Koru Kids CEO Says UK Childcare Needs Rethink Women have borne the brunt of the pandemic both at work and home. Fact. But now, with spiralling childcare costs and lack of effective government support for…   New Zealand | Conde Nast Traveler 15 September 2021 Auckland Creatives Give Condé Nast a City Tour Auckland-based designer Lillie Toogood and husband Dirk Paetzold are helping shape the story of New Zealand now for an international audience. The pair were…   Writers | Nerd Daily (The) 14 September 2021 Jordan Bartlett’s YA Fantasy Novel Cover Released The cover of New Zealand-born author Jordan Bartlett’s young adult fantasy novel, Contest of Queens, has been revealed, Elise Dumpleton reports…   Writers | Margaret Mahy 29 September 2001 20 YEARS AGO More Margaret Mahy Magic The multi-award-winning author, who was first published and praised in the United States over 30 years ago, has had her books translated into 15 languages. She has won literary prizes in…   New Zealand | Wiki News 27 September 2006 15 YEARS AGO Destination Cool An influential UK poll has named NZ the “world’s coolest destination.” Project “CoolBrands” (widely regarded as a “cool factor” barometer), defines “brands that have become extremely desirable…   Nature | Guardian (The) 28 September 2011 10 YEARS AGO Danger for Native Dolphins New Zealand’s Hector’s dolphin population has fallen from 30,000 to around 7000 since nylon gillnets came into use in the 1970s while subspecies…   Business | CNBC 30 September 2016 5 YEARS AGO Why Craig Cooper Invests in Adventure Sports When New Zealand-born venture capitalist Craig Cooper isn’t rock climbing, meditating or writing for his men’s…