EDGE #252: John Gilbert & Dan Lemmon Win Oscars, Wellington Recruits Tech Talent, Taika Waititi NZer of the Year + Bruce McLaren Film + Rob Muldoon Blowback ++ more

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 1 March 2017 | #252 | New York Film & TV | Oscars 28 February 2017 John Gilbert and Dan Lemmon Win at Oscars Two New Zealanders have won at the 89th Academy Awards: John Gilbert won Best Editing for his work on the WWII drama Hacksaw Ridge and Dan Lemmon won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for The Jungle Book alongside animators Robert Legato, Adam Valdez and Andrew R…. Politics and Economics | Economist (The) 22 February 2017 Coping with Changing Trade Patterns “The future of British trade after Brexit is shrouded in uncertainty. It is an unprecedented process, so it is hard to know where to look for clues as to how it may work out,” the Economist… Community/General | Forbes 01 March 2017 Tempted To Move Out Of The U.S.? Wellington Wants To Help You Escape After the presidential election, visits from U.S. citizens to the Immigration New Zealand… Medicine/Health | Xinhua 28 February 2017 Parkinson’s Disease Breakthrough University of Auckland scientists have made a breakthrough in potential treatments for the debilitating Parkinson’s disease by identifying how it spreads in the brain.The scientists said they… Film & TV | TV3.ie 23 February 2017 Taika Waititi named New Zealander of the Year “Hunt for the Wilderpeople director Taika Waititi has been named as the 2017 New Zealander of the Year,” as reported on TV3.ie.”I just found out the news…. News | Business Insider Australia 24 February 2017 How Earth’s Newest Continent ‘Zealandia’ Was Found Scientist recently discovered that “earth has a brand-new continent called Zealandia,” writes Dave Mosher in an article for Business Insider… Film | YouTube 22 February 2017 McLaren – First Trailer Watch the first trailer for the documentary about motor racing icon McLaren. It is directed by Roger Donaldson (Thirteen Days, The World’s Fastest Indian) and will come to cinemas in 2017. Music | Folk Radio UK 27 February 2017 Nadia Reid’s New LP an Ode to Self-Reflection Nadia Reid’s new video for The Arrow and The Aim, taken from her forthcoming album Preservation, was shot in an abandoned house surrounded by stunning… Music | Fiji Times (The) 26 February 2017 Erakah’s Story of Musical Success Born in Fiji, Erakah spent part of her early years in the country before being adopted by a family in New Zealand. Over there she discovered she had a talent for singing resulting in the release… Music | Albuquerque Journal 26 February 2017 Conductor Grant Cooper Brings a Heavy Hitter Guest conductor New Zealand-born Grant Cooper recently packed his SUV with a homemade, giant hammer and drove from West Virginia to Albuquerque to lead the New Mexico… Film & TV | Iowa State Daily 26 February 2017 John Feeney’s Kenojuak Returns to Screen in US Ngaruawahia-born John Feeney’s 1964 short film Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak, about Kenojuak Ashevak, the first Inuit woman involved with a printmaking… Film & TV | Upcoming (The) 25 February 2017 Connecting with Director Tusi Tamasese A gripping film about redemption and the relationships that can ultimately lead to a fresh start, One Thousand Ropes left audiences eager to question Samoan New Zealand director Tusi… Music | Mancunion (The) 22 February 2017 Ladyhawke Truly Compels in Manchester “Synth-pop legend Ladyhawke delivered a flawless performance at the intimate Manchester Academy 3 venue” playing “a set of old and new tracks from her decade career in the music… Watersports | Practical Boat Owner 27 February 2017 Conrad Colman Completes Vendée Globe New Zealander Conrad Colman, 33, has written a new chapter in the storied history of the Vendée Globe crossing the finish line of the eighth edition of the non stop solo round the world… Sport General | Daily Mail Australia 25 February 2017 Yogi Kate Middleton Holds Her Breath in Camel New Zealander Kate Middleton, 29, is the woman behind a series of images which feature the yoga instructor and freediver performing incredible underwater acts, the… Sport General | Canadian Running 25 February 2017 Quinn Gardiner-Hall Inspiring Other Kids to Run New Zealander Quinn Gardiner-Hall is running the Antarctic half marathon to prove that he is capable of the distance even if he is just 11 years… Politics and Economics | Bloomberg 24 February 2017 Robert Muldoon Our Own Feisty Protectionist “What would you think of a Western democratic leader who was populist, obsessed with the balance of trade, especially effective on television, feisty and combative with… New Zealand | Guardian (The) 24 February 2017 Living the Fantasy of Gandalf New Zealand is the backdrop for Indian photographer Akhil Suhas, 21, who spent six months touring the country documenting his 15,000km journey. Suhas featured locals and tourists dressed up as the wizard Gandalf… War & Peace | Toronto Star 23 February 2017 Leonard Kaminski Clearing Laos’ Deadly Legacy Per capita, Laos boasts the inglorious distinction of being the most heavily bombed nation in the world. Between 1964 and 1973, more than two million tonnes… See all stories and an 11,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2016 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Researched and edited by Jane Nye (Berlin), Andrew Conn (New York), Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Web published by Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison.