EDGE #258: RIP Brewing Magnate Sir Douglas Myers & Satirist John Clarke, NZ Comes Aboard China’s OBOR Initiative + David Trubridge Design’s Redwoods Nightlights ++ more

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 12 April 2017 | #258 | New York News | New Zealand Herald (The) 11 April 2017 Sir Douglas Myers, Brewing Magnate and Business Advocate (78) Sir Douglas Myers, long-time chief executive of Lion Breweries, business advocate and philanthropist has died in London aged 78. “It would be hard to overstate the contribution made by Sir Douglas Myers to making New Zealand what it is today. As a leader of the…   News | ABC News 11 April 2017 Satirist John Clarke aka Fred Dagg (68) New Zealand born “celebrated satirist and comedian John Clarke has died suddenly, aged 68,” reports ABC News.Clarke, who made “his name as a comedian and political satirist… Community/General | Forbes 12 April 2017 Kiwi Blogger Shannon Harris Named One of Forbes Top Influencers Kiwi beauty blogger Shannon Harris has been named the fifth most powerful beauty influencer by… News | China Daily 10 April 2017 “The Road Starts Here” New Zealand Comes Aboard China’s OBOR Initiative “To many in New Zealand, the country looks like an isolated outpost on a map girdled… Cricket | Himalayan Times (The) 11 April 2017 Two-Metre Peter Retires After 16-Year Career Former New Zealand batsman Peter Fulton has retired after a 16-year first-class career that was highlighted by two stints in the international arena. The towering… Watersports | Straits Times (The) 10 April 2017 Grant Rawlinson’s 12,000km Test of Endurance New Zealander Grant Rawlinson, 42, has just finished the 4500km first leg of his epic journey from Singapore to New Zealand. Having rowed to Darwin, he will next… Arts | DARC Magazine 07 April 2017 David Trubridge Design Create Redwoods Nightlights “Redwoods Treewalk and David Trubridge Design have partnered to create an iconic nocturnal tourism experience: the Redwoods Nightlights…. New Zealand | Guardian (The) 09 April 2017 That Wanaka Tree a Social Media Sensation A crack willow tree, believed to have grown from an old fence post, has been photographed tens of thousands of times, with queues of photographers routinely forming on the… New Zealand | Daily Mail 08 April 2017 Nothing Beats a Life-Affirming NZ Holiday The Daily Mail’s travel editor Mark Palmer kicked off his eight-day tour in and around Queenstown, admiring Lake Wakatipu, then taking in the World Heritage Site Matukituki… New Zealand | Travel + Leisure 08 April 2017 Baldwin Street an Ever Instagrammed Steep “If you find yourself near Dunedin anytime soon, put on your most comfortable walking shoes and head to Baldwin Street for a seriously trippy Instagram opportunity,” Travel… Music | Billboard 09 April 2017 Soulful New Video for Singer Janine New Zealand-born soul singer Janine, formerly known as Janine and the Mixtape, is back with a “heart-tugging visual for Don’t Love Me,” Adelle Platon reports for Billboard.”As… Dance | Guardian (The) 07 April 2017 Alluring Role for Paris Ballet’s Hannah O’Neill Hannah O’Neill, 24, a New Zealander who joined the Paris Opéra Ballet company in 2011, is “a beguiling” Titania, Paul Jennings writes in an… Visual Arts | Herald Sun 07 April 2017 Collector Patrick Pound Shows Treasured Snaps Remember when we stopped buying family photo albums? Artist-collector New Zealand-born Patrick Pound does, Rebecca Michael writes for the Herald Sun. It was when… Taste | Telegraph (The) 06 April 2017 Monica Galetti Cooking as She Pleases in Fitzrovia The spotlight is once again on Masterchef judge New Zealander Monica Galetti as she opens her first restaurant Mere in Fitzrovia, London. The… Business | YorkShire Post 06 April 2017 Martyn Connell Helping At-Risk UK Youth Find Jobs New Zealander Martyn Connell is the head of West Yorkshire recruitment firm Maze8 that aims to support the young in overcoming barriers to… Writers | Irish News (The) 06 April 2017 This is Shannon Cullen’s Journal for Mothers When New Zealand-born Shannon Cullen had her first baby Matilda, who is now aged four, she found herself writing down random notes and doodles at all hours. This… Music | DIY 05 April 2017 Aldous Harding Announces Party and Tour Dates New Zealand singer-songwriter Aldous Harding will release her sophomore album, Party on 19 May… Ads | YouTube 07 April 2017 All Blacks Tackle The Risk in Tokyo Watch AIG’s  new video – titled #TackleTheRisk which features the New Zealand All Blacks in Tokyo and is aiming to raise the rugby team’s profile in Japan. Music | YouTube 05 April 2017 Lorde – Liability Watch Lorde perform Liability – her second single from her upcoming album Melodrama – at Saturday Night Live. 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.