News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 12 July 2017 | #272 | New York Film & TV | Guardian (The) 11 July 2017 Jane Campion on Inspiration Behind New TOTL Series Fans of the critically …
Missed the America’s Cup parade? Watch this clip by EmiratesTeamNZ to see the team’s victory parade down Queen Street.
Watch this newly released ad by 100% Pure New Zealand that depicts New Zealand as a “place where one journey leads to another”.
“It’s something that will have crossed the minds of many a married man or woman,” writes Billie Schwab Dunn in an article for The Daily Mail. Kiwi private investigator Julia Hartley Moore shares signs your partner is having an affair. …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 23 June 2017 | #269 | New York Community/General | NBC News 30 June 2017 The American Dream is in New Zealand “What’s the deal with New Zealand?” …
Have scientists rediscovered the 8th wonder of the world in New Zealand? Listen to this 5 minute clip by 21 News to hear more about New Zealand’s Pink and White Terraces.
Emirates Team New Zealand have reclaimed the America’s Cup. Watch this clip to hear what Grant Dalton, Glenn Ashby and Peter Burling have to say about the win.
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 28 June 2017 | #270 | New York America’s Cup | New York Times (The) 27 June 2017 Emirates Team New Zealand Reclaim America’s Cup Emirates Team New …
Emirates Team New Zealand have won the America’s Cup following their victory over Oracle USA. The Kiwi team “and its crew of young newcomers finished off a surprisingly lopsided 7-1 victory to reclaim the America’s Cup after a 14-year wait,” …
The All Blacks have won Test one against the British & Irish Lions 30-15 at Eden Park. Watch the match highlights in this clip.
“Helmsman Peter Burling and his underdog Emirates Team New Zealand won two races on Sunday to reach match point in the America’s Cup against Jimmy Spithill and two-time defending champion Oracle Team USA,” as reported in an article for The …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 23 June 2017 | #269 | New York Music | New Yorker (The) 20 June 2017 Melodrama Wins High Praise Across the Planet Lorde’s sophomore studio album Melodrama …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 21 June 2017 | #268 | New York Bill Phillips: World-Changing Economist https://www.nzedge.com/legends/bill-phillips/ The story of Bill Phillips is further evidence of the “world-changing New Zealanders” theory promoted …
(Sponsored Content) A 50 business-strong trade delegation has held the inaugural New Zealand-China (Weifang Shandong) Branded Products Expo in Auckland on 16 – 18 June 2017 at the Vodafone Event Centre. This event was to further cement trade ties between …
“Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand are threatening to sail — and cycle — away with the America’s Cup,” as reported in an article in The Guardian. “The 26-year-old Burling calmly steered the New Zealanders’ 50-foot catamaran to two …
LA-based New Zealander Robert Pearson has won a Wooden Pencil award for Production Design for the Budweiser commercial Born the Hard Way at this year’s D&AD awards, the premier UK advertising awards. The commercial celebrates immigration in the US was …
Wellington-based design agency Chrometoaster have won the won the Good Design of the Year Award at the Good Design Awards Australia in Sydney with Game of Awesome. Game of Awesome is “an unconventional educational card game co-designed with students to …
Two weeks ago Rocket Lab launched the maiden flight of its battery-powered, 3D-printed rocket Electron from New Zealand’s remote Mahia Peninsula. Watch this video animation of the rocket’s launch.
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 14 June 2017 | #267 | New York America’s Cup | Fox Sports 13 June 2017 Kiwis Clinch Spot Against Oracle Team USA In America’s Cup “Emirates Team New …
“Emirates Team New Zealand sped away from Sweden’s Artemis Racing on Bermuda’s Great Sound on Monday to advance to the America’s Cup match and another showdown with nemesis Oracle Team USA,” as reported in an article on Fox Sports. “With …
Emirates Team New Zealand have won their race against Artemis Racing in the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy. That made them the Challenger for the 35th America’s Cup. The NZ team will face Oracle Team USA on Saturday June 17 on the Great …
37-year-old New Zealander Sam Wills’s aka Tape Face – formerly known as The Boy With Tape On His Face – spoke with the Evening Standard’s Bruce Dessau about ambition and how he came to be “exactly where he should be”, …
Air New Zealand was named Australasia’s leading airline for the ninth year in a row, writes Hannah Moore in an article for The Daily Mail. It’s the airline’s 16th World Travel Award since 2005. “This latest award is further recognition …
Engineer, crocodile hunter, innovator and war hero; Bill Phillips trod an unconventional path to become one of the most influential economists of all time.
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 08 June 2017 | #266 | New York Film & TV | IndieWIRE 06 June 2017 Jane Campion’s China Girl is Unforgettable “Is it a movie? Is it a …
Love New Zealand’s national icon – the Kiwi bird? Watch this short documentary from Nat GEO Wild and find out a bit more about our flightless bird. New Zealanders have been called ‘Kiwis’ since the nickname was bestowed by Australian soldiers …
“It sounds like fake news: ‘There’s a guy near Christchurch, he’s exporting compressed New Zealand air to China. In a canister. With a mask.’ But when I check it out later, I find it’s true. If Coca-Cola is the American …
“New Zealand’s latest export is a compellingly theatrical performer of her extraordinary songs,” writes Kitty Empire in an article for The Guardian. “Aldous Harding fixes a person in the front row of this tiny venue with a basilisk stare. It …
Rere Rockslide, “just outside the city of Gisborne in New Zealand is an amazing water ride that is not connected to any kind of theme park. It is purely a result of the natural flow of the Wharekopae River, and …
“Kieran Read spent a long time learning from Richie McCaw but he always knew he would have to do things his own way if he was to make his mark as All Blacks skipper when the time came to succeed …
Designer Karen Walker and Connan Mockasin, a “groovy, lively musician” launched Karen Walker’s first eyewear collection for men this week, simply titled Monumental, writes Steff Yotka for Vogue. “The range of bold, geometric glasses picks up on the thread of …
“Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrated the first conquest of Mount Everest 64 years ago on Monday (May 29), as well as this year’s climbing season, during which hundreds scaled the world’s highest peak,” as reported in an article in The Japan …
Watch this clip to get a glimpse of one of the world’s largest contemporary art parks in New Zealand – created by New Zealand businessman, entrepreneur and art collector Alan Gibbs.
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 31 May 2017 | #265 | New York Science/Tech | Guardian (The) 29 May 2017 NZ Launches Into Space Race With 3D-Printed Rocket Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space …
“A significant cultural gift from Aotearoa New Zealand to the United Nations is a step closer with the unveiling of a bronze whatarangi (storehouse) at Te Puia New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute (NZMACI) in Rotorua,” as reported in …
Hayden Martis’ Fallon Falloff Bowl collections have been featured in Minimalissimo Magazine as “a beautiful addition to any considered space.” “Conceived from the single sweeping motion of falling; the expectation of the round shape in a bowl-type object, these pieces …
There are plenty of activities – both adrenaline-filled and calm – in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands – “an area rich in history and culture” with beautiful surroundings. Carley Olley writes about her favourites in an article in The Weekly …
See New Zealand’s stunning peaks in this clip filmed in Glenorchy and Queenstown, South Island by adventure channel ‘Man And Drone’. Watch it here.
Watch this clip to see Lorde’s live performance of Green Light at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. Greenlight was the first single released from the Kiwi musician’s new album Melodrama due to come out in June 2017.
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 24 May 2017 | #265 | New York Arts | Architecture Now 23 May 2017 Kaynemaile Wins At NYCxDesign Awards “New Zealand company Kaynemaile has won Best Architectural Product …
“New Zealand company Kaynemaile has won Best Architectural Product at the NYCxDesign Awards, announced 20 May,” as reported in an article on Architecture Now. “Kaynemaile is currently exhibiting in the centre of New York’s Times Square with a 4.25 metre …
News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 17 May 2017 | #263 | New York Science/Tech | Engadget 16 May 2017 Face Mask That Fights Pollution “It’s a ubiquitous sight in cities like Beijing: pedestrians walking under …
“‘It’s hard to hide this place,’ says the art collector Alan Gibbs as he bounces in an open-topped Jeep through his vast contemporary sculpture park in rural New Zealand. ‘People see things from the road. That’s how it first got …
Imagine your cabin crew could anticipate your personal needs and preferences. Watch Air New Zealand’s clip to see how the future of flying could look like with Microsoft’s HoloLens.
When Tauranga-born make-up artist Michael Ashton was introduced to a woman called Adele through a mutual friend, he had no idea that it was the catalyst for a long, fruitful relationship that would see him travel the globe for arguably …
“(Waiheke Island) has its own microclimate – it’s drier and warmer than Auckland, 20km away – which is why it’s so good at growing grapes and attracting thousands of day-trippers,” Katrina Lolley writes for The Australian. “I arrive on the …
At this time of year, New Zealanders in the diaspora will do just about anything to get their hands on ‘green gold’. Now exporters have their eye on a wider market. Guardian Australia journalist and New Zealander, Elle Hunt reports. …
Rachel Hawken was born and raised in the Milwaukee area. But, she’s a Kiwi at heart. She’s bringing her love for New Zealand’s mobile café culture to Milwaukee in June when she launches her new food truck, Drift. Hawken says …
Get to know the story behind Emirates Team NZ pedal power innovation in this short clip.
At a recent conference in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, archaeologists – including New Zealander Alan Walmsley – working in over 14 Islamic countries around the world participated in a first of its kind conference. Islamic Archaeology in Global Perspective …
Long distance runner New Zealand-born Maia Ramsden, 15, who is a student at Fiji’s International School Suva, broke the record in the 800m and 1500m during the Coca-Cola Games in April, and is currently preparing to run in the Cross …
Nineties Australian girl band Girlfriend, whose frontwoman was New Zealander Robyn Loau (pictured centre top), are reforming to mark the 25th anniversary of their No 1 hit Take it From Me. The band, which was marketed to a teen and …
New Zealand-born New York-based model Georgia Fowler, who is in Australia for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, has been announced as the ambassador for Etihad, and has travelled to Sydney to celebrate the airline’s 10th anniversary of service to Australia, and …
The New Zealand pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale has opened with Auckland-born artist Lisa Reihana and Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy arriving in Venice’s largest gondola to the historic naval warehouse the pavilion will occupy for the next six months, …
Have you heard of NZ’s Great Rides? Watch this short ad by 100% Pure New Zealand to find out more about our great cycle trails.
Lawyer Kingi Snelgar, 29, who has worked as a crown prosecutor in New Zealand and overseas as a human rights observer, joined the Standing Rock movement in South Dakota in late-2016. Snelgar, who completed his one-year LLM at Harvard, talks …
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