#223: Te Reo Hit, Anthony Wilding, Awaroa Beach, NZ Super Rugby, Waiheke + Richie McCaw and more ++

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News of New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 14 July 2016 | #223 | New York Music | Guardian (The) 12 July 2016 Te Reo Hit Topples Justin Timberlake Pop tune Maimoatia, sung entirely in Te reo and released for Maori Language Week, shot straight to the top of the iTunes chart in New Zealand, knocking Justin Timberlake’s Can’t Stop the Feeling from the No 1 position. Maimoatia – which means Cherish It –… Sport General | BBC 13 July 2016 Wimbledon’s Anthony Wilding a Superstar of his Day Long before the PR driven age of image rights and social media, before Borg, Laver and even Perry, Wimbledon had its own matinee idol – New…   Community/General | BBC 12 July 2016 Awaroa Beach Bought by Crowdfunding given to Public The pristine Awaroa Beach in the Abel Tasman National Park bought through a crowdfunding campaign for almost $2.3 million has been handed to its…   Rugby | Australian (The) 12 July 2016 NZ Super Rugby Teams Trouncing Australian “In the 20 years of Super Rugby, there has never been a weekend like the one just gone, with results that have shaken Australian rugby to its very foundations,” according…   New Zealand | Travel + Leisure 11 July 2016 Waiheke One of World’s Best Islands Waiheke has placed forth in Travel + Leisure magazine’s annual top ten best islands in the world survey for 2016, ahead of Bali, Hawaii and the Greek islands. It was also named the top…   Film | YouTube 11 July 2016 Chasing Great – Richie McCaw Watch the trailer for the upcoming documentary Chasing Great, which follows Richie McCaw’s final 365 days leading the All Blacks. Richie McCaw became the first person to captain back-to-back World Cup…   Business | Mainmark.com 11 July 2016 Mainmark Wins at 2016 Ground Engineering Awards in London Mainmark’s Christchurch team has won the International Project of the Year Award at the 2016 Ground Engineering Awards for…   Arts | Forbes 10 July 2016 Rhys Darby On What It Takes To Be Funny Everywhere “NZ actor-comedian Rhys Darby may have burst to fame in the United States playing Murray on Flight of the Conchords, but Darby has been honing his…   New Zealand | Toronto Star 10 July 2016 Stops You Need to Make On Your South Island Road Trip “There are plenty of places and excursions worth checking out when driving through New Zealand’s South Island,” writes Daniel Otis in…   New Zealand | New York Times (The) 10 July 2016 Centuries of Smoke “A foul smell hangs in the air over White Island, a marine volcano in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty, and steam hisses from rocks stained bright yellow from centuries of sulfur exposure,” writes Craig Hoyle for The New York Times. White…   Arts | Irish Examiner 09 July 2016 NZ Tattoo Artist’s Incredible Sport Stars Tattoos “New Zealand tattoo artist Steve Butcher has set the bar extremely high when it comes to inking sport stars from around the world,” as…   New Zealand | Living+Nomads 09 July 2016 Must-Visit Destinations in New Zealand It is New Zealand’s glorious, spectacular and diverse scenery that has long inspired many travelers to visit the country. In an article for Living + Nomads Hai Chuyen reveals the 10…   Fashion | InStyle 09 July 2016 Rebecca Taylor Takes InStyle Around the Office When it came time for New Zealand-born fashion designer Rebecca Taylor to redecorate her office in the company’s Midtown New York showroom, she wanted to mimic…   Film & TV | Buzzfeed 08 July 2016 Hollywood Is Finally Ready For Taika Waititi New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi “has been put at the forefront of Disney’s push toward diversity. But that doesn’t mean he’s committing to a career in…   Sport General | Horse & Hound 08 July 2016 Julie Brougham Takes Most Senior NZ Olympian Crown New Zealand dressage rider Julie Brougham will pip Mark Todd to the “elder statesman” record at this summer’s Olympics, Horse & Hound…   Theatre | Tucson.com 08 July 2016 Tucson Teen Discovers Love of Writing Nineteen-year-old New Zealand-born Samara Attridge, who has always been more of a “centre-stage type, acting and tackling musical theatre,” tells the Arizona Daily Star that she never…   Music | Monitor (The) 07 July 2016 Yumi Zouma on Album Release Tour in US New Zealand band, Yumi Zouma, performed recently in McAllen, Texas as part of a US tour promoting their latest album Yoncalla. “Even though it’s our third release, this is the…   Community/General | Global Construction Review 07 July 2016 Top NZ Firm Fletchers Seeks British Building Pros “Fletcher Construction, is calling out for senior British construction leaders to help it deliver the largest infrastructure programme in the…   Rugby | Wales Online 07 July 2016 NZ WWII Rugby Jersey Helps Cash-Strapped Welsh Club A forgotten post-war New Zealand rugby jersey found among old artefacts at a Welsh clubhouse has provided a massive financial boost to the side…   See all stories and an 10,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2016 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. 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