#233: New Generation of Maori Women, Helen Clark, Biofuel LanzaTech, Child Sport Development, Xero, Speaking Irish in NZ + Ernest Rutherford and more ++

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News of New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 21 September 2016 | #233 | New York Te Ao Maori | Vice 20 September 2016 New Generation of Maori Women Wearing Moko For Maori women, the moko kauae, or traditional female chin tattoo, is considered a physical manifestation of their true identity. It is believed every Maori woman wears a moko on the inside, close to their heart; when they are ready, the tattoo artist simply brings it… Film & TV | Los Angeles Times 21 September 2016 How Andrew Dominik Relayed Nick Cave’s Trauma New Zealand-born director Andrew Dominik said he made the Nick Cave documentary One More Time With Feeling, expecting viewers to see it only once…   Music | Observer 20 September 2016 Marlon Williams Celebrates Where He’s From Marlon Williams’ renown started spreading outside of New Zealand in 2015 when the highly renowned Bloomington, Ind./Austin-based label Dead Oceans released his…   Business | New Zealand Herald 20 September 2016 Biofuel LanzaTech Partner with Virgin Atlantic LanzaTech, which was formed in New Zealand 11 years ago, has made an aviation biofuel breakthrough with partner airline Virgin Atlantic, producing nearly 5700…   Film & TV | Guardian (The) 19 September 2016 Lyall Bay’s Unique Time Cinema For Sale Movie buff John Bell has decided to sell up one of Wellington’s best kept secrets: the Time Cinema in the suburb of Lyall Bay, a fully fledged 38-seat picture theatre where…   Politics and Economics | Jamaica Observer 19 September 2016 Helen Clark Rallies Caribbean in UN Bid Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, the administrator for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently lobbied Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries as she…   New Zealand | CNN 19 September 2016 Rotorua: North Island Adventure Capital Rotorua on New Zealand’s North Island has “re-invented itself as the adventure capital of the North Island,” writes Sandra Smedhall for CNN. Its “unique combination of…   Film & TV | Independent (The) 18 September 2016 Taika Waititi’s Creative Journey “The vast majority of us lack the happy-go-lucky charm of New Zealand’s favourite writer/director,” writes Clarisse Loughrey for The Independent. She is talking about Taika Waititi…   New Zealand | CTV News 18 September 2016 Sleep Under The Stars At Pure Pods New Zealand’s Pure Pods has been included in a list of 10 luxury accommodations in which you can sleep under the stars. “There is an intriguing option for anyone looking to unwind beneath a…   Community/General | Conde Nast Traveler 17 September 2016 Homesick Kiwis Can Now Call a Hotline With Travel Insurance Direct homesick New Zealanders can now call a hotline (+64-9930-3377), where they are greeted with a joyful New Zealand accent and can hear the familiar sounds of…   Business | Mashable 17 September 2016 How Xero Made It By Doing Everything Backwards “It’s rare for a startup to go public almost within one year of being founded. But then again, how many startups do you know from Wellington, New Zealand,”…   Community/General | Daily Mail 16 September 2016 NZ to Fund Child Sport Development in Pacific New Zealand will fund a five-year initiative aimed at getting more children in Pacific island countries to play sport according to Prime Minister John Key…   Music | Deccan Chronicle 16 September 2016 Mikey McCleary Subtly Redefining Bollywood Music Mumbai-based New Zealand composer and producer Mikey McCleary, 47, has been steadily changing the face of Bollywood soundtracks since he moved to India in…   Music | Billboard 15 September 2016 Crowded House to Be Inducted into ARIA Hall of Fame Cherished rock-folk group Crowded House will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame during the ARIA Awards in Sydney on 23 November…   Community/General | Variety Magazine 15 September 2016 NZ & Canada Sign Co-Production Treaty New Zealand and Canada have “signed a co-production treaty that will allow enhanced film and TV industry cooperation between the two English-speaking territories,” writes Patrick…   Te Ao Maori | Irish Times (The) 15 September 2016 Speaking Irish in New Zealand to My Maori-Irish Son “There’s a special connection between Irish people, Irish speakers and Maori. It’s another reason why Aotearoa feels like home,”…   Fashion | NY Magazine 14 September 2016 Claudia Li’s Groundbreaking Florals for Spring “Looking around her Flatiron District studio, Claudia Li acknowledges the obvious. “It’s like an explosion of floral prints and lots of colors in…   Legends | YouTube 14 September 2016 The Rutherford Documentary Trailer Watch the 7-minute trailer for The Rutherford documentary, which is based on John Campbell’s book “Rutherford Scientist Supreme” and was directed and co-produced by Gillian Ashurst…   Visual Arts | Wall Street Journal 14 September 2016 Simon Denny Bitcoin Shows Open in NY and Berlin Two shows by New Zealand artist Simon Denny, in New York and Berlin, look at competing views on how the little-understood technology underpinning the digital…   See all stories and an 10,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2016 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. 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