The Global Life of New Zealanders

From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 17 July 2014 | #169 | New York
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BUSINESS / INNOVATION / SCIENCE

NZ’s “vibrant economy, tranquil lifestyle” attracting 40,000 newcomers – The Star Online
Morgan Marquis-Boire, First Look Media, safeguarding Snowden’s secrets – Wired
Sean MacPherson’s new hotel The Ludlow lights up NY’s East Village – NY Observer
Dan Ammann, GM President, ace driver, talks supercharged cars, recalls – Telegraph
Gibbs Sports Amphibians adds two-seater quadski to product range – Digital Journal
Phil Chronican, ANZ Australia CEO, says “soft skills” are biggest challenge – The AFR
Booktrack launches ebook fan fiction story and soundtrack competition – GalleyCat
Tom Mockridge takes on old boss Rupert Murdoch in broadband battle – This is Money
Michelle Dickenson, nano-scientist, talks sustainability with Richard Branson – SMH
Boeing delivers the first 787-9 Dreamliner to Air New Zealand – The Wall Street Journal
Simon Talbot, Boston doctor, plans double arm transplant for patient – Boston Globe
Puteko, HIT Lab spin-off, creates app to make colouring-in 3D – Sunshine Coast Daily
Hari Mogosanu, Wellington scientist, spends two weeks in Utah on Mars mission – Vice
Hot springs home to useful bacteria; scientists dive for breakthroughs – ScienceAlert
Reg Orton and BRCK enabling Africa to get online and stay online – Wall Street Journal
Victoria U study shows reading behavior changing to online – South China Morning Post
Bob Rigg, global security expert, on ISIS chemical threat in Iraq – OpenDemocracy

SPORT / ADRENALINE

Anthony Wilding Wimbledon, 1910; rare early photographs auctioned – Daily Express
Bob Francis earns IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service – Boxscore
Negotiations are getting closer for day-night test for Black Caps & AU – The Australian
Tim Prendergast inspires children to overcome obstacles – Clacton & Frinton Gazette
Angie Smit finds ideal Commonwealth training environment – North Devon Journal
Kiwi wins $2 bet on the World Cup 7-1 between Brazil & Germany – The Independent

TASTE / DESIGN / TOURISM / NATURE

Ashleigh Good, Lagerfeld muse, walks catwalk in Chanel maternity wear – Style.com
Mark Wigley, retiring Columbia Dean, on architecture’s romantics – Surface
David Strang, instant coffee inventor, also maker of mocha – Smithsonian Magazine
Jane Alty’s restaurant The Begging Bowl “Thai street-food heaven” – The Independent
Margot Henderson “remembers dark, odd food” growing up – The Gourmand
I Love Ugly, mens streetwear label set to open their first US store in LA – NZ Herald
Sean Kelly threads up as first ever NZer to earn spot on Project Runway – NZ Herald
Marco Kerkmeester, Santo Grão owner, bringing top-class coffee to Brazil – NZ Herald
NZ’s “veritable buffet of landscapes” ideal for “freedom escape” – The Huffington Post
Cape Kidnappers one of “world’s most stunning” seaside courses – Toronto Sun

FILM / ARTS / MEDIA

Simon O’Neill cements name as one of world’s top heldentenors – Daily Telegraph
Zane Lowe gets “intimate” with big names on new MTV show – Clash Magazine
Maori tukutuku panels displaying at Te Papa before moving to NY – Shanghai Daily
Lorde encourages people to see teenagers wiser than adults think – The Telegraph
Rob Onnes buys jumbo Detroit factory, exhibits big group show – The Detroit News
Alyx Duncan pays tribute to conservationist father in The Tide Keeper – Desert Sun
Anne Dank hopes for renewed interest in clay work at rebranded Mt Isa group – ABC
Henry Hargreaves re-creates Vietnam War-style art using phones – Huffington Post
Sarah Quigley describes her love of Berlin, in novel The Conductor – Deutsche Wellev
Rolf Olsen’s stunning image for Astronomy Photographer shortlist – The Telegraph
Auckland’s Council Depot city’s greatest ruin; flourishing with renovation – Monocle
Joel Little, Broods member, says NZ electro is a “definite thing” – The Guardian
Ben Young, artist, cuts glass sculptures resembling moving water – Huffington Post
Pip Ballantine drew inspiration for novels from X-Files’ Mulder and Scully – USA Today
From Scotland With Love narrates Scottish heritage through people’s lives – Skinny

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