#179: Scott Dixon Wins Fourth IndyCar Championship

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News of New Zealanders via Global Media Motorsports | USA Today 31 August 2015 Scott Dixon Wins Fourth IndyCar Championship Scott Dixon has won Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway to clinch the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. He was awarded the title because he had three victories this season as opposed to Montoya’s two, whom he was tied with in the final standings with 556… Fashion | NY Magazine 31 August 2015 Laura Myers Is Reimaginging ’90s Minimalism While Laura Meyers’ influences are all-American – she cites Carolyn Bessette and Lauren Hutton as totems – the collection has Oceanic roots. Myers, now based… Film 31 August 2015 Everest – First Look Featurette Director Baltasar Kormákur is set to take audiences to the heights of fear with his new true life disaster movie Everest, which chronicles the failed 1996 Mt Everest expedition and which stars Jason… Golf | ESPN 31 August 2015 Lydia Ko Wins Canadian Pacific Lydia Ko has won the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open for the third time and first as a professional, beating American Stacy Lewis with a par on the first hole of a playoff.The 18-year-old Ko finished with… New Zealand | Telegraph (The) 31 August 2015 Is this New Zealand’s Best Ever Ski Season? After a phenomenal start to the season and continuing snowfalls, both Coronet Peak and Mt Hutt ski resorts in New Zealand may stay open longer than the usual…. Rugby | Guardian (The) 30 August 2015 New Zealand’s Jonah Lomu Still Talks a Good Game Jonah Lomu changed the sport of rugby forever – his “emergence at the 1995 World Cup was seismic”. He was a pioneer for rugby union, who… New Zealand | Forbes 30 August 2015 12 Things To Do in Queenstown Queenstown offers “an incredible mix of gorgeous views, great food, fun outdoor activities, and more” writes Geoffrey Morrison for Forbes Magazine. The article collates the Top 12 things to do in the New… Film & TV | IndieWIRE 29 August 2015 TIFF Exclusive: Bust a Move With This Clip From ‘Born To Dance’ “While Hollywood has got the dance formula down cold, New Zealand actor/filmmaker Tammy Davisis bring(s)… Sport General | Cyclingtips 29 August 2015 Patrick Bevin Signs Contract with Cannondale-Garmin Continuing its tactic of working with some of the most promising young riders in the sport, the Cannondale-Garmin team has announced that New… Film & TV | Adweek 28 August 2015 5 Reasons You Will Love ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ The Walking Dead spinoff Fear The Walking Dead featuring Kiwi actor Cliff Curtis is “a worthy successor” – “the atypical spinoff that… Obituaries | Speedcafe 28 August 2015 McLaren Stalwart, Kiwi Phil Kerr Dies New Zealander Phil Kerr, an instrumental figure in the formative years of McLaren, has died in Auckland aged 80.Born in Auckland in 1934, the Kiwi became friends with Bruce McLaren… Motorsports | News.com.au 28 August 2015 Shane van Gisbergen Says Rival Drivers are no Wet-Weather Specialists Shane van Gisbergen says he looks good in wet-weather V8 Supercar races because his… Film & TV | Outside Magazine 27 August 2015 Rob Hall’s Final Climb Roars to Life in Everest It’s been almost two decades since the infamous 1996 tragedy on Mount Everest in which New Zealand guide Rob Hall and seven others perished. The…