#185: New Zealand Negotiates Itself into the Future

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News of New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 12 October 2015 | #185 | New York Politics and Economics | Telegraph (The) 12 October 2015 New Zealand Negotiates Itself into the Future Why can New Zealand negotiate vast trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the largest regional trade accord in history, while Britian continues to argue over markets of the past, the Telegraph’s Harriet Maltby asks. “Across the Atlantic, our… Business | RCR Wireless 12 October 2015 New Zealand Sets 99% Connectivity Goal By 2025 the New Zealand government is planning to connect 99% of its population to 50 Mbps broadband or better. The remaining 1% will be equipped with 10 Mbps broadband.”Our use… New Zealand | Business Insider 11 October 2015 Real Life ‘Lord of the Rings’ Locations In Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth is “composed of dozens of incredible locations around New Zealand,” and “the… Nature | Guardian (The) 11 October 2015 New Zealand Creates 620,000 Km2 Ocean Sanctuary “A vast stretch of New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone is being turned into an ocean sanctuary in a landmark deal to preserve one of the most pristine… Wine | Huffington Post (The) 10 October 2015 A Guide to Wine Tasting in New Zealand “New Zealand isn’t just a place for thrill-seekers. Over the past 30 years, New Zealand has been earning its place as a tastemaker in the wine world”, writes Jenn Brown for The… Design | Departures Magazine 10 October 2015 Amazing Grace – Designer Sandra Nunnerley “Designer Sandra Nunnerley doesn’t decorate (or live) by rules, bringing a tasteful form-meets-function approach to her Upper East Side apartment”, writes Wendy Goodman… Rugby | Guardian (The) 09 October 2015 Ma’a Nonu to Win 100th Cap All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu will make his 100th international appearance in New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup match against Tonga in Newcastle on Friday (Saturday morning New Zealand time).”On behalf of the… Film & TV | Belfast Telegraph 08 October 2015 With a Little Help from Sam Neill’s Friends Hollywood star Sam Neill may originally hail from Northern Ireland, but he has just confessed to having a little difficulty mastering an Ulster accent for… X Files | YouTube 08 October 2015 Will Smith talks to Zane on Beats 1 Zane Lowe and Will Smith have a chat about music and Will Smith’s new album on Beats 1. Zane Lowe is a New Zealand-born, award-winning radio DJ, Live DJ, record producer and television… Film & TV | Sight & Sound 08 October 2015 Jane Campion Casts Gaze over Female-Directed Films Jane Campion contributes to a Sight & Sound magazine special issue, which aims “to write women back into film history by championing 100… Taste | Bustle 08 October 2015 Pavlova Makes for an Odd Culinary History Some of the sweet things you’ve been eating all your life have a very interesting, contentious history, women’s interest site Bustle reports, listing New Zealand’s very own… Business | Business Insider 07 October 2015 New Role for ANZ CFO Shayne Elliot New Zealander Shayne Elliot, 51, has been appointed CEO of ANZ Bank, the first internal appointment within the bank in 30 years.Shortly after the announcement of his appointment, Elliott said:… Arts | Kea 07 October 2015 New Zealand Paradise in New York Gallery Transcendental images of New Zealand sky, horizons and water by photographer Brian Sweeney are on show at pop-up New Zealand gallery ORA on New York’s Seventh… Visual Arts | Vice 07 October 2015 Ho Hai Tran Reminisces about Pizza Hut New Zealand photographer Ho Hai Tran has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a book that will record his photographic journey of over 8700 miles from Australia to the US… Sport General | Telegraph (The) 06 October 2015 New Zealand a Slopestyle Ski Wonderland New Zealand is one of the greatest places on earth, according to 23-year-old British slopestyle ski star James Woods, who just spent the season here winning both the North Face… X Files | YouTube 06 October 2015 A Force For New Zealand Check out this beautifully filmed video for the New Zealand Defence Force. The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the New Zealand Army; the Royal New Zealand Air Force; and the Royal New Zealand Navy. Politics and Economics | TIME 06 October 2015 John Key Talks Candidly with TIME Just hours before Prime Minister John Key addressed the United Nations recently, the National Party leader, who has been in office since 2008, spoke with TIME’s editors about Vladimir Putin, why New… Music | Clash Magazine 05 October 2015 Marlon Williams’ Live Act Is Quite Something “So often Clash will troop along to watch a new band, and their fringes will droop down over their chins, eyes pointed to the floor. Not so, Marlon… Travel | YouTube 05 October 2015 Summer Daze Holiday Video Watch the viral video of Kiwi plumber Logan Dodd as he travels around Europe showing snapshots of his adventures on rollercoasters, hot-air balloons, swimming under waterfalls and drinking at Oktoberfest with high-five…

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