#213: Team NZ win in NY, Bianca Andrew London Song Prize, Helen Clark’s UN campaign ++ more

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News of New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 11 May 2016 | #213 | New York America’s Cup | Daily Mail 09 May 2016 Team New Zealand Win in New York “Emirates Team New Zealand grabbed a dramatic victory in the final race of the America’s Cup World Series New York on Sunday to maintain their overall lead in the America’s Cup preliminary circuit,” as reported in an article in The Daily Mail. Team New Zealand… Music | Independent (The) 11 May 2016 Bianca Andrew Wins London Song Prize Wellington-born mezzo-soprano Bianca Andrew, 26, has won the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize for her performance of Hugo Alfvén’s “Skogen sover” and Hugo Wolf’s “Nimmersatte Liebe”…. Rugby | Observer (The) 10 May 2016 Dan Carter Helps French Club into Cup Final Dan Carter has rebuilt himself again, helping French club Racing 92 to the Champions Cup final on 14 May and proving the pain of rehab is worth enduring for continued… Politics and Economics | Guardian (The) 10 May 2016 Helen Clark Launches Campaign to Lead UN New Zealand’s former prime minister Helen Clark has begun her campaign to become the first woman to lead the United Nations, saying in Paris that, “peace really matters to… Music | Strad (The) 10 May 2016 Violinist Amalia Hall Wins Young Artists Comp Auckland violinist Amalia Hall, 27, has won the Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artists Competition, taking both the string section and the overall… Rugby | Wales Online 09 May 2016 Stunning NZ Super Rugby Stats Send Ominous Warning to Opponents Many believe that New Zealand “are as vulnerable as ever this summer,” after having lost their faction of… Film & TV | Hollywood Reporter 08 May 2016 Taika Waititi Proves to Be Box-Office Gold in NZ “Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi rules the box office in his homeland of New Zealand,” writes Pip Bulbeck for The Hollywood Reporter. Two of… New Zealand | Canada Free Press 08 May 2016 Slow Travel in New Zealand “To really get to know New Zealand, you have to do less and take in more,” according to an article in Canada Free Press. “If you want a rush, there’s no place better on the planet. But if you want to get off the… Sport General | ESPN 07 May 2016 The Untold Story of Steven Adams When Thunder center Steven Adams arrived at his first NBA training camp, he knew virtually nothing about the NBA. There was a lot of shrugging and no deference when he started playing, which unnerved a… Watersports | Brisbane Times (The) 07 May 2016 Free Diver Sets Two World Records in Three Days Free-diver William Trubridge “has now gone deeper than any unassisted free-diver before by breaking his own world record – twice in less than 72 hours”,… New Zealand | Travel Pulse 07 May 2016 An Epic New Zealand Road Trip There’s a lot to see in New Zealand. Shannon Ullman shared the highlights of her three month road trip itinerary with Travel Pulse. Auckland is a great place to start a road trip. It’s one of the easiest… Community/General | Guardian (The) 06 May 2016 NZ Police Officers Release ‘Running Man’ Video “The New Zealand police force has released a video of officers doing the “running man” dance and issued a challenge to other forces around the world to… Film & TV | Indiegogo 06 May 2016 Notes to Eternity – Impressive and Affecting A meditation on the Israel-Palestine conflict, the documentary feature film notes to eternity, directed and produced by New Zealander Sarah Cordery, centers on the… New Zealand | Daily Mail 06 May 2016 Stunning Pictures Capture Best Aerial Views of NZ “Airplane passengers have taken to social media to share some of the country’s most spectacular images from up in the air,” writes Alisha Buaya in… Dance | New Zealand Herald 05 May 2016 Off Stage with Rihanna Tour Dancer Lance Savali Wellingtonian Lance Savali, 24, is a back-up dancer for pop queen Rihanna’s Anti World Tour, which will take him around the US and Europe. This latest… Travel | YouTube 05 May 2016 Logan Dodds: KiwiDaze 2016 #MyKiwiOE Watch this new Air New Zealand clip featuring Kiwi plumber Logan Dodds and Trent Nattrass exploring their own backyard in New Zealand. Z-Files | Guardian (The) 05 May 2016 Book Returned to Epsom Library 67 Years Late A woman has brought back Myths and Legends of Maoriland by AW Reed to an Auckland library 67 years after it was due to be returned. The book was checked out by a… Rugby | New York Times (The) 05 May 2016 Mils Muliaina to Kick off in American PRO League Helping kick start American rugby is former New Zealand fullback Mils Muliaina who played 100 tests for the All Blacks and who will play for San Francisco… Film & TV | People Magazine 04 May 2016 Game of Thrones Star Joseph Naufahu Never Loses Game of Thrones star, New Zealand-born Joseph Naufahu, 38, talks with People magazine about the problems of speaking Dothraki, and about fighting in his… See all stories and an 10,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2016 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Researched and edited by Jane Nye (Berlin), Andrew Conn (New York), Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Web published by Samuel Hames (Auckland). Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison.