#220: NZ incarceration culture; NZ World’s 4th Most Peaceful Country; Kevin Roberts 64 Shots; William Trubridge; Loveblock wine + Jack Lovelock and more ++

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News of New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 24 June 2016 | #220 | New York Community/General | Aljazeera 21 June 2016 Aljazeera Investigates Behind the Wire New Zealand has one of the highest incarceration rates in the Western world, and more than half of the prison population is Maori. Aljazeera journalist Aaron Smale goes inside to find out why and discovers that it is a reflection of our country’s deeper… Community/General | Vision Of Humanity 18 June 2016 New Zealand Ranked 4th Most Peaceful Country New Zealand has been ranked the fourth most peaceful country in the 2016 Global Peace Index, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace. It was identified as…   Arts | Some/Things Magazine 20 June 2016 Jono Rotman’s Mongrel Mob Portraits Photographer Jono Rotman’s most recent series “Mongrel Mob Portraits” – “depicts a unique vein in the tissue of New Zealand society, bringing up questions about national…   Sport | NZEdge 16 June 2016 Jack Lovelock, 1500 Metres Final, Berlin Olympics 1936 Jack Lovelock’s world-record victory in the 1,500 metres at the 1936 Berlin Olympics is a high point of New Zealand inspiration…   New Zealand | Daily Mail 21 June 2016 NZ #1 Destination on UK Travellers’ Wish list New Zealand has been identified the most popular destination on UK travellers’ wish lists in an analysis of government data and a survey of more than 2,000…   Watersports | Outside Magazine 17 June 2016 Freediver William Trubridge Gets Deep American publication Outside Magazine recently caught up with world record-holding freediver New Zealander William Trubridge from his home in the Bahamas, where he runs a diving school…   Society | Forbes 17 June 2016 The Radical Optimist: Kevin Roberts On How To Lead In A Crazy World Kevin Roberts, chairman at Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide and head coach at Publicis Groupe,…   Z-Files | Japan Times (The) 22 June 2016 Dunedin Skipper Hokkaido Tour Drawcard Canal tours led by 35-year-old New Zealander Brad McIvor along the Otaru Canal are one of Hokkaido city’s most popular tourist attractions, according to the Japan Times…   Motorsports | New York Times (The) 21 June 2016 Earl Bamber Driving His Own Way Earl Bamber grew up on a hunting-safari farm in Jerusalem on the Whanganui River, where he was home-schooled by his mother until he was 8. He liked to entertain himself by driving around the farm with…   Taste | Herts Advertiser (The) 20 June 2016 Butcher’s Bangers Win Gold in UK Originally a butcher in Rotorua, Karl Jelley has set up shop in the British town of Harpenden and is winning accolades for his sausages, and despite offering judges an over-sizzled sausage in a…   New Zealand | Huffington Post 19 June 2016 Wellington Airport – One of The World’s Coolest Airports Wellington Airport has been featured as one of the coolest airports of the world in an article in Huffington Post…   New Zealand | Travel + Leisure 19 June 2016 In New Zealand, Food Is as Dramatic and Diverse as its Scenery “On the South Island of New Zealand, just about anything grows—and a group of inspired chefs and winemakers…   Community/General | Daily Mail 19 June 2016 Kiwi Family Turn Bus Into House Bus to Travel Full-Time After being trapped during the Christchurch earthquake, New Zealand couple Andy and Amber Cleverley ditched their house for a house…   Visual Arts | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 18 June 2016 Greg Semu Restages Colonial Raft Art with Actors In a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) called, The Raft of the Tagata Pasifika (People of the Pacific), Auckland-born photographer…   News | Daily Meal 18 June 2016 Loveblock Makes New Zealand Wines with Heart & Soul “A conversation with Loveblock winery founder Erica Crawford reminds you that love isn’t just an emotion – it can be a catalyst for creating…   Visual Arts | Daily Mail 17 June 2016 Glowworm Images Capture Caves Illuminated in Blue British photographer Shaun Jeffers spent up to eight hours submerged in cold water to capture the tranquil and illuminated blue scenes at Ruakuri Cave…   Music | Guardian (The) 16 June 2016 Ladyhawke Back with Vibrantly Glam Wild Things “In 2016, when pop has never sounded moodier or more austere, Ladyhawke [aka Pip Brown] continues to operate outside of the norm, her [new] album [Wild Things…   News | News OK 16 June 2016 NZ Artist Spray-Paints Steven Adams Mural in Downtown Oklahoma City Famed New Zealand graphic artist Graham Hoete, known as Mr G, has spray-painted a huge mural of…   Music | St. Louis Post-Dispatch 15 June 2016 SLSO Appoints Gemma New As Resident Conductor “The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of resident conductor Gemma New, originally of New Zealand,” as reported in an article on St….   See all stories and an 10,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2016 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. 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