EDGE #245: Bill English NZ’s New Prime Minister, Magical Moana, Joseph Parker Boxing Champ + Keisha Castle-Hughes in Manifesto ++ more

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 14 December 2016 | #245 | New York News | Telegraph (The) 12 December 2016 Bill English is NZ’s New Prime Minister “New Zealand’s ruling National Party appointed Bill English as the country’s new prime minister on Monday following last week’s shock resignation of his predecessor John Key,” as reported in an article in The Telegraph. Paula Bennett was named as deputy prime… Sport | Forbes 13 December 2016 Joseph Parker Takes Out WBO Heavyweight Championship Joseph Parker won the WBO Heavyweight Championship against Andy Ruiz by means of a majority decision on Saturday night, as reported by Brian… Travel & Tourism | Daily Mail 13 December 2016 Air New Zealand Best Premium Economy Air New Zealand has topped the Premium Economy category in AirlineRatings.com airline ratings, as reported in the Daily Mail. The airline also came second in the business class… Film & TV | Comicbook.com 12 December 2016 Moana – A Magical Addition to Disney’s Collection “Moana is both a revival of the Disney classic and a bold step away from their time honored tales,” writes Meredith Placko in a review for… Nature | Wired 11 December 2016 New Zealand, the Kardashians, and the Battle to Control Manuka Honey “Kourtney Kardashian hawks its health benefits. Counterfeiters and chemists labor to unlock… Ads | YouTube 13 December 2016 Air New Zealand Presents Summer Wonderland Air New Zealand presents Summer Wonderland – watch their new video featuring a festive song specially created for the Southern Hemisphere. Architecture | Treehugger 10 December 2016 Thinking Outside the Accom Box New Zealander Shane Blind has created a novel micro-house out of a 6m shipping container that has a couple of pop-outs at its centre, allowing him to get around the problem of… Theatre | West Australian (The) 09 December 2016 It’s Cal Wilson’s Line When it comes to improvised comedy, Cal Wilson, 46, is no rookie, Vanessa Williams writes for the West Australian. Having built a solid stand-up career over the past 19 years, the Christchurch-born, Melbourne-based… Travel & Tourism | India.com 09 December 2016 Cathedral Cove and Waitomo Caves Must Visits New Zealand’s Cathedral Cove and Waitomo Caves have been included in a list of 20 amazing places you need to visit at least once in your lifetime, reports Dilip… Community/General | Guardian (The) 08 December 2016 New Zealand’s Secret Santa Matches Social Media Strangers “A New Zealand-wide secret Santa in which complete strangers send each other gifts in the post has had a bumper season,… Film & TV | Daily Telegraph 08 December 2016 Michala Banas Gets Her Bogan On Acclaimed actor Wellington-born Michala Banas, 38, had never been to a speedway before being cast as foul-mouthed and tough as nails Amber in the hit ABC comedy Upper Middle Bogan.”That world was… Film & TV | Deadline 07 December 2016 Keisha Castle-Hughes in Negotiations for FBI Crime-Drama ‘Manifesto’ New Zealand actress Keisha Castle-Hughes is in negotiations for Discovery… Film | YouTube 09 December 2016 The Rehearsal – Trailer Watch the trailer of ‘The Rehearsal’ – an adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s debut novel, which was directed by Alison Maclean and was one of two Kiwi films that was screened at the Toronto Film Festival 2016. See all stories and an 11,500 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 Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison.