EDGE #265: NZ Launches Into Space, Lorde on Rolling Stone, Len Lye in New Plymouth + Robert Oliver Fuses Pasifika Flavours ++ more

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 31 May 2017 | #265 | New York Science/Tech | Guardian (The) 29 May 2017 NZ Launches Into Space Race With 3D-Printed Rocket Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, has just launched the maiden flight of its battery-powered, 3D-printed rocket Electron from New Zealand’s remote Mahia Peninsula. “Made it to space. Team delighted,” Rocket Lab said on its official… America’s Cup | Telegraph (The) 30 May 2017 Russell Coutts on Transforming the America’s Cup Five times America’s Cup winner Sir Russell Coutts is nowadays working behind the scenes as chief executive of the America’s Cup Event Authority…. Sport General | Nation Thailand (The) 29 May 2017 Alex Hunt Taking Tennis World by Storm Though New Zealand-born Alex Hunt has only one arm it was enough for the 23-year-old to beat six players and make it to the main draw of the on-going Singha Classic in Bangkok,… News | Financial Express (The) 29 May 2017 New Zealand’s Bronze Māori Storehouse Destined For UN “A significant cultural gift from Aotearoa New Zealand to the United Nations is a step closer with the unveiling of a bronze… Dance | Stuff 30 May 2017 Whangarei Highland Dancer off to Tattoo Seventeen-year-old Whangarei student Shannon Vesey will be the only New Zealander to dance as part of the Tattoo Highland Dancers at this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo on… Film & TV | Guardian (The) 31 May 2017 Jane Campion Says Cannes Needs All-Female Juries New Zealander Jane Campion, 63, has just shown the full six hours of her new series, Top Of The Lake: China Girl to audiences at Cannes. At the festival,… Music | Rolling Stone 28 May 2017 Pop’s Outsider Lorde Covers Rolling Stone In a cover story for Rolling Stone magazine, Lorde talks about growing up in the spotlight following her hit debut Pure Heroine, and why her new Melodrama, out on 16 June, is… Arts | Minimalissimo Magazine 28 May 2017 Fallon Falloff Bowls Featured in Minimalissimo Hayden Martis’ Fallon Falloff Bowl collections have been featured in Minimalissimo Magazine as “a beautiful addition to any considered… Fashion | Vogue 27 May 2017 Emilia Wickstead’s Wedding Style Advice As New Zealand born, London-based designer Emilia Wickstead launches her 10-piece bridal collection, Vogue’s news editor Lauren Milligan asks for her top wedding style tips,… Theatre | Daily Review 30 May 2017 Hayden Tee Leaves West End for Sydney Stint New Zealand-born musical theatre performer Hayden Tee has been playing the role of Javert in Les Misérables since 2014, first as part of the Australian cast, then on an… New Zealand | Weekly Review (The) 26 May 2017 5 Reasons to Visit Bay Of Islands New Zealand There are plenty of activities – both adrenaline-filled and calm – in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands – “an area rich in history and culture” with… Science/Tech | CBS News 26 May 2017 Quake Scientists Make Surprising Find Underground When Victoria University of Wellington researchers drilled deep into Alpine Fault, they stumbled upon a discovery they say could provide a significant… New Zealand | Financial Times 25 May 2017 New Plymouth Firmly on the Cultural Map “[Len] Lye’s story might well have slipped into obscurity had his 18,000-item archive not ended up in a small seaside city on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island,”… Music | Clare Barrett Rousseau 27 May 2017 Introducing Rousseau’s Dark Pop Identity Independently released in April, Wellingtonian Clare Barrett Rousseau’s debut EP hello, i know you’re busy “is the ideal entrance, introducing the many shades of… Music | Elle Magazine 25 May 2017 Lorde is ELLE’s Dior Cover Girl In the news yet again this week, just ahead of the release of her long-awaited second album Melodrama, Auckland-born mega star Lorde, 20, dresses up in a Dior jumpsuit for the cover of ELLE’s June… Music | Guardian (The) 24 May 2017 Aldous Harding’s Songs Won’t Be Pinned Down Aldous Harding, 26, shies away from explaining the quiet, cryptic, utterly arresting songs on Party, her second album and first American release. Harding, who… Travel | YouTube 26 May 2017 Hiking NZ with Drone See New Zealand’s stunning peaks in this clip filmed in Glenorchy and Queenstown, South Island by adventure channel ‘Man And Drone’. Watch it here. Taste | Fiji Times (The) 26 May 2017 Chef Robert Oliver Fuses Pasifika Flavours A New Zealander who was raised in Fiji and Samoa, celebrity chef Robert Oliver has developed restaurants in New York, Miami, Las Vegas and Sydney. His new Auckland… Medicine/Health | Australian (The) 24 May 2017 Hamish MacDonald’s Healthy Approach to Data The days of haphazardly following a GP’s advice will be over if New Zealander Hamish MacDonald’s health app The Diary has its way, The Australian… See all stories and an 12,000 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). 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