EDGE #273: Phil Keoghan on NatGeo, Bruce McLaren Tribute, Kaynemaile’s Movemaking Link, Jan Beagle UN Under-SecGen + Fat Freddy in Amsterdam ++ more

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 19 July 2017 | #273 | New York Film & TV | National Geographic 14 July 2017 Earth Live With Phil Keoghan for Nat Geo Phil Keoghan has seen the world for 29 seasons as host of The Amazing Race. But the New Zealander had never seen the world the way he did on last week’s two-hour National Geographic special Earth Live, a video extravaganza which captured wildlife around the globe,… Society | Daily Mail 13 July 2017 Auckland Girl Chosen to Fly Into Space “18-year-old Auckland girl Alexia Hilbertidou has been chosen by space agency NASA to ride on-board their 747 jumbo jet aircraft during a special overnight mission,” writes Fiona… Business | Forbes 14 July 2017 Kaynemaile Forges Link Between Moviemaking And Architecture Having your name “bestowed upon you by award-winning actor Viggo Mortensen – or if we’re giving him his full title,… Politics and Economics | UN.org 13 July 2017 UN Chief Appoints Jan Beagle As Under-Sec-Gen For Management United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Jan Beagle of New Zealand as the new Under-Secretary-General for Management. She was sworn… Fashion | Los Angeles Times 18 July 2017 Footwear Company Allbirds Opens Pop-Up in LA New Zealander Tim Brown (pictured left), a former professional soccer player, noticed an opportunity in the footwear market for minimalist, nonperformance sneakers. So… New Zealand | Creativity Online 16 July 2017 Air NZ’s New Safety Video Stars Katie Holmes & Cuba Gooding Jr. ““Air New Zealand has ruled the flight safety video game for years, with films starring Hobbits, Richard Simmons, the All Blacks and famous seniors… Arts | The Big Idea 14 July 2017 Kiwi Receives International Poetry Award In Spain New Zealand poet Charles Olsen has received the international Xiii Distinction Poetas De Otros Mundos poetry prize, awarded by the Fondo Poético… Music | Vogue Australia 18 July 2017 Style Icon Kimbra to Perform at Dior Event Grammy Award-winning musician Kimbra, 27, will perform amongst a night of luxury food, wine and fashion at this year’s inaugural National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Gala in… New Zealand | Conde Nast Traveler 15 July 2017 Secret Swims with Karen Walker on Waiheke Designer and native New Zealander Karen Walker, who spends her holidays on Waiheke Island, gives Condé Nast Traveler her “summer hit list” for the magazine’s weekly… Motorsports | Sports Car Digest 18 July 2017 Bruce McLaren Tribute at Silverstone Classic The 2017 Silverstone Classic will pay special tribute to racing legend New Zealander Bruce McLaren, one of the greatest names in motorsport history. Scheduled for… Sport General | Gazette & Herald 17 July 2017 Andrew Nicholson Jumps to Barbury Podium Finish New Zealand show jumper Andrew Nicholson’s bid to claim a CIC*** class victory at the Barbury Horse Trials for the sixth year in succession came up just… Motorsports | Metro US 19 July 2017 Racer Mitch Evans Hits NY for ePrix Mitch Evans, the 23-year-old New Zealander racing for Team Jaguar, was a part of New York City ePrix’s inaugural field this year.Formula E is similar to Formula 1 racing, but the cars are… Theatre | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 12 July 2017 Miles Gregory’s Globe to Pop up in Melbourne The Pop-Up Globe theatre, brainchild of New Zealand-born Miles Gregory, is opening in Melbourne in September, and will host four plays: Much Ado About Nothing,… Writers | Riverine Herald 17 July 2017 Alan Brough Making the Kids Laugh in Benalla New Zealand-born comedian and children’s book author Alan Brough, who is best known to Australians as one of the team leaders on television’s Spicks and Specks… Music | Connacht Tribune 15 July 2017 Singer Nadia Reid Making Her Way to Ireland New Zealand singer-songwriter Nadia Reid, 25, plays the second performance of her 34-date UK/European tour at Galway venue Róisín Dubh on 10 August.”[Reid]… Music | Huffington Post (The) 15 July 2017 Fat Freddy’s Drop Can’t Seem to Tour Enough Arguably New Zealand’s most famous band, Fat Freddy’s Drop has just played another sold out show in Amsterdam. Communications strategist New Zealander… Music | Brighton & Hove News 16 July 2017 Fazerdaze Profile Grows Throughout Europe Fazerdaze is New Zealand-based singer-songwriter Amelia Murray and her band who weave blissful, echo-drenched and semi-electronic production through bounding bedroom pop songs,… Opera | Independent News (The) 13 July 2017 Pleasanton Readies for Baritone Hadleigh Adams Palmerston North-born baritone Hadleigh Adams has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for his “poignant,” “expressive” voice, and “beautiful… Visual Arts | Broadsheet 16 July 2017 Artist Hayden Fowler’s Future Distant Australia Australia’s history is the inspiration for four new exhibitions throughout Sydney in July, including Future Distant History by New Zealand-born,… See all stories and an 12,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2017 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Researched and edited by Jane Nye (Berlin), Andrew Conn (New York), Henrike Forschler (Auckland). 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