EDGE #294: From The Guardian, Adweek, Mashable, Daily Mail, LA Times, BBC, Vogue + More

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 13 December 2017 | #294 | New York New Zealand | Mashable 11 December 2017 Milford Sound NZ’s Most Instagrammed Place “Pictures don’t quite do Milford Sound justice, but that’s not stopping people from trying,” writes Johnny Lieu in an article for Mashable. Often referred to as the “eighth wonder of the world” the fjord on New Zealand’s South Island is the country’s most Instagrammed place in 2017… Music | Guardian (The) 11 December 2017 Lorde Lands No 1 Guardian Spot for Green Light England’s Guardian collates a list of the 100 best songs of 2017 as voted for by its critics, which Auckland-born singing sensation Lorde tops, with the single Green Light from her award-winning second album, Melodrama. “With this barnstorming… Motorsports | South China Morning Post 6 December 2017 Formula E Driver Mitch Evans an Exceptional Talent Sitting in a business suite at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong, 23-year-old Formula E driver, New Zealander Mitch Evans is soft-spoken and unassuming.But you need only ask Evans’ Panasonic Jaguar Racing… Politics and Economics | Financial Times(The) 12 December 2017 More Women Needed in Politics Says Ardern This has been a year dominated by women speaking out and fighting back. The Financial Times spotlight those who have made waves this year, from prime ministers (including New Zealander Jacinda Ardern) to World Cup… Media | Adweek 13 December 2017 New Cops Ad Drives Increase in Web Traffic How do you reach a broad cross-section of potential police recruits? Adweek asks. With an entertaining video that features a broad cross-section of police spokespeople. Ogilvy did just that for New Zealand Police… Science/Tech | Daily Mail 11 December 2017 Meet the World’s First Virtual Politician Politicians in New Zealand might want to watch their backs, as they could soon face stiff competition in the form of a virtual bot, Shibali Best reports for the Daily Mail. Created by Marlborough man Nick Gerritsen, ‘Sam’ is the… Business | The Lingerie Journal 6 December 2017 Confitex Launches in US “For the 25 million Americans who experience bladder control issues, few underwear products have combined comfort, fashion and performance – until now,” writes Manoela Marandino in an article for… Watersports | Sail World 12 December 2017 Remembering Sir Peter Blake 16 Years On “It is 16 years since we lost Volvo Ocean Race legend Sir Peter Blake,” Jonno Turner writes for sailing news network Sail-World. “A three-time Ocean Race skipper, he finally achieved his dream… Video | Youtube 6 December 2017 America’s Cup AC75 Boat Concept Revealed Emirates Team New Zealand, the winners of the 2017 America’s Cup, have unveiled their ground-breaking new America’s Cup class race boat concept. Watch the video to find out more… Watersports | Australian (The) 7 December 2017 Neville Crichton Back at the Helm to Hobart New Zealand-born businessman and sailor Neville Crichton, 72, will skipper this year’s Sydney to Hobart yacht race in perennial favourite and nine-time winner Wild Oats XI… Agriculture | Deccan Chronicle 7 December 2017 Graeme Sait Discusses a Chemical-Free World Educator and writer Graeme Sait’s mission in life is creating a new agricultural paradigm for the world to improve human health. Soil health and nutrition farming is what the New Zealander imparts and India, and the… Taste | Irish Times (The) 8 December 2017 Vines Village Café Irish Chef Thriving in NZ As part of Food Month at The Irish Times, Irish chefs working abroad tell us about their jobs. Francis Nolan, from Baltinglass, County Wicklow, is head chef at Vines Village Café in Blenheim, Marlborough… Taste | Good Food 10 December 2017 Forget About the Quenelle Warns Chef Peter Gunn “Quenelle. You wouldn’t think that such an elegant word (apparently derived from the less fancy German word knoedel) could strike fear in the heart of a chef. But standing in front of my… Film & TV | Los Angeles Times 9 December 2017 Top of the Lake Creators Get Together for a Laugh The team behind Top of the Lake: China Girl plunges into prostitution, illegal surrogacy, motherhood – and humour. New Zealander Jane Campion and Australian collaborators co-creator Gerard Lee and co-director… Theatre | Blouin Artinfo 7 December 2017 Tape Face to Perform at Norfolk’s Attucks Theatre America’s Got Talent sensation Tape Face will be performing at the Attucks Theatre in Norfolk, UK on 20 February 2018. Sam Wills is a 39-year-old New Zealander who lives in Lincolnshire but as his Twitter account says… Music | CLASH 12 December 2017 Intimate Return From Pop Newcomer Alayna Rotorua-born R&B singer Alayna Powley, 23, who goes by the mononymous name alayna, has always wanted to make music with a certain intimacy, music that peers beneath the surface, according to the UK’s Clash magazine… Community/General | BBC 8 December 2017 Former MP Maurice Williamson a Gay Icon in Japan Former MP Maurice Williamson’s rising popularity as a gay icon among many Japanese people is thanks to a video of a speech he made during the third reading and vote on the Marriage… Fashion | Vogue 10 December 2017 Maggie Marilyn Runs a Model Millennial Brand According to Vogue magazine, New Zealander Maggie Marilyn Hewitt, 23, “is a card-carrying member of the [millennial] generation, but her qualifications extend beyond age factor.”“For one… New Zealand | Vacations & Travel 9 December 2017 Top NZ Bucket List Experiences “New Zealand is home to incredible activities worthy of a place on anyone’s bucket list”. Vacations & Travel Magazine round up the ultimate New Zealand experiences. Hobbiton… 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), Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Web published by Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison.