#238: Jean Batten’s 80th, All Blacks win record, Michael Aitken wins Science Prize, Hidden Nature Gems + Globe Theatre Recreation and more ++

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 27 October 2016 | #238 | New York Community/General | Vice 25 October 2016 Everything to Do with Jean Batten Is Gendered New Zealander Jean Batten was the most celebrated aviatrix of the 1930s. Nicknamed the “Garbo of the Skies” for her movie-star glamour, she appeared on newspaper front pages the world over, and drew adoring crowds wherever she went. But how the legacy of Batten,… Rugby | Guardian (The) 25 October 2016 ABs Beat Wallabies Again at Eden Park 37-10 Australia had the ball but New Zealand scored the tries as they set a new record for consecutive Test victories by a Tier 1 nation, reaching 18 but having come of age… Science/Tech | Business Insider 26 October 2016 Michael Aitken Wins Top Science Prize for SMARTS New Zealand-born entrepreneur Michael Aitken has been awarded an Australian Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for developing software to identify… New Zealand | Huffington Post 23 October 2016 Hidden New Zealand Gem “The Catlins region of New Zealand is one of New Zealand’s best kept secrets” and “has such variety, including stunning waterfalls, amazing wildlife and beautiful beaches”, writes Nicola Barnard for The Huffington Post. In… Arts | ArchDaily 23 October 2016 Recreation of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Built with Shipping Containers “Staying true to the design of the original Globe Theatre in London, the… Society | Guardian (The) 22 October 2016 What A Nation Chooses To Remember And Forget “Early in 2014 a group of school students from a small town in rural New Zealand took a trip to some nearby historical sites. Guided by local Māori elders, the… Nature | BBC 22 October 2016 Masking Tape Saves Endangered Kiwi “Using nothing but tape, a fragment of shell and MacGyver-like ingenuity, nature park worker Claire Travers patched up a badly damaged egg sufficiently for the baby kiwi to survive,” as… New Zealand | BandT 24 October 2016 NZ Is Australians’ Most Desirable Holiday Destination New research by Roy Morgan Research has found that New Zealand is the “most desirable destination” for Australians followed by the… New Zealand | Verve Magazine India 24 October 2016 The Boundless Beauty Of New Zealand “Awe-inspiring and thought-provoking, New Zealand is the ideal setting for an immersive experience of food, nature, culture and community,” writes Simone Louis for Verve Magazine… Film & TV | IndieWIRE 21 October 2016 Top of the Lake – Series With Star Location “Across the globe and across generations”, there are stories with “settings as important as any character with dialogue,” according to an article in… Rugby | New York Times (The) 21 October 2016 Coloradan Finds Rugby Home Where the Sport Is King Colorado native Chris Baumann, 29, has racked up plenty of miles over the last few years in his quest to play rugby. Now Baumann (pictured centre,… Writers | Local (The) 21 October 2016 Frances Harrison Recounts Flipside of French Dream Life in France is not always la belle vie that expats had hoped for when making the “dream move”. New Zealand-born Frances Harrison, English… Music | Guardian (The) 20 October 2016 Lawrence Arabia’s Breezy Absolute Truth Included in a roundup of the best Australian LPs that might have passed you by in the past months, (the Guardian includes a caveat) is Christchurch-born Lawrence Arabia’s… Innovation | Drinks Business (The) 20 October 2016 Yealands Completes NZ’s Largest Solar Panel Installation “The Yealands Wine Group has put up New Zealand’s largest solar panel installation at its vineyard in Marlborough as it… Business | Business in Vancouver 20 October 2016 OK Tires’ Gurdeep Bains Helps Company Pull Ahead A Lamborghini Huracán zooms through the Mojave Desert, spinning sand in its wake, and though you might expect to find a professional racecar driver… Arts | Sacramento Bee (The) 19 October 2016 Jazz Musician Matt Penman Rearranges Miles Davis The SFJAZZ Collective, a United States-based jazz ensemble, which originated in 2004, has thrived with shifting arrangements. The Collective, which… 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.