EDGE #261: Air NZ #1 on Aussie Reputation Index, Chris Liddell Opens White House Doors, Xero’s Rod Drury Promotes Global Ecosystem, Army Food Turned Into Fine Dining + Down Under Delights ++ more

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 03 May 2017 | #261 | New York Business | Australian Financial Review 01 May 2017 Air NZ Takes Top Spot on Australian Reputation Index Rugby’s Bledisloe Cup. Cricket’s Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. Now New Zealand has taken the title of Australia’s most reputable company, James Thomson reports for Australian Financial Review. Air New Zealand has grabbed number one spot on the annual Reputation Index… Politics and Economics | New York Times (The) 01 May 2017 White House Open to Chris Liddell’s Ideas Nearly 300 executives have visited the White House this year, according to a New York Times tabulation, an open-door policy that is a sharp break with the Obama… Design | Dezeen 01 May 2017 Resident’s Dark Matter Brightens Milan Design Week Auckland lighting and furniture design firm Resident has been exhibiting off-site at Milan Design Week since the company was established by… Watersports | Annabel Anderson 02 May 2017 Stand Up Paddler Annabel Anderson Wins Again New Zealand world champion female stand up paddler Annabel Anderson defended her title recently at the 21.2km West Marine Carolina Cup elite graveyard race held at… Business | Huffington Post (The) 02 May 2017 Xero’s Rod Drury Promotes the Global Ecosystem “As the world becomes more tribal, global platforms, which enable the flow of global commerce, will help build communities, foster understanding and… Taste | Daily Mail 27 April 2017 Army Food Turned Into Stunning Fine Dining Dishes in Captivating Photo Series Military MREs – Meals Ready-to-Eat – from the US, China, Russia and… Politics and Economics | Courier.co.uk (The) 26 April 2017 NZ and UK Talk Meat Deals Post-Brexit New Zealand’s powerful meat promotional body Beef and Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) has begun discussions with UK producer groups about the possibility of collaborating on post-Brexit lamb… New Zealand | Conde Nast Traveler 30 April 2017 Helena Bay Lodge On Hot List 2017 Helena Bay Lodge in Northland, New Zealand has been cited on Condé Nast Traveler’s Best New Hotels List 2017. The magazine’s editors “vetted hundreds of recently opened hotels and resorts”… New Zealand | Star Online (The) 03 May 2017 Rugged Landscapes Beguile Malaysian Photographer A photographic exhibition of New Zealand’s “majestic” landscapes is on show in Kuala Lumpur. The “Aspiring New Zealand” collection was taken by… Wine | Bend Bulletin (The) 29 April 2017 Down Under Delights Enjoyed in Oregon “If I must choose just one New Zealand winery for sauvignon blanc, I’ll pick Kim Crawford. The 2016 vintage is already available in area stores, and if anything, it’s even better… Fashion | Vogue Australia 02 May 2017 Selena Gomez Enlists Georgia Fowler for New Clip Auckland-born Georgia Fowler, 24, who debuted in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show last December, has officially added actor to her modelling resume,… Fashion | Telegraph (The) 29 April 2017 Luxuries Karen Walker Can’t Live Without New Zealand fashion designer Karen Walker tells the Telegraph that luxury is no longer about how rare your handbag is, how big your yacht is or how hand-made your watch… Fashion | Vogue 27 April 2017 It’s the Little Things in Life Says Emilia Wickstead “It would be impossible to write about my childhood without mentioning the two amazing women in my life who raised me: my mother and my… Theatre | Allied News 28 April 2017 Playwright Eleanor Bishop’s Jane Doe Touring US Jane Doe, previously titled We Are Steubenville, is a play created, written and directed by Eleanor Bishop, a New Zealand-born director who studied fine… Taste | Food & Wine 28 April 2017 Pop-Up Restaurant That Only Serves Airplane Food “A pop-up restaurant called This is How We Fly opened for a day on April 24 in London’s Unit London Gallery in an effort to showcase Air New Zealand’s… Science/Tech | Stuff 27 April 2017 Lucky Planet Hunters Discover Super-Earth NASA is adopting a planet hunting technique created by New Zealand scientists. Called gravitational microlensing, it helped Auckland and Massey University scientists Associate… 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.