EDGE: #264: Kaynemaile Wins At NYCxDesign Awards, Alan Gibbs’ Sculpture Park, NZ Wants the World to Love Feijoas + Artist Lisa Reihana Arrives in Venice in Style ++ more

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 24 May 2017 | #265 | New York Arts | Architecture Now 23 May 2017 Kaynemaile Wins At NYCxDesign Awards “New Zealand company Kaynemaile has won Best Architectural Product at the NYCxDesign Awards, announced 20 May,” as reported in an article on Architecture Now. “Kaynemaile is currently exhibiting in the centre of New York’s Times Square with a 4.25 metre high,… Taste | Financial Times 24 May 2017 Beekeepers Fight for Rights to Manuka Honey Name Surging demand for manuka honey, the sticky substance prized for its anti-bacterial properties, has generated a multimillion-dollar export boom for New… Nature | Popular Science 23 May 2017 Our Yellow-Eyed Penguins in Trouble According to a new study, New Zealand’s iconic yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) may be locally extinct by 2043, Kendra Pierre-Louis writes for Popular Science.The study, published in the… Arts | Wall Street Journal 22 May 2017 A Reclusive Millionaire’s Vast Sculpture Park “‘It’s hard to hide this place,’ says the art collector Alan Gibbs as he bounces in an open-topped Jeep through his vast contemporary sculpture park… Music | Christopher Marshall 23 May 2017 Christopher Marshall’s Cosmos on in Florida New Zealand composer Christopher Marshall’s Cosmos, a 20-minute work highlighting the history of flight, will have its world premiere as part of the Space Coast… Rugby | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 22 May 2017 Coaching Stalwart Wayne Smith to Step Down The All Blacks will lose the services of long-serving and successful assistant coach Wayne Smith after the 2017 Rugby Championship, which begins in August.Smith… Business | Australian Financial Review 22 May 2017 Former Te Papa Chief Rick Ellis Crosses the Ditch Chartered Accountants ANZ has appointed former Te Papa boss Rick Ellis its new chief executive as the organisation seeks a “transformational leader”… Ads | YouTube 22 May 2017 Microsoft HoloLens Inflight at Air NZ Imagine your cabin crew could anticipate your personal needs and preferences. Watch Air New Zealand’s clip to see how the future of flying could look like with Microsoft’s HoloLens. Style | Vogue Australia 21 May 2017 How Michael Ashton Made Adele’s Eyeliner Famous When Tauranga-born make-up artist Michael Ashton was introduced to a woman called Adele through a mutual friend, he had no idea that it was the catalyst… News | BBC 19 May 2017 Alan Walmsley Digs Up Historical Narratives At a recent conference in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, archaeologists – including New Zealander Alan Walmsley – working in over 14 Islamic countries around the… New Zealand | Australian (The) 21 May 2017 Vine Old Time On Waiheke Island “(Waiheke Island) has its own microclimate – it’s drier and warmer than Auckland, 20km away – which is why it’s so good at growing grapes and attracting thousands of day-trippers,” Katrina… News | Guardian (The) 20 May 2017 New Zealand Wants the World to Love Feijoas At this time of year, New Zealanders in the diaspora will do just about anything to get their hands on ‘green gold’. Now exporters have their eye on a wider market…. News | OnMilwaukee 20 May 2017 New Zealand-Inspired Milwaukee Café to Open Rachel Hawken was born and raised in the Milwaukee area. But, she’s a Kiwi at heart. She’s bringing her love for New Zealand’s mobile café culture to Milwaukee… Sport | Fiji Sun 19 May 2017 Maia Ramsden Sets Bar for Fiji’s Student Athletics Long distance runner New Zealand-born Maia Ramsden, 15, who is a student at Fiji’s International School Suva, broke the record in the 800m… Ads | YouTube 17 May 2017 Transport Yourself Cycleways NZ Have you heard of NZ’s Great Rides? Watch this short ad by 100% Pure New Zealand to find out more about our great cycle trails. Music | News.com.au 18 May 2017 Robyn Loau Reunites With Her Girlfriends Nineties Australian girl band Girlfriend, whose frontwoman was New Zealander Robyn Loau (pictured centre top), are reforming to mark the 25th anniversary of their No 1 hit Take it… Fashion | Elle Magazine 18 May 2017 Georgia Fowler Touches Down for Fashion Week New Zealand-born New York-based model Georgia Fowler, who is in Australia for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, has been announced as the ambassador for Etihad, and has… News | Impolitikal 17 May 2017 Kingi Snelgar on Spending Time at Standing Rock Lawyer Kingi Snelgar, 29, who has worked as a crown prosecutor in New Zealand and overseas as a human rights observer, joined the Standing Rock movement in… Arts | New Zealand Herald (The) 18 May 2017 Artist Lisa Reihana Arrives in Venice in Style The New Zealand pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale has opened with Auckland-born artist Lisa Reihana and Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy arriving in… See all stories and an 11,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2016 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. 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