EDGE #299: Rocket Lab Launches Humanity Star, Peter Jackson Brings WWI to Life, Tiritiri Matangi Island + Dreams of Moving to NZ ++

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 31 January 2018 | #299 | New York Science/Tech | South China Morning Post 30 January 2018 Rocket Lab Launches the Humanity Star The glittering Humanity Star satellite, which may be the brightest object in the night sky, serves no purpose other than to “make people look up and realise they are on a rock in a giant universe”, according to New Zealander Peter Beck, founder of California-based Rocket Lab. Beck said he deployed a secret satellite… Architecture | Architecture AU 30 January 2018 Mark Burry Recognised in Australia Day Honours The Council of the Order of Australia has recognised New Zealand architect and educator Mark Burry, 60, in the 2018 Australia Day Honours list.Melbourne-based Burry was appointed… Community/General | BBC 30 January 2018 PM’s Pregnancy Sparks Knitting Movement New Zealander Heather McCracken, who is based in the United States, has kicked off the knitting movement #KnitForJacinda inspired by the news that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is pregnant… Business | Philanthropy New Zealand 29 January 2018 NZ Women’s Fund Launched “In a country celebrated for women’s leadership and where women were first to win the vote, it’s surprising to find a shortage of philanthropic funds by women, for women” reports an article published in… Music | Billboard 31 January 2018 Lorde at Home with Billboard Magazine For a minute, it’s easy to forget that Lorde is over 13,800km away, at home in New Zealand, Billboard journalist New Yorker Brooke Mazurek writes for the magazine’s latest cover story. Before their Skype… Dance | Belfast Telegraph 26 January 2018 Dancer Brendan Cole Readies for Belfast Shows Ahead of his shows at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast this March, Strictly Come Dancing star New Zealander Brendan Cole, 41, tells Belfast Telegraph journalist Stephanie Bell why he is… Theatre | The Straits Times 26 January 2018 Julia Croft Strips the Layers Off Sexual Stereotypes In If There’s Not Dancing At The Revolution, I’m Not Coming, New Zealander Julia Croft performs a striptease and dissects the objectification of the female body in pop culture…. Community/General | Daily Mail 30 January 2018 How the Queen Was Almost Killed On Royal Tour Of New Zealand In 1981 New Zealand photographer Damon Bay is shining an outsider’s eye on Japan’s countryside. He’s reimagining an ancient art form to showcase the beauty in everyday landscapes, according to Hiroyuki… War & Peace | Daily Mail 28 January 2018 Peter Jackson Brings WWI to Life With New 3D Film “A new 3D film by director Peter Jackson is set to bring the First World War to life in a way never seen before,” writes Laura Lambert in an article in The Daily Mail.“The Oscar-winner has restored and colourised 100-year-old footage from the Imperial… Writers | Lancashire Evening Post 25 January 2018 WWII Love Story by Helen Morris Reviewed Out of one of the worst periods of human history comes an inspirational story, a beacon of light amidst the dark ruins of the Holocaust. For three years before his death in 2006, Lale Sokolov poured out his incredible… Film & TV | LA Times 27 January 2018 “This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy” Excels On A Shoestring “With an affection for nerd culture that is inversely proportional to its budget, this lo-fi sci-fi comedy is destined for laugh-filled late-night viewing,” writes… Film & TV | The Hollywood Reporter 25 January 2018 NZ Actress One of Sundance Festival’s Breakout Stars Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie has been named one of the five breakout stars of the Sundance Film Festival in an article in The Hollywood Reporter. The New Zealand actress is starring in Leave… Sport General | Daily Mail 25 January 2018 Speed Flyer Jamie Lee Skims Beauteous Landscapes One of the world’s top speed flyers New Zealander Jamie Lee, 25, was recently filmed zooming down the hills surrounding Lake Wanaka just inches from the ground.Taking off from a hilltop with a running jump… Z-Files | The Korea Times 26 January 2018 Roger Shepherd Shares Love for Korea’s Mountains Roger Shepherd, 52, a former police officer from New Zealand who has lived in the rustic southern county Gurye near Mount Jiri since 2011, said Korean mountains have plenty of hidden delights.Shepherd, 52, is the first… New Zealand | The Independent 27 January 2018 Uninhabited Tiritiri Matangi Where Birds Thrive Tiritiri Matangi – a 75-minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland – is one of several offshore islands that New Zealand has turned into sanctuaries for its native birds. The Independent’s David Whitley visits… Travel & Tourism | The Daily Wildcat 28 January 2018 Dreams of Packing up Troubles and Moving to NZ “Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to move away from the US and go to another country where hitchhiking is normal and I can have as many pet sheep as I want,” Arizona University… See all stories and an 13,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2018 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.