EDGE #308: Jacinda Ardern on Life as a Leader, Sam Stuchbury Makes Forbes 30 Under 30, Tami Neilson Drops New Single + Doughnut Maker Adam Wills a Trailblazer ++

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 05 April 2018 | #308 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Berlin), Carla Hofler, Henrike Forschler (Auckland). See all stories and a 14,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2018 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Politics and Economics | Guardian (The) 4 April 2018 Jacinda Ardern on Life as a Leader In a Guardian interview, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reveals how her life has changed and her ambition for a can-do country. This time last year Ardern was known as a young opposition MP with a passion for eradicating child poverty – in fact she could rather bang on about it. She had a well-stocked whisky… Community/General | Guardian (The) 3 April 2018 Getting More Done in a Four-Day Week On the first long weekend of her employer’s experiment with a four-day working week, Kirsten Taylor freaked out a little bit. Like a housework hurricane, she got through mounds of clothes-washing, weeded the garden, cleaned… Business | Forbes 3 April 2018 Sam Stuchbury Makes Prestigious Forbes List Sam Stuchbury, 27, is co-founder of The Social Club, an influencer marketing platform in Auckland, and has made the annual Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list, which features 300 young innovators and disruptors across 10 categories who are… Business | Financial Post 29 March 2018 Allbirds Wants Your Next Sneaker to Come From Eucalyptus Trees “Allbirds, the Silicon Valley startup behind a wildly popular wool sneaker, is pivoting from sheep to trees,” writes Kyle Stock in an article for The Financial Post. The sneaker brand is releasing two new models – Tree Runner… Community/General | The Caterer 4 April 2018 Peter Gordon’s “Who’s Cooking Dinner?” “Top Foodie Event” Top foodie fundraising event “Who’s Cooking Dinner” 2018 boasted a line-up of 20 chefs and 15 Michelin stars. At the annual event which was hosted by Leuka, diners in attendance were assigned to… Writers | Western Advocate 30 March 2018 Poet Ashleigh Young to Open Bathurst Festival Wellington author, poet and literary editor Ashleigh Young will open the Bathurst Writers’ and Readers’ Festival on May 4.The festival consists of three days of live streamed sessions direct from the Sydney Writers’ Festival along with a diverse local programme of local author… Writers | Spectator (The) 28 March 2018 Corpses and Clues in Ngaio Marsh’s Posthumous Novel “Roderick Alleyn, the ineffably posh Scotland Yard detective created by [New Zealander] Dame Ngaio Marsh, returns for a posthumous outing with the help of Stella Duffy, herself a distinguished crime writer,” Andrew Taylor writes… Golf | Bangkok Post 3 April 2018 Our Illustrious Hall of Famer Sir Bob Charles Carterton-born “legendary left-hander” Sir Bob Charles, 82, had a “remarkable” golfing career, the Bangkok Post’s Brett Brasier writes in his regular ‘Golf Tips’ column for the newspaper. “My few words on the great golfers that have been and gone… Motorsports | ESPN 1 April 2018 On Formula One Driver Brendon Hartley’s Comeback A demotion from the Red Bull programme allowed Palmerston North-born Brendon Hartley to seek new ventures, with the driver going on to forge a reputation in sports car racing that he was never able to in… Rugby | The Telegraph 29 March 2018 Joe Schmidt Turns Ireland into Formidable Machine During this year’s Ireland Grand Slam tournament, Joe Schmidt has been the master of almost everything he has surveyed. At times during his five-year tenure as Ireland head coach, the New Zealander has been… Music | Under the Radar 2 April 2018 Tami Neilson Drops New “Sassy, Brassy Soul Number” ‘Stay Outta My Business’ “Silver Scroll-winning soul artist Tami Neilson has shared a brassy new tune Stay Outta My Business and announced her forthcoming album Sassafrass! will be dropping this June ahead of a… Music | 303 Magazine 1 April 2018 Opiuo to Take 20-Piece Syzygy Orchestra to Colorado New Zealand-born, Australian-based electro-funk DJ Opiuo (Oscar Davey-Wraight) will travel to Colorado for a headlining show at Red Rocks on 21 April.After last year’s Red Rocks performance before… Music | Trojan Daily 31 March 2018 Soul Singer Jordan Rakei Caters Directly to Fans Jordan Rakei’s first SXSW appearance was also his first time setting foot in the state of Texas, one of the few areas of the world he had yet to visit. Born in New Zealand, the international musician moved to Australia at… Theatre | Guardian (The) 31 March 2018 How Flight of the Conchords Took Off Few comedians ever play London’s O2 Arena and fewer still manage three nights in a row. Those who do tend to have some things in common: a relatable observational style, limited creative ambition and ruthless… Taste | iNews 30 March 2018 Doughnut Maker Adam Wills a Trailblazer in UK Artisanal doughnut and coffee chain Crosstown Doughnuts, co-founded by New Zealander Adam Wills, is at the forefront of the decadent craze in London.Now with seven locations throughout … Business | Australian (The) 29 March 2018 Smith and Sheth’s Ambitious Wine Plans The Australian’s wine columnist James Halliday was introduced to self-made billionare, American Brian Sheth by New Zealand-born and bred Steve Smith MW (pictured right), who in 1996 had become the world’s first…