EDGE #319: NZ Ad Genius On Show in Cannes, Zac Langdon-Pole’s Art Journey, NZ’s Changing Glaciers + Everest for the Time-Pressed Executive + +

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 20 June 2018 | #319 | 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. Media | Adweek 19 June 2018 New Zealand Ad Genius On Show in Cannes “Once again”, Down Under will be “well represented” at this year’s Cannes Lions, according to Doug Zanger writing for American trade magazine Adweek. “Going through the list of Cannes Lions winners from New Zealand and Australia is a veritable buffet of genius with both countries claiming their… Visual Arts | Brisbane Times 18 June 2018 Angela Tiatia Wins Coveted Australian Art Prize Initiated last year by the independent all-girls school, Ravenswood, New Zealand-born artist Angela Tiatia has been named winner of this year’s Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize valued at $35,000 for her… Visual Arts | ArtForum 19 June 2018 Berlin-Based Zac Langdon-Pole on Art Journey Art Basel has announced that the New Zealand-born, Berlin-based artist Zac Langdon-Pole, 30, is the winner of the BMW Art Journey. An international jury unanimously selected Langdon-Pole from a… Visual Arts | Archinect 15 June 2018 Photographer Cody Ellingham Dreams in Danchi Art director and photographer Cody Ellingham has explored over 40 “architectural giants” in Tokyo’s Danchi complex, capturing the apartments for a new series, Danchi Dreams.Ellingham’s year-long… Nature | Conversation (The) 17 June 2018 Bird’s Eye View of New Zealand’s Changing Glaciers Every March, glacier “watchers” take to the skies to photograph snow and ice clinging to high peaks along the length of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Researchers Andrew Lorrey, Andrew Mackintosh and Brian… Nature | Aljazeera 20 June 2018 Saving New Zealand’s Prehistoric Giant Wētā New Zealand is rich in wildlife and, because of its isolation, there are hundreds of plants and animals that evolved here that cannot be found anywhere else. The country’s giant wētā (wētā punga) managed to outlive the dinosaurs, but now these… Sport General | Financial Times 17 June 2018 Everest for the Time-Pressed Executive On the fourth week of their historic assault on Everest in 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were still establishing base camp after the long trek from Kathmandu. It would be a further six weeks before… Cricket | SkySports 19 June 2018 Teen Amelia Kerr Hits Highest Women’s ODI Score Wellington-born Amelia Kerr, 17, has struck the highest individual score in Women’s ODIs with an unbeaten 232 against Ireland in the third ODI in Dublin.The Tawa College student hit 31 fours… Sport General | Times (The) 16 June 2018 Joseph Parker to Box Dillian Whyte in London Joseph Parker probably did not expect to return to Britain within three months of losing his WBO heavyweight title to Anthony Joshua, but the South Aucklander was back in London, smartly suited up… Video | Youtube 15 June 2018 How to Rugby – How to Dad Learn How to Rugby in How to Dad’s new How to Sport episode which guest stars All Black Kieran Reid. Jordan Watson, known as How to Dad, makes funny video tutorials about fatherhood and life… Architecture | Dwell 14 June 2018 Richard Naish Builds a Newcomer in Grey Lynn “Designed by RTA Studio architect Richard Naish for his own family, this Grey Lynn house “is not a single structure, but three separate two-story pavilions that march upward from the street along a gentle slope… Business | Blackstone 18 June 2018 Sir John Hood Join Blackstone’s Board of Directors New Zealand businessman Sir John Hood has joined Blackstone’s board of directors on May 14, 2018. Blackstone President and COO Jon Gray said Blackstone was looking forward to working closely with Hood and… Business | Gazette (The) 18 June 2018 Colorado’s Mountain Pie Co Expand Business New Zealander Matt Campbell and his wife Tara, owners of Mountain Pie Co, have vastly expanded their Colorado Springs-based meat pie production.“I bought a new pie production machine from Australia, which allows… Taste | Londonist 15 June 2018 Head to Covent Garden’s GBK on Maiden Lane “Feeling a bit peckish but don’t know what you’re in the mood for? We’re so spoilt for choice in London it’s hard to know where to start, so here’s a street full of restaurants to get you going – Maiden… Taste | The Irish Times 04 June 2018 Chef of the Year Jess Murphy’s Summer Cooking Tips Recently named Best Chef in Ireland, Jess Murphy – co-owner of Kai Café and Restaurant in Galway – offers delicious savoury and sweet recipes to make throughout the summer. “Being a… Adrenalin | London Evening Standard 16 June 2018 How Wanaka Became NZ’s New Adventure Capital With its bungee jumps, giant swings, jet boats and ski fields, Queenstown isn’t known as the adventure capital of the world for nothing. Until recently… Te Ao Maori | Entertainment Tonight 13 June 2018 Bryce Dallas Howard Finds Solace in NZ In a revealing new interview with American television show Entertainment Tonight, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom star, Bryce Dallas Howard opens up about the health struggles she faced in… Writers | Guardian (The) 16 June 2018 Q&A with Instapoet Star Hera Lindsay Bird Acclaimed by the poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, as “the most arresting and original new young poet”, New Zealander Hera Lindsay Bird, 31, is one of the stars of the new generation of “Instapoets” – so called… Video | Youtube 11 June 2018 Anon – Trailer Last month Netflix released science fiction thriller Anon, which plays in a futuristic world where privacy and anonymity no longer exist. Anon was directed by New Zealander Andrew Niccol and is starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried…