EDGE #321: Happy 4th of July; New Zealand World’s Second Safest Country, Social Enterprise Empowering Women Refugees + Taika Waititi’s Wellington Paranormal + +

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 04 July 2018 | #321 | 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. Community/General | Independent (The) 29 June 2018 New Zealand World’s Second Safest Country New Zealand has been ranked as the second safest country in the world in this year’s edition of the Global Peace Index. Iceland was ranked the world’s safest place for the 11th consecutive year. Will Martin reports for The Independent. “The report, published by think tank the Institute for Economics and… Politics and Economics | Guardian (The) 03 July 2018 Jacinda Ardern What the Global Left Needs Now The future of the left is bright if it looks like Jacinda Ardern and American political activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, according to Guardian Australian columnist Van Badham.As a political… Video | Youtube 03 July 2018 New Zealand’s Inside Stories Global Film NZ Story Group have created a selection of NZ stories, which underpin the values of Kaitiaki, Ingenuity, and Integrity. The Global Film celebrates New Zealand’s unique contribution to the world and highlights our talented people and… Community/General | PRWekk 30 June 2018 NZ Police Campaign Recognised at Cannes The New Zealand Police’s campaign World’s Most Successful Recruitment Video won one Silver and one Bronze Lion at this year’s Cannes Lions. Sam Burne James reports for PR Week.With World’s Most Successful Recruitment Video… Community/General | PRI 30 June 2018 Social Enterprise Empowering Women Refugees “Government discussion surrounding refugees oftentimes revolves around costs and quotas” and “the human element can get lost in the conversation,” writes Rina Diane Caballar in an… Business | Belfast Telegraph 28 June 2018 Reform Studio’s Yvette McGaffin on Her Lifestyle New Zealander Yvette McGaffin, 32, runs Reform Studios in Belfast and Edinburgh. McGaffin talks to the Belfast Telegraph about her lifestyle choices.McGaffin says she trains at the… Community/General | Evening Standard 27 June 2018 Rob Bell’s Wife Is on a Mission to Unite London After her husband Rob Bell’s suicide, journalist Poorna Bell realised that for all its dazzle, London can create a perfect storm of isolation. In an article for the Evening Standard she writes about… Film & TV | W Magazine 03 July 2018 J-Law-Like Rise of Thomasin McKenzie This January, Winter’s Bone director Debra Granik returned to Sundance, to premiere her follow-up narrative feature, Leave No Trace. And she again brought with her a precocious talent in a role that could be the… Film & TV | Indie Wire 02 July 2018 Taika Waititi & Jemaine Clement’s Latest: Wellington Paranormal “Police officers try to solve New Zealand’s most absurd paranormal and supernatural cases in Waititi and Clement’s new comedy series Wellington Paranormal… Film & TV | Daily Democrat 01 July 2018 Slow Down With Low-Key Drama ‘Leave No Trace’ “Purposefully slow cinema can be a welcome respite from the craziness in both our world and multiplexes,” writes Linsey Bahr in an article for The Daily Democrat. “That is exactly… Visual Arts | Ocula 04 July 2018 Billy Apple in Hong Kong and in Focus To present 21 works in Hong Kong, spanning approximately six decades (1962–2018), is an unusual occasion for Billy Apple, a groundbreaking New Zealand-born artist whose pop-infused conceptual practice is… Arts | Grazia 02 July 2018 Matt Arbuckle to Exhibit at Melbourne Art Fair Auckland artist Matt Arbuckle is one of six artists featured in Grazia Australia as “most exciting emerging artists exhibiting as part of the Melbourne Art Fair.” Nicholas Carolan reports… Visual Arts | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 24 June 2018 Busy Year for Artist Ronnie van Hout Ronnie van Hout might need to learn to say no. Not only is the New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist about to receive the first major solo exhibition at the new Buxton Contemporary gallery… Video | Youtube 02 July 2018 100% Pure New Zealand: A Welcoming Journey New Zealanders are known for welcoming tourists and locals alike into their beautiful country. Watch Tourism NZ’s latest ad “A Welcoming Journey” here to see and hear more about the people and the land that will “welcome… New Zealand | Travel Daily News 02 July 2018 Maori Hāngi in Rotorua One of World’s Top Experiences A Maori Hāngi in Rotorua has been recognized as one of the world’s best experiences in TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards for Experiences. Travel Daily News reports. “Experiences… Nature | Xinhua 22 June 2018 Towards Making Auckland Island Predator-Free At Forest and Bird’s 2018 Conference, New Zealand Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced funding for the first step in the country’s “most ambitious island pest eradication”.Sage has committed $2 million… Z-Files | Carmichael Times 03 July 2018 Photojournalist Susan Skinner New US Citizen After many years of photographing the Carmichael Independence Day Parade in Sacramento, California, newly naturalised US citizen, Susan Maxwell Skinner will this year ride in its first division as Grand… Writers | The New Yorker 29 June 2018 Ashleigh Young’s Essays Praised in New Yorker Wellington writer Ashleigh Young’s debut essay collection Can You Tolerate This? is New Yorker-recommended summer reading.“Two things happened the first week I moved to New York, in… Writers | Financial Post 28 June 2018 Academic Peter Fleming’s Earthy Economics Peter Fleming, an amiable-sounding New Zealander, professes for a living at the Cass Business School at City University London. Once, business schools taught accounting, finance, and profit-and-loss. Nowadays… Fashion | Telegraph (The) 30 June 2018 Ascot Nod for Emilia Wickstead Vida Jumpsuit Sophie, Countess of Wessex was the first royal to trial Ascot’s latest dress code amendment, wearing a wide-legged turquoise jumpsuit designed by New Zealander Emilia Wickstead… Music | Paper Magazine 22 June 2018 Kimbra & DAWN’s ‘Version of Me’ A Vision of Solidarity “When New Zealand singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Kimbra dropped her third album, Primal Heart this past spring, it proved to be a cohesive marriage of her best ideas… Wine | Decanter 01 July 2018 NZ Wine Wows With Surprises “’The speed of change in New Zealand wine leaves me breathless,’ writes Elin McCoy after visiting the country for tastings earlier this year.” McCoy reports for Decanter. New Zealand always seems to deliver surprises…