EDGE #329: Rose Matafeo Wins Edinburgh, All Blacks Storm Bledisloe, Justice Summit, Best Gin +NYTimes, Guardian, Japan Times, Rolling Stone

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 29 August 2018 | #329 | 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. Theatre | Scotsman (The) 27 August 2018 Rose Matafeo Scoops Coveted Fringe Comedy Award New Zealand comic Rose Matafeo, 26, has won the biggest comedy award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for her show Horndog, becoming only the fifth female comic to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award since it was instigated in 1981. Matafeo, the first ever New Zealand winner… Rugby | BBC Sport 27 August 2018 ABs Lift Bledisloe Cup for 16th Consecutive Year New Zealand has won the Bledisloe Cup for a 16th consecutive year with a 40-12 victory over Australia at Eden Park in Auckland.Beauden Barrett scored four tries and kicked five… Community/General | Xinhua 22 August 2018 Christchurch Once Again Refugee Settlement Location The announcement that Christchurch can once again be a settlement location for refugees represents an important step for New Zealand’s ambitions to increase the refugee quota… Taste | Food Magazine 28 August 2018 Best London Dry Gin on Earth is Scapegrace New Zealand’s Scapegrace Gold gin has been named the best London dry gin in the world at the International Wine and Spirits Competition.Scapegrace Gold took out the London Dry Gin trophy 2018 in London, beating more… Nga Kupu Aroha – Words of Love | Denis O’Reilly 28 August 2018 The Justice Summit — And The Road From Populism To Principle Mātua Zac (Anzac Wallace) made the news last week when he voiced his disapproval of the relatively low representation of Māori at the Hāpaitia Te Oranga Tangata criminal justice summit in… Film & TV | Timeout 25 August 2018 Jemaine Clement Stars in New Comedy The Festival One half of the world’s favourite (and only) digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy-folk double act, Jemaine Clement has more than a Flight of the Conchords reunion tour on his plate this year. He’s been working… Theatre | Arts Desk (The) 26 August 2018 Edinburgh Hosts Comic Alice Snedden “New Zealander Alice Snedden is well established in her native country as a comic, television writer and newspaper columnist, [and] Self-Titled is her debut show at the [Edinburgh] Fringe. It’s a breezy run-through of her childhood and her life so… Obituaries | Daily Mail 23 August 2018 Respected News Presenter Greg Boyed “Tributes are flowing in for respected TVNZ broadcaster Greg Boyed, who took his own life on Monday after a battle with depression,” writes Andrew Prentice in an article for the Daily Mail… Film & TV | Collider 23 August 2018 Thomasin McKenzie Joins Top Gun Sequel Kiwi actress Thomasin McKenzie joins the cast of Top Gun sequel Top Gun: Maverick opposite Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Glen Powell, Jennifer Connelly and Miles Teller. Dave… Film & TV | Hollywood Reporter 22 August 2018 Meet the Feebles Inspires Happytime Murders Writer Danny Mulheron, Meet the Feebles writer, and American scriptwriter Todd Berger – for the R-rated puppet comedy, The Happytime Murders – recount almost 30 years… Obituaries | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 28 August 2018 Spencer P. Jones Inspired Countless Musicians Guitarist, songwriter and storyteller, New Zealander Spencer P. Jones, who forged his name in Australia and overseas with rock ‘n’ roll bands The Johnnys and Beasts of Bourbon, has died… Music | Hamilton Spectator 26 August 2018 Conductor Gemma New Expands Her Horizons in Boston It’s been a summer of unicorns and rainbows for New Zealand-born Gemma New, according to the Hamilton Spectator’s Leonard Turnevicius. For the second summer in a row, New, music director of the Hamilton… Music | Tucson Weekly 26 August 2018 Smokescreens Blend NZ Pop and NY Art Rock Smokescreens is a New Zealand band currently based in Los Angeles. Founded by Chris Rosi following the demise of his previous band, Plateaus, the group recently performed at the Hotel Congress in Tucson… Music | Billboard 27 August 2018 Get to Know the Brother-Sister Duo Broods New Zealand duo Broods, comprised of Georgia and Caleb Nott, explain to Billboard magazine that they were born in Blenheim, but grew up in a town called Nelson. The name Broods… Music | Rolling Stone 24 August 2018 Rolling Stone Loves The Beths’ Future Me This spring, Elizabeth Stokes, 27, quit her day job teaching trumpet to kids in Auckland. The reason: She was ready to tour the world with The Beths, the exuberant pop-punk band she’d started with three classmates from her… Visual Arts | Stuff 23 August 2018 Skateboard Photographer Jake Darwen Takes Off Skateboard photographer Jake Darwen, 25, who grew up on Auckland’s North Shore and is now based in Los Angeles, shoots for the likes of New Balance and Element… Visual Arts | Japan Times (The) 24 August 2018 Travelling to Potter Paul Lorimer’s Okinawa Haven Few people visit the Japanese village of Shinzato in Okinawa with its attractive but modest residencies and kitchen gardens. The evident lack of a centre to the settlement made finding the new home of… Sport General | Stuff 24 August 2018 WWE Rising Star Dakota Kai a Wrestling Trailblazer Thirty-year-old Aucklander Dakota Kai signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) more than a year ago but every now and then, she still has to pinch herself.It’s easy to see why. Kai is… New Zealand | Conde Nast Traveler 28 August 2018 Airbnb Launches Experiences in New Zealand “Think foodie tours, special effects workshops, and Southern Lights photography sessions,” Condé Nast Traveler’s Meredith Carey writes. “Now, with more… Fashion | People Magazine 22 August 2018 Riverdale’s KJ Apa in Spiffy Choice at US Awards There was a lot of standout, expressive style on the hot pink carpet at the recent Teen Choice Awards (TCA) in Los Angeles, but one of the most trend-setting fashion moments came from… Fashion | WT Vox 29 August 2018 Okewa’s Rainwear Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles Wellington-based waterproof clothing brand, Okewa, which was founded by Nevada and Nick Leckie, has launched a new fashion collection made from 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles… Fashion | WWD 27 August 2018 NY-Based Designer Rebecca Taylor off to Paris “After 20 years in [New York’s] Garment District, [New Zealand-born designer] Rebecca Taylor is taking a year to fulfill her lifelong dream of living in Paris,” Women’s Wear Daily… Wine | Forbes 25 August 2018 Meet Kevin Judd “Winemaker and Photographer Extraordinaire” Kevin Judd is “one of the finest winemakers in New Zealand – or anywhere for that matter,” writes Tom Hyland in an article for Forbes, which profiles the winemaker and “world-class… Taste | New York Times (The) 25 August 2018 New Zealand Chefs Redefining Polynesian Cuisine The kawakawa leaves are dark as jade and riddled with holes, the telltale bites of looper moth caterpillars. In another kitchen they might be thought compromised and tossed aside, but to Monique Fiso, a chef of Māori-Samoan… Taste | Forbes 25 August 2018 Anna Hansen’s Modern Pantry Celebrates a Decade To celebrate its tenth birthday this month, New Zealand-raised Anna Hansen’s much-loved London institution, The Modern Pantry, collaborated with chef friends to create a special limited edition menu that… Sport General | Franche Comte 27 August 2013 5 Years Ago – Phil Keoghan Retraces 1928 Tour de France New Zealander Phil Keoghan has paid homage to the first New Zealander to complete the Tour de France team in an effort to raise funds for the United States National Multiple Sclerosis Society… War & Peace | New York Times (The) 31 August 2008 10 Years Ago – Commendable Position New Zealand’s refusal to approve of a nuclear deal between India and the United States has been praised in a New York Times editorial. Headed “Let’s hear it for New Zealand… Music | Guardian (The) 02 September 2003 15 Years Ago – Move Over Norah Guardian critic has an “utterly magical” experience watching Bic Runga perform live in London. “(Sony UK) may think of packaging her as the new Norah Jones. She is desperately beautiful and has a similarly gauzy way with a song. But she is a much…