EDGE #332: Trailblazers: 125 Kiwi Women Who Changed the World, Maori Language Is Having a Renaissance in NZ, Auckland Tuatara Unveiled as NZ Entry Australian Baseball League + Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 19 September 2018 | #332 | 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 | NZ Herald 18 September 2018 Trailblazers: 125 Kiwi Women Who Changed the World 125 Kiwi women who changed the world have been showcased in a special project in The New Zealand Herald, which explores their extraordinary stories. It’s “a combination of high profile women, such as Helen Clark and Dame Whina Cooper, as well as lesser-known stories, such as… Te Ao Maori | New York Times (The) 19 September 2018 Maori Language Is Having a Renaissance in NZ “A teenage thrash metal band screams out Maori lyrics in its latest videos. A popular radio host is learning New Zealand’s indigenous language and sharing new vocabulary with his audience. Maori is… Politics and Economics | Reuters 18 September 2018 New Zealand’s NZX Partners With Nasdaq “NZX Ltd (NZX.NZ) has signed a deal with U.S. exchange Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) to explore opportunities in dual listings and depository receipts, as the New Zealand bourse looks to attract share sales by providing greater access to overseas markets… Motorports | The Washington Post 18 September 2018 Scott Dixon Wins 5th IndyCar Championship Scott Dixon has won his 5th IndyCar Championship after finishing second in the season finale, “the same place he started, behind Ryan Hunter-Reay,” as reported in an article in The Washington… Sport General | NZHerald 12 September 2018 Auckland Tuatara Officially Unveiled As NZ Entry To Australian Baseball League “New Zealand’s newest professional sporting franchise will share a name with the country’s oldest surviving species. “Baseball New Zealand have… Sport General | South China Morning Post 14 September 2018 Hong Kong’s Newest Racecaller is Tom Wood He started out commentating his brother running laps at their family home and now New Zealander Tom Wood, 28, is living out a dream as he settles into life as Hong… Watersports | Surfer 13 September 2018 Future Looking Bright for Surfer Paige Hareb A world tour consisting exclusively of wavepool events would, without doubt, see Paige Hareb crowned as world champion,” Sean Doherty writes for Surfer magazine.The 28-year-old New Zealander was… Fashion | NZHerald 17 September 2018 Parris Goebel Choreographs Rihanna’s Lingerie Show The choreography for Rihanna’s New York Fashion Week 17-minute savage beast lingerie runway show, which was live-streamed on YouTube, was orchestrated by New Zealander superstar… Fashion | Daily Mail 17 September 2018 Claudia Li Casts Only Asian Models in NY A lack of diversity in the fashion world means that all too often, there might be just a handful of non-white models to take the runway at a Fashion Week show. . But not at the first-ever runway show for Claudia Li. The New Zealand-born designer… Fashion | Vogue 16 September 2018 Madeleine Jones’ Style Is a Technicolour Dream “If I could define my style in one word it would be, colourful,” New Zealand-born, New York-based stylist assistant Madeleine Jones tells Vogue magazine. “I could count on less than… Business | ArtsHub 13 September 2018 New Exec Role for Arts Leader Shelagh Magadza New Zealand-born Shelagh Magadza has been appointed the new executive director of the Chamber of Arts and Culture Western Australia and will take up the role from 23 October. Magadza, who… Business | Ozy 14 September 2018 Brad Brenneman Making Kyrgyzstan Coffee Connections New Zealander Brad Brenneman is often credited with kickstarting the coffee revolution in Kyrgyzstan. He opened the first Sierra Coffee shop next to the Russian Embassy in 2012, two… Business | Weekly Times (The) 14 September 2018 Young Leader Chloe Fox Takes Organic Farm’s Reins New Zealander Chloe Fox, 31, can’t believe her luck. One minute she is living her life’s ambition, working in “the best job ever” growing fresh, healthy crops for an organic vegetable producer… Architecture | Architects’ Journal 12 September 2018 Zaha Hadid Architects Unveil Auckland Vision Five competing visions for a landmark new hotel and residential tower on Federal Street in Auckland – including one by UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) – have been unveiled. The other proposals are by local practice… Design | Port Townsend Leader 15 September 2018 Kotimana Just the Boat the Kemps Always Wanted Two years of hard work came to fruition recently, when the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Washington, in the United States, launched the newly finished Dark Harbor 17 ½ sailboat, ‘Kotimana’… Taste | Guardian (The) 12 September 2018 NZ Lamb Has Lower Carbon Footprint than UK’s From cod to clingfilm to New Zealand lamb, the advice UK consumers have been given can often be confusing, according to The Guardian’s Tony Naylor. If you’re serious about eating green, the publication offers some… Theatre | TimeOut 14 September 2018 Harry Potter Musical Casts Gareth Reeves in Lead Playing the boy who lived – well, the man who lived, given that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child takes place 19 years after the Battle of Hogwarts – is Gareth Reeves (pictured right), a New… Theatre | Mail Tribune 12 September 2018 Oregon-Based Paul Nicholson’s Life of Purpose Retired Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) executive director Paul Nicholson is interviewed by Oregon daily newspaper, Mail Tribune as part of the publication’s periodic ‘Community… Film & TV | Hello! 13 September 2018 Dancer Brendan Cole Announces Big Strictly News In an exclusive interview and photoshoot for Hello!, former Strictly Come Dancing star Christchurch-born Brendan Cole, 42, has announced that he will be writing a weekly column on the new series… Music | NPR 15 September 2018 Lorde Is an Author of Adolescent Evolution “You could drink the water content out of the air the first time I heard Lorde on the radio,” according to South Florida-based NPR journalist Cyrena Touros. “Spun between Imagine Dragons… Writers | Guardian (The) 17 September 2018 Video of One Honky-Tonky Wonky Donkey Goes Viral A Scottish grandmother’s reading of New Zealander Craig Smith’s 2009 children’s picture book The Wonky Donkey to her grandson in a home video has seen… Science/Tech | Nature 17 September 2018 Why NZ Is an Attractive Destination For Scientists Our country’s fertile research landscape, combined with a sustained funding drive, makes it a rewarding place to work, according to freelance journalist James… Community/General | The Irish Times 06 September 2018 Why Irish Physios Are Flocking to New Zealand Why do so many Irish physiotherapists choose to move to New Zealand? Over the past decade, the highest number of New Zealand work visas for Irish citizens… Z-Files | The Durango Herald 15 September 2018 Trekking N Korea with the Intrepid Roger Shepherd Hoping to open up a side of North Korea rarely seen by outsiders, New Zealander Roger Shepherd who has extensive experience climbing the mountains of North and South Korea… New Zealand | The Washington Post 16 September 2018 Mountaintops to the Deep Sea in the Milford Sound “Key Summit is one of many hiking trails – or as locals call them, tracks – that crisscross the South Island near Milford Sound, the green gemstone atop New Zealand’s… Film & TV | Buzzfeed 17 September 2013 5 Years Ago – NZ Does Do-Good Ads Better than Anyone Public service announcements, or PSAs, are a tough nut for the advertising world to crack, particularly when tackling drink-driving or the dangers of drugs. Too often a… Visual Arts | The Met 15 September 2018 10 Years Ago – Alive in New York Auckland multimedia and performance artist Shigeyuki Kihara will make her North American debut at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art with an exhibition called ‘Living Photographs’. During the exhibition… Business | Independent (The) 18 September 2003 15 Years Ago – Fairydown Man Enough for Hillary NZ outdoor label, Fairydown, is to be re-named ‘Zone,’ after market research revealed Australian men to be uncomfortable with the original tag’s effeminate connotations. Sir Edmund…