EDGE #367 National Geographic On An Epic Drive Through New Zealand + 12 Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 14 June 2019 | #367 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler (Auckland) and Alexandra Burnside (New York). See all stories and a 15,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2019 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Travel & Tourism | National Geographic 14 June 2019 National Geographic On An Epic Drive Through New Zealand “A nation of warmth and color” is revealed to National Geographic Traveler contributing editor Carrie Miller after an epic road trip from Bluff to Cape Reinga. The National Geographic Traveler feature runs 15 pages and 3,000 words of the magazine with lavish color photography highlighting the.. Music | Guardian (The) 12 June 2019 Latest Alan Broadbent Trio Album Well-Received “When listening to [New York Notes], you may imagine that your ears have become just a little sharper. That’s how hearing Alan Broadbent’s piano playing…   Music | i-D 13 June 2019 Ten Things You Need to Know About Benee This 19-year-old Kiwi rules, according to i-D writer Alim Kheraj in a profile of Auckland pop star Benee (formerly Bene) for the British magazine. Pop is amazing when it kind of…   Community/General | Guardian (The) 14 June 2019 Alan Wendt on Job as PM’s Sign Language Interpreter Alan Wendt is the first interpreter to be regularly employed by a New Zealand prime minister – and he has had a busy year, according to…   Style | Yahoo 11 June 2019 Winemaker of the Year is Richard Batchelor “New Zealand-born winemaker Richard Batchelor of Washington’s Maryhill Winery earned the 2019 Winemaker of the Year trophy at the annual Indy International Wine Competition…   Architecture | Inhabitat 10 June 2019 Serenely Sustainable Architecture in the Rangitikei American design website, Inhabitat features a sustainable Taihape property. Auckland firm Copeland Associates Architects have unveiled “a…   Sport General | ESPN 08 June 2019 New Zealand in Throes of a Basketball Revolution An ESPN article reports that the School Sport New Zealand Census, which has been conducted annually since 2000, revealed earlier this year that basketball…   Sports | NY Times (The) 09 June 2014 5 Years Ago – McLaren’s Legacy Captured from the Inside Racing car legend Bruce McLaren is the subject of former mechanic American …   Arts | The Age 11 June 2009 10 Years Ago – Decade of Purity The 100 per cent pure New Zealand campaign is celebrating a decade in business and a decade promoting the “essence” of…   Innovation | BBC News 08 June 2004 15 Years Ago – Honey Power Professor Peter Molan of Waikato University’s Honey Research Unit was the subject of a BBC feature on the healing power of honey. Molan hopes…   Legends | Scientists 26 June 2002 Legends – Harold Gillies “Rhinoplasty, skin grafts, and facial reconstructions have been practised for centuries. However, it was New Zealander Harold Delf Gillies who…   Legends | Scientists 16 August 2007 Legends – Archibald McIndoe Motivated by a desire to be more than just an ordinary doctor, Archibald Hector McIndoe pursued greatness and became much more than an…   Legends | Scientists 25 June 2007 Legends – Sydney Smith Forensic science pioneer Sir Sydney Smith (1883-1969) achieved world renown through the application of science to justice…