EDGE #369 “The Maori Model” Hailed As Investment Blueprint For Reconciliation (Bloomberg) + 12 Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 26 June 2019 | #369 | 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. Politics and Economics | Bloomberg 24 June 2019 “The Maori Model” Hailed As Investment Blueprint For Reconciliation Bloomberg reports from Wellington on the investment record of South Island Maori tribe Ngai Tahu https://www.ngaitahuholdings.co.nz/, turning a $170 million government compensation payment into a $2 billion asset base with an average annual return of… Sports | ESPN 22 June 2019 Triple Crown for Penske Driver Scott McLaughlin Christchurch-born Scott McLaughlin has ended a 13-year wait with a thumping win to become the first Supercars driver to…   Visual Arts | Guardian (The) 23 June 2019 Drilling Down Into Mine Culture With Simon Denny What does a tiny, nearly extinct bird with a sweet song have to do with the labour practices of a monolithic global corporation? Everything, New Zealand…   Music | GQ 25 June 2019 Meet Gold Coast-Based Rapper Saint Lane There’s something about Saint Lane that’s impossible to ignore, according to GQ Australia which features the New Zealand-born, Gold…   Media | National (The) 25 June 2019 Sandy Myhre Promoting Women in Motoring Industry It seems the motoring world is only now taking notice of female car ownership. Statistics suggest women play an influential role in as much as 85 per cent…   Science/Tech | San Francisco Chronicle 24 June 2019 Barbara Rae-Venter’s Revolutionary Cold Case Crime Breakthrough Auckland-born genetic genealogist Barbara Rae-Venter has become the go-to expert for law enforcement…   Business | Guitar.com 26 June 2019 Modulation Effects Man Lee Nicholson Talks Business Dunedin boutique effects maker Lee Nicholson has earned a reputation for creating innovative modulation-based analogue effects with digital brains that…   Sports | DailyMail.com 24 June 2014 5 Years Ago – Drysdale Powers to World Cup Gold Mahe Drysdale has won gold in the single sculls at the Rowing World Cup, one of New Zealand’s five gold medals at the regatta in France. Drysdale produced…   Society | Financial Times 20 June 2009 10 Years Ago – With Gratitude Thanks be to New Zealand for giving the UK butter and for the might of Sir Keith Park writes The Financial Times’ Miss Moneypenny. “New Zealand’s dairy farmers…   Arts | Festival des Films Monde 20 June 2004 15 Years Ago – Short & Sweet “Two NZ short films have been selected to compete at both the Montreal World Film Festival in August and the Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain in…   Legends | Originators 12 April 2000 Legends – Bruce McLaren Team McLaren has been the most successful team in world motorsport since it appeared in 1966. McLaren cars and drivers have taken the chequered flag at Grand Prix races…   Legends | Originators 24 May 2001 Legends – Burt Munro Burt Munro, known as the fastest man from New Zealand, became internationally known for the records he broke at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the 1960s. In eleven record attempting trips to the…   Legends | Originators 22 June 2001 Legends – John Britten John Britten was a revolutionary motorcycle designer whose home-brewed machine won international plaudits with its stunning design and performance. The 300+ km/h blur…