EDGE #378: Allbirds Co-Founder Tim Brown Talks Travel + 12 Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 28 August 2019 | #378 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington), Carla Hofler (Auckland), Alexandra Burnside (New York). See all stories and a 16,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2019 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Fashion | Wall Street Journal 23 August 2019 Allbirds Co-Founder Tim Brown Talks Travel In a new Wall Street Journal series, the newspaper interviews designers, artists and entertainers about where they’re travelling this summer, what they’re packing, how they stay entertained in-flight and more. First up, it’s New Zealand’s own Tim Brown,… Community/General | NZEDGE 27 August 2019 Haere Ra Petera. Open Letter to Mr Craig Little, Mayor of Wairoa, and his Hawke’s Bay fellows. Dear Matua Craig, Late last evening I stood at the hospital bedside of my young… Film & TV | Guardian (The) 27 August 2019 Anna Paquin Talks about Breaking Oscar Protocol New Zealand-raised actor Anna Paquin, 37, who stars alongside Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Martin Scorcese’s The Irishman, talks to The Guardian about… Theatre | Stuff 27 August 2019 Upper Hutt Performer Jason Henderson NY-Bound Upper Hutt singer Jason Henderson, 30, is heading to New York City to spend two years studying acting at the Neighbourhood Playhouse School of Theatre, where he… Politics and Economics | Bloomberg 25 August 2019 Clues for Brexit Future May Be Found Here There may be insights for the UK on leaving the European Union without a deal from a long time ago on the other side of the world, Bloomberg economic writer Eddie Spence… Writers | Guardian (The) 24 August 2019 Annaleese Jochems’s Debut Novel Alive and Squirming “Cynthia, the simpering, scheming, covetous emotional sinkhole of New Zealander Annaleese Jochems’ assured debut novel, Baby, is alive… Politics and Economics | Japan Times (The) 22 August 2019 Young Māori Women Stand up for Their Land Five years ago, law graduate Pania Newton and her cousins got together around a kitchen table and agreed to do everything in their power to prevent a housing development at… Arts | Time 26 August 2014 5 YEARS AGO Richard Burton Couldn’t Beat George Silk on a Photo Call In 1993, New Zealand-born LIFE photojournalist George Silk was asked by American photographer John Loengard if in his long career, Silk had… Arts | Nylon 24 August 2009 10 YEARS AGO She’s no Barbie doll True Blood star New Zealander Anna Paquin — “who has an Oscar and a cool accent” — talks to Nylon magazine about the show’s phenomenal success, those nude scenes and going blonde for the role of Sookie Stackhouse… Arts | Wikiverse 31 August 2004 15 YEARS AGO A weighty story A feature-length biopic of NZ sporting icon Precious McKenzie is in the works, with London-based Precious UK Ltd and South Africa’s Unital Films International already on board. The screenplay, written by Tauranga’s Lance and James Morcan… Rugby | YouTube 5 January 2009 VIDEO 2000: All Blacks vs Wallabies See why this match was described by many as ‘the best game of rugby ever played’… Rugby | YouTube 4 February 2008 VIDEO 1973: All Blacks vs Barbarians The highlights of this memorable game, including “the try”… Rugby | YouTube 27 July 2017 VIDEO Lengendary All Blacks Moments – 1950s Legendary All Blacks moments from the 1950s….