EDGE #386 – New Zealand’s Bird of the Year is the Hoiho + 12 other stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 21 November 2019 | #386 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and 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. Nature | BBC 16 November 2019 New Zealand’s Bird of the Year is the Hoiho The endangered hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin) won New Zealand’s coveted Bird of the Year competition after two weeks of intense campaigning, the BBC reports. The hoiho saw off many avian rivals to become the first penguin to win the annual honour in its 14-year… Obituaries | Daily Mail 18 November 2019 Moe mai rā Nancy Brunning One of New Zealand’s best loved actresses Nancy Brunning, made famous as Nurse Jaki on Shortland Street, has died in Wellington, aged 48, Daily Mail Australia reports.Brunning,… Design | Epoch Times (The) 22 November 2019 Designer Richard Clarkson Has His Head in the Clouds For people living in the forest of skyscrapers like Manhattan, seeing the open sky is often not always part of their everyday scenery,… Science | Quanta Magazine 22 November 2019 Physicist Stephen Parke Makes Maths Discovery Three physicists, including one New Zealander, wanted to calculate how neutrinos change. They ended up discovering an unexpected relationship between some of the… Fashion | Vouge 21 November 2019 Emilia Wickstead’s Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep New Zealander Emilia Wickstead has built her eponymous brand on the premise of being properly dressed for every occasion, be it a black tie… Music | Billboard 20 November 2019 Tūī Winner Benee Has a Vision Aucklander Benee, otherwise known as Stella Bennett, who claimed four Tūīs at this year’s Vodafone Music Awards, talked to Billboard’s Gab Ginsberg in the United States recently about her latest EP,… Wine | Advertiser (The) 19 November 2019 Winemaker Michael Corbett Expands Business New Zealand-born winemaker Michael Corbett, co-founder of Vanguardist Wines in South Australia, has recently opened a new Clare Valley cellar door in Clare’s original… Watersports | South China Morning Post 22 November 2019 First for Surfskier Danielle McKenzie in Hong Kong World champion surfskier New Zealander Danielle McKenzie proved that winning the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in France in September… Taste | TIME 15 November 2019 In Wellington Meet Food Hero Monique Fiso Chef and owner of Wellington restaurant, Hiakai, Monique Fiso has been named a “Hero of Travel 2019” by Australia’s Traveller publication.”Travel is a little like… Film & TV | New York Times (The) 15 November 2019 Taika Waititi Puts on a Tuxedo His film Jojo Rabbit may be the year’s most unlikely Oscar contender: a Nazi comedy. How will the irreverent director fare amid Hollywood’s sacred rituals? Pop culture reporter Kyle Buchanan investigates… Arts | The Hindu 20 November 2014 5 YEARS AGO Writing Isn’t Just about Expression Says Author Eleanor Catton Author Eleanor Catton, who is a participant in The Hindu Lit Fest in January 2015, talks to the Hindu about… Politics | Guardian 20 November 2009 10 YEARS AGO Arguing the Green “Sometime in the 2020s, New Zealand will become responsible for a massive surge in emissions from its forests,” writes Fred Pearce in his Guardian… Innovation | CBS News 20 November 2004 15 YEARS AGO Sir Ed Speaks Out Sir Edmund Hillary has spoken out against a US-led project to build an “ice highway” in Antarctica, which would allow hundreds of tons of scientific equipment…