EDGE #393 – “Favorite Weirdo” Taika Waititi Wins Oscar Glory for Jojo Rabbit + 18 other stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 14 February 2020 | #393 | 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 2000-2020 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Film & TV | Wear Your Voice 12 February 2020 “Favorite Weirdo” Taika Waititi Wins Oscar Glory for Jojo Rabbit The multi-talented Taika Waititi – writer, director, lead actor – took out the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday evening in Los Angeles. Adapted from Christine Leunens book “Caging Skies,” Jojo Rabbit tells the story of a… Obituaries | Scotsman (The) 11 February 2020 Mike Moore Dedicated his Life to Helping NZ Mike Moore, who served as New Zealand’s prime minister before leading the World Trade Organisation (WTO) during a tumultuous time when thousands protested in Seattle…   Business | WGBH News 12 February 2020 Andrew Barnes Makes The Case For A 4-Day Week Revolution on Greater Boston Appearing WGBH’s Greater Boston show to discuss his book The 4 Day Week…   New Zealand | Outside 09 February 2020 Your Ultimate South Island Travel Guide “New Zealand’s South Island is undoubtedly one of the world’s most beautiful places, where golden beaches and dense rainforests border the snow-capped Southern Alps and…   Design | 5280 12 February 2020 Entrepreneur Richard Shirtcliffe On Tackling Plastic Ocean Waste Through Designer Furniture Could commerce be a…   Business | Fast Company 14 February 2020 Former Equinox Head Sarah Robb O’Hagan in New Role Former Equinox president New Zealander Sarah Robb O’Hagan, who has been advising fitness brand Exos’…   Taste | Gourmet Traveller (The) 10 February 2020 Star Chef Ben Shewry Eats Out in Wellington Melbourne restaurant owner and chef Ben Shewry visits the sustainability stars making waves on the Wellington food scene for a story published online at Australia’s…   Sport General 14 February 2020 Tennis Freshman Kate Bolton Making Friends in US California State University, Stanislaus, women’s tennis has a new face – and a new voice – in 19-year-old Wellington-born freshman Kate Bolton, local…   Arts | Contemporary HUM 08 February 2020 Permanent Migration Newly published on online art platform Contemporary HUM, artist Signe Rose writes a letter to her husband sculptor Martyn Reynolds on their life in Vienna as parents and artists, having moved to Austria from New Zealand in…   Community/General | Newsroom 07 February 2020 How Surgeon Ian Bissett Did Wonders in Nepal Every year 33 million people globally are left impoverished after paying for surgery. Others die for lack of treatment. New Zealander Ian Bissett has been operating on…   Rugby | Japan Times (The) 06 February 2020 Fiji Names Vern Cotter Rugby Head Coach Former Scotland coach New Zealand-born Vern Cotter, 58, has been named the new head coach of the Fiji rugby team, Associated Press reports in a story published by The Japan…   Film & TV | New York Daily News 05 February 2020 Ant Timpson’s Tribute to Father Stars Elijah Wood The death of his father led New Zealand producer Ant Timpson to decide it was time to direct. His new film and directorial debut, Come to Daddy,…   War & Peace | Diplomat (The) 04 February 2020 New Zealand’s Role in Canada’s Pacific Shift “A contract for Canada to upgrade two New Zealand frigates illustrates a budding, mutually-beneficial, Pacific-focused relationship,” according to…   Film & TV | Hollywood Reporter 03 February 2020 Screenwriter Anthony McCarten Talks Two Popes For the Oscar-nominated film The Two Popes, New Zealand-born screenwriter Anthony McCarten had to imagine what took place between Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal…   Taste | Vanity Fair 02 February 2020 Monica Galetti Creates a Tropical Island Menu New Zealand chef Monica Galetti recently devised a menu for the Maldives restaurant, Aqua. She is interviewed on the island by Jessica Burrell for Vanity…   Media | Belfast Telegraph 01 February 2020 Sun Journalist Dan Wootton to Host UK Radio Show Executive editor and columnist at The Sun, New Zealander Dan Wootton, 36, will take over from Eamonn Holmes on the UK’s TalkRadio’s drivetime radio…   Travel | Wall Street Journal(The) 6 February 2015 5 YEARS AGO Routeburn Track a Spectacle of Jaw-Dropping Scenery For the ultimate adventure the Wall Street Journal recommends escaping into the “supersize spectacle”…   Nature | Independent (The) 2 February 2010 10 YEARS AGO Multi-tasking Birds Two female royal albatrosses at Taiaroa Head Royal Albatross Centre on the Otago Peninsula have successfully incubated a chick, after the father — one of scores to recently leave the…   Film and News | Weekend Standard 4 February 2005 15 YEARS AGO My Favourite Ape Compared with his work as an Oscar-winning director and the filmmaker behind the most popular trilogy in movie history, Peter…