EDGE #394 – J.Lo’s Choreographer Parris Goebel Hidden MVP at the Super Bowl + 18 Other Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 28 February 2020 | #394 | 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. Dance | New York Times (The) 21 February 2020 J.Lo’s Choreographer Parris Goebel Hidden MVP at the Super Bowl Parris Goebel is no stranger to being on a global stage. So she dived right in when given the assignment of a lifetime: choreographing for Jennifer Lopez, at the Super Bowl halftime show, Talya Minsberg writes in a sports feature for The New York Times. The Times… Motorsports | CNN 27 February 2020 Mexico E-Prix Won by Jaguar’s Dominant Mitch Evans Taking a risk paid off for Aucklander Mitch Evans, 25, as the Jaguar driver secured victory in an action-packed Mexico E-Prix with a fearless…   Business | In The Black 26 February 2020 From Smart Cities to Fintech, Jannat Maqbool CPA, Hamilton, advances many initiatives “It’s not every day that you hear about…   Taste | Stuff 26 February 2020 Garage Project Amongst Top 100 Brewers in the World Wellington brewery Garage Project has created history after being ranked 59th in the list of the world’s top 100 breweries by a popular American…   Politics and Economics | TIME 25 February 2020 Jacinda Ardern Has the World’s Attention History came fast at Jacinda Ardern. Just a few years ago, in 2017, having been a local Member of Parliament for a matter of months, she became a Hail Mary candidate for…   Music | Chicago Tribune 24 February 2020 Composer Annea Lockwood at Chicago Festival Chicago’s Frequency Festival has become a crucial showcase for the movement of “new music”, according to Aaron Cohen reporting for Chicago Tribune. New Zealand-born…   Obituaries | Globe and Mail (The) 23 February 2020 Peter Hogg Quietly Shaped Canadian Law Peter Hogg, a New Zealander who became Canada’s pre-eminent constitutional scholar, was sometimes called the 10th person on that country’s nine-member Supreme Court. Hogg died on 4…   Te Ao Maori | Aljazeera 23 February 2020 Māori Increasingly Asserting Identity with Tā moko Gary Harding’s body is a living testimony to his heritage. Tā moko, a cultural tattoo artwork, adorns Harding’s face and body, a…   Music | Billboard 21 February 2020 Nadia Reid Would Like to Go to Canada With You Nadia Reid’s “Oh Canada” isn’t a cover of the country’s national anthem, but that doesn’t stop the Dunedin-born musician from honouring some of her…   Education | Businessworld 21 February 2020 New Zealand, India, Collaborate on Leading-Edge Research, Education New Zealand’s education ties with India have been strengthened by a New Zealand university-led…   Business | Variety Magazine 20 February 2020 Studiocanal Names Anna Marsh Its CEO New Zealander Anna Marsh, the newly appointed CEO of leading European film and TV group Studiocanal, comes off as self-contained and mild-mannered, but her bullish track record at the company…   Community/General | Chicago Sun Times 16 February 2020 In the Zone with Educator Terrance Wallace Chicago-born Terrance Wallace founded the internationally lauded InZone Project that has been educating impoverished indigenous students in New Zealand for 10 years. InZone…   News | Express (The) 20 February 2020 Katherine Mansfield Book Inspired Legendary British Agent in German Concentration Camp Passages from a book of Katherine…   Community/General | Stuff 20 February 2020 OSACO Investigates Global Corruption From Blenheim The last place you might expect to find the headquarters for a global corruption investigation group is small town New Zealand, Sophie Trigger writes…   Writers | Slate 19 February 2020 Elizabeth Knox’s Masterpiece Lands US Publisher Following a glowing review on Washington Post-owned online magazine, Slate, Wellington author Elizabeth Knox, 60, closed a deal for American and…   Film & TV | Variety Magazine 18 February 2020 The Luminaries TV Adaptation Coming Soon Lead produced by Working Title Television, distributed internationally by Fremantle and coming soon to BBC Two, period thriller The Luminaries, adapted from New Zealand author…   Travel & Tourism | CNN 17 February 2015 5 YEARS AGO Terraces One of Best Tourist Attractions That No Longer Exist Ask a New Zealander what happened on 10 June 1886, and they’ll tell you the planet lost its “eighth wonder,” says…   Style | New York Times (The) 17 February 2010 10 YEARS AGO Seeking an Identity New Zealand pinot noir has come a long way over the past 10 years, continuing to improve each year, but because the grape is a newcomer to this country, a group of New…   Innovation | Australian (The) 12 February 2005 15 YEARS AGO Rann – Global Warming “Frightening” Mike Rann, the Auckland University-educated and former NZBC journalist and…