EDGE #401 – New Zealand Will Be Waiting for You + 12 other stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 09 May 2020 | #401 | 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. New Zealand | Forbes 04 May 2020 New Zealand Will Be Waiting for You “New Zealand remains on the top of many tourists’ travel bucket lists,” Forbes contributor Fiona Tapp writes. “But now that travel is severely restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dreams of exploring New Zealand need to be put on hold, at least for the time… Science/Tech | Dataquest 05 May 2020 AI and Bias Removal a Herculean Task “Google’s algorithm for detecting hate speech tended to punish tweets written by African Americans, classifying 46 per cent of non-offensive messages as hate language, even if they were…   Politics and Economics | Guardian (The) 06 May 2020 James Shaw on Our Economic Climate Post-COVID-19 Cheap, renewable electricity is one way of reviving economies and preserving New Zealand’s natural environment, Climate Change Minister and co-leader of…   Community/General | Stuff 06 May 2020 Geoff Walker a Helping Hand in Uganda Photographer Geoff Walker left New Zealand to escape the haunting memory of witnessing the 2012 Carterton balloon tragedy, and found a new purpose for life in humanitarian work in Uganda,…   Sport General | Guardian (The) 05 May 2020 Football Forward Katie Rood Embraces Veganism “I have gone from five years of continuous injuries to five years with almost nothing,” professional footballer Katie Rood, 27, tells The Guardian’s Suzanne…   Nature | World Atlas 04 May 2020 Rare Parakeet Rebounds in New Zealand Populations of New Zealand’s critically endangered orange-fronted parakeet, or Malherbe’s parakeet, are recovering thanks to conservation efforts concentrated on bringing them back…   Wine | Resident (The) 04 May 2020 Eleven of New Zealand’s Best Wines Wine writer Wayne de Nicolo examines the wines of his native country – New Zealand – for London’s online culture magazine, The Resident. Home to the southern-most winemaking region in…   Writers | Byline Times 03 May 2020 Katherine Mansfield and Another Edge of the World “What does it take to decide to up sticks and live abroad? More than just a name, although I confess I liked the idea of living on the Avenue…   Design | Broadsheet 02 May 2020 Ben Shewry’s Attica Drops Killer Merch Line Melbourne fine diner Attica, owned by Taranaki-born chef Ben Shewry, has recruited six of its talented Australian and New Zealand artist mates to design a range of…   Arts | Contemporary HUM 08 May 2020 Mata Aho Collective in Conversation with Contemporary Hum about Dhaka Art Summit Mata Aho Collective is a collaboration between four Māori women who…   New Zealand | Guardian (The) 01 May 2015 5 YEARS AGO Rotoroa Island a Bold Wildlife Experiment Rotoroa Island in the Hauraki Gulf is tiny, at just 82 hectares, but don’t let its diminutiveness fool you: big things are happening here. Over the past few years the…   Business | Ecorazzi 06 May 2010 10 YEARS AGO Tree house wins Webby Warkworth’s onion-shaped treehouse restaurant, constructed 3ft up in a redwood tree, has won an award in the telecommunications section of the 21…   Politics and Economics | Guardian Unlimited 05 May 2005 15 YEARS AGO Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is In a show of commitment to the Kyoto Protocol, NZ became the first country in the world to levy a public carbon tax. NZers will now pay an …