EDGE #404 – How New Zealand Is Beating the Coronavirus Pandemic + 18 other stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 30 July 2020 | #404 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (London). 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. Politics and Economics | Washington Monthly 30 July 2020 How New Zealand Is Beating the Coronavirus Pandemic “The United States is a pandemic-policy mess, and the whole world is watching the meltdown,” Markos Kounalakis writes for the Washington Monthly. “How did such a small place [like New Zealand] take on such a big role on the world stage to lead the fight… Nga Kupu Aroha | Words of Love 29 July 2020 Calling All Change Agents In the mid 1980’s when the Whakatu meatworks closed we ran a programme at Waiohiki to support workers made redundant by the extraordinary restructuring of our economy. Men and women who previously had been…   Politics and Economics | Guardian (The) 22 July 2020 Judith Collins Named National Party’s New Leader Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, widely known for her exhortations to kindness and compassion, will face Judith Collins – a combative…   Film & TV | Washington Post (The) 13 July 2020 Amazing Race Host Phil Keoghan on Future of Travel Los Angeles-based Phil Keoghan, host of The Amazing Race, has been working on a new competition show for CBS called Tough As Nails featuring…   Agriculture | Farmers Weekly 24 July 2020 Eric Watson Breaks Own Wheat Yield World Record Ashburton farmer Eric Watson has taken the Guinness World Record for the highest wheat yield for the second consecutive time, with a staggering 17.398t/ha…   Film & TV | New York Post 23 July 2020 Actor Michael Dorman Star of Creepy New Thriller Veteran actor Auckland-born Michael Dorman, 39, stars as Jack Shaughnessy, an ambitious TV sports reporter in the new six-episode Australian thriller The…   Music | Guardian (The) 21 July 2020 The Beths Brand With Self-Doubt When The Guardian’s Brodie Lancaster’s video call connects with Auckland songwriter Elizabeth Stokes, he writes that he realises she’s opted for an audio-only chat and switches his camera off too….   Community | CNN 20 July 2020 How NZ Became an Apocalypse Escape Destination In Queenstown – a picturesque ski spot that often attracts comparisons to Aspen, Colorado – rumours about foreigners investing in apocalypse-proof bunkers…   Business | Bloomberg 19 July 2020 New Zealand Live Lobster Exports to China Surge New Zealand exports of live lobster are surging as Chinese gourmets return to restaurants, Bloomberg reports. More than 300 tons of the crustaceans were…   Design | Designboom 18 July 2020 Kiwa is Isaac Burrough’s Sustainable Superyacht Daily web magazine Designboom features New Zealand-born Amsterdam-based designer, Isaac Burrough’s “forward-thinking superyacht concept ……   Sport | ABC 17 July 2020 Hugh McCutcheon’s Minnesota Gophers the #1 USA Women’s College Volleyball Pick for 2020 Christchurch-born Olympic Gold Medal volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon, in his…   Nature | Forbes 17 July 2020 World’s Newest Dark Sky Park Announced in NZ New Zealand is quickly becoming one of the top dark sky destinations on earth, Valerie Stimac reports for Forbes, with the country home to two International…   Music | Stuff 16 July 2020 Emma G Battling Bigotry With Music in D.C. Few could have foreseen the landmark events that would embroil the US in upheaval but for former Hamiltonian Emma Ghaemmaghamy, better known as Emma G, the situation has…   Sport General | ESPN 28 July 2020 UFC Champ Israel Adesanya on Cover of Video Game The newest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) video game has been announced – and on the cover, is New Zealander Israel Adesanya (pictured right)….   Motorsports | New York Times (The) 29 July 2020 Third Straight Win for Scott Dixon at Road America Winning an IndyCar race is nothing new for New Zealander Scott Dixon, particularly this year. But getting to celebrate as fans cheered him on for the…   Music | World (The) 25 July 2020 New Zealanders Pen Music for Dalai Lama’s Album New Zealand couple, musicians and producers Junelle and Abraham Kunin, have recorded the music of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s debut album, Inner…   New Zealand | Mail Online 27 July 2015 5 YEARS AGO New Zealand Seventh Most Respected Country New Zealand has been ranked as the seventh most respected country in the 2015 RepTrak Survey conducted by the Reputation Institute…   New Zealand | Xinhua News 16 July 2010 10 YEARS AGO Tourists keep coming Statistics New Zealand has released figures which show the number of overseas visitors arriving in New Zealand for short term stays has topped 2.5 million for the first time in the past 12 months. “This milestone…   Politics | Age (The) 11 July 2005 15 YEARS AGO Rainbow Resonates 20 Years On July 10 marked the 20th anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior bombing in Auckland Harbour. The Greenpeace flagship was targeted by French agents under the orders of then President…