EDGE #407 – New Zealand Passport Takes Top Spot + 15 other stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 15 October 2020 | #407 | 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. General | Travel + Leisure 12 October 2020 New Zealand Passport Takes Top Spot The Passport Index has named a new most powerful passport in the world, and it’s none other than: New Zealand. Stacey Leasca reports on how our passport allows travel to more countries than any other, in an article for Travel + Leisure magazine. New Zealand’s… Fashion | AnOther 14 October 2020 Len Lye Inspires Belgian Designer Dries Van Noten Antwerp designer Dries Van Noten’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection was partly inspired by New Zealand-born filmmaker and artist, Len Lye. Van Noten was…   Obituaries | Nature 07 October 2020 Mathematician Vaughan Jones a Man Who Knew Knots “In 1994, Gisborne-born mathematician Vaughan Jones walked on stage to address the Italian national academy in Rome’s Palazzo Corsini, lit a cigar and…   Dance | British Vouge 08 October 2020 Parris Goebel Dials in on Inclusion With Rihanna Lockdown has been stultifying and depressing in its sludgy predictability for many of us – but for others, it has proved uniquely creatively fulfilling,…   Sport General | South China Morning Post 13 October 2020 UFC Superstar Israel Adesanya Makes It Look Easy UFC 4 video game cover star Nigerian-New Zealander Israel Adesanya, 31, tweets “what EA curse?” after emphatic victory over Paulo Costa on Fight…   Motorsports | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 11 October 2020 Supercar Driver Scott McLaughlin Makes History Christchurch-born Scott McLaughlin, 27, from the Shell V-Power Racing Team has put himself in rare company in the pantheon of Australian touring car racing by…   Education | Australian Financial Review 05 October 2020 Steven Joyce a Top Figure in Australian Education The Australian Financial Review Magazine’s recent Power issue includes lists of the key players across six industry sectors. In education, New…   Business | Yahoo 13 October 2020 Dose & Co. Get the Kardashian Approval Good American founder Khloé Kardashian has invested in Dose & Co., a New Zealand-based company that sells a variety of collagen products throughout New Zealand and…   Business | Financial Times 14 October 2020 Allbirds Bets on Physical Stores Despite Pandemic Allbirds, the wool shoe brand that closed a $100m fundraising round this week, is backing bricks-and-mortar stores in spite of the pandemic, according…   Taste | CEO Magazine (The) 06 October 2020 Ahi’s Ben Bayly Inspired by Right Here Ben Bayly, chef, television personality and owner of new Auckland CBD restaurant, Ahi is profiled in The CEO Magazine. The feature focuses on how Bayly, who has run establishments…   Business | GQ Australia 10 October 2020 Attica’s Ben Shewry Flexes Other Creative Muscles In Melbourne, coronavirus brought with it a challenge the scope and severity of which local restaurateurs have never seen before. With eateries…   Sport General | Fiji Times (The) 05 October 2020 Auckland Student Aysha Hussan Aims High At just 14, track athlete and netballer Aysha Hussan has already achieved so much, including as the New Zealand face on the Muslim Women in Sports Powerlist 2020, alongside 34 other…   Science/Tech | CNBC 03 October 2020 Mint Innovation Saves Valuable Metal from E-Waste Our “throwaway” culture often means consumers are guilty of getting rid of old devices as soon as new ones come to the market, a habit that can have…   Politics | Guardian (The) 12 October 2015 5 YEARS AGO Helen Clark Comments on 70 Years of the UN As the UN marks the 70th anniversary of its founding this autumn, those imperfections – and how the UN addresses them – have come to the fore as the organisation struggles to define its role…   General | New Scientist 06 October 2010 10 YEARS AGO Who is the Typical Kiwi? An international study on cultural stereotypes, led by the US National Institutes of Health, has concluded that there is no relation between supposed cultural characteristics and the actual traits identified in real…   Taste | Independant 01 October 2005 15 YEARS AGO Food for thought A lengthy Independent feature examines Auckland’s burgeoning food scene – and NZ’s as a whole. While NZ has embraced café culture (“probably the best espresso experience outside Italy in about 13 years…