EDGE #412 Trapped in Museums for Centuries, Maori Ancestors Are Coming Home + 27 Global Kiwi Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 09 March 2021 | #412 | 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 2000-2021 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Arts | Atlas Obscura 28 January 2021 Trapped in Museums for Centuries, Maori Ancestors Are Coming Home Writing for Atlas Obscura, Ye Charlotte Ming has taken an in-depth look at the ongoing process of repatriation of Maori remains from international museums, quoting poet and musician Hinemoana Baker, researcher Amber Aranui and Te Arikirangi Mamaku, who has been… Media | Adweek 05 March 2021 Special Group Delivers for Uber Eats at Super Bowl In just about every Super Bowl, there are ads – and, by extension, an agency or two – that come out of nowhere and make a splash, Doug Zanger…   Rugby | Guardian (The) 04 March 2021 Spectacularly Good Dan Carter Calls it Quits “News of Dan Carter’s retirement [from professional rugby] sends me back to that match, the second Test against the British and Irish Lions at Wellington in 2005,…   Rugby | Guardian (The) 03 March 2021 All Blacks Face Hosts in Blockbuster ‘23 Cup Opener “The 2023 Rugby World Cup will open on a Friday night in Paris when France, the hosts, take on New Zealand, at the very least the…   Media | Washington Times 28 February 2021 War Correspondent Kate Webb Subject in New Book Vietnam was less quagmire and more a crucible for more than 468 women accredited reporters during a war where lives and deaths could never be measured by…   General | AFP 28 February 2021 Christchurch Has Come Long Way Since Deadly Quake Christchurch had survived earthquakes before, but the seismic jolt that hit on February 22, 2011, had a shallow epicentre of just 5km on a previously…   Writers | Sydney Morning Herald (The) 27 February 2021 US Production Company Snaps Up Meg Mason Book “The production company behind movies such as 12 Years a Slave, Gone Girl and Bohemian Rhapsody has snapped up” the film and TV rights for Foxton-born…   Business | Forbes 26 February 2021 Jaimee Lupton’s Haircare Brand Monday Gets Global The brainchild of New Zealand-based beauty entrepreneur Jaimee Lupton, Monday Haircare made its stateside debut this month debut at Target and…   Music | NME 25 February 2021 Six60 Play World’s Only Stadium Tour They’re currently the planet’s biggest touring band, putting on huge shows in their COVID-free homeland, NME reports. In his own words, Six60’s frontman, Matiu Walters, told the…   Media | Stuff 24 February 2021 Lucy Blakiston’s Insta Page Hugely Popular Celebrities like Ariana Grande, Bella Hadid, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon and Chrissy Teigen are just some of the followers of Lucy Blakiston’s Instagram…   Film & TV | Hindu (The) 23 February 2021 Amazing Race’s Phil Keoghan Fronts Tough as Nails Over the last two decades, Phil Keoghan has mostly led a nomadic life, Praveen Sudevan writes for The Hindu. As the host of The Amazing Race, a…   General | Guardian (The) 21 February 2021 What If the UK Had Shut as Quickly as NZ? “The UK’s physical isolation sets it apart from its continental neighbours, but could its island status have protected it from the full horror of Covid-19, had it closed…   Taste | Financial Times 20 February 2021 Chef Analiese Gregory Revels in Tasmanian Wild New Zealand-born chef Analiese Gregory, 36, tells the Financial Times “why she turned her back on the world’s chicest restaurants to set up home – and a…   Film & TV 19 February 2021 Stunt Royal Zoë Bell Embracing Collaboration It’s been 20 years since New Zealander Zoë Bell arrived in Los Angeles, where she soon took her stunt double career to another level. The Waiheke Island-native…   Visual Arts 18 February 2021 LA Gallery Owner Blown Away by Emma McIntyre Auckland-born artist Emma McIntyre’s first show out of New Zealand, ‘Pour plenty on the worlds’, is now on in Los Angeles at Chris Sharp Gallery, the new…   Music | Guardian (The) 17 February 2021 Singer Sarah Mary Chadwick Says It All on New Album On the launch of her new album, Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby, New Zealand-born Melbourne-based singer Sarah Mary Chadwick “interrogates the…   Film & TV | Hollywood Reporter 16 February 2021 There’s Extreme Tension Coming Home in the Dark “The enormity of nature hits you like a freight train in the early scenes of [New Zealander] James Ashcroft’s taut and sinewy first feature, Coming…   General | Spinoff (The) 15 February 2021 New Zealanders in Wintry Berlin Cope with Covid Artist Ruth Buchanan is one of a number of New Zealanders “holed up” in Berlin, “in the middle of a long, dreary Covid winter”. Former DJ Emma Jean…   Media | BBC 11 February 2021 Sun Journalist Dan Wootton Heads to GB News Lower Hutt-born Dan Wootton, 37, the Sun journalist who broke the story of “Megxit”, is leaving to present a daily show on GB News and write for Mail Online, Amol…   Architecture | Stuff 10 February 2021 Exeloo Named America’s Best Public Toilet The West Auckland-designed and manufactured Exeloo unit was named top toilet at the inaugural Best Restroom in America awards, which were held in November, Esther Taunton…   New Zealand | CNN 09 February 2021 Tourism NZ Pleads End to Socially-Influenced Pics New Zealand is really bored of your Instagram posts, Rob Picheta writes for CNN. The country has launched a new tourism campaign, urging travellers to…   Writers | New York Times (The) 07 February 2021 Elizabeth Knox’s The Absolute Book Wry and Precise New Zealand author Elizabeth Knox’s 2019 novel, The Absolute Book, is reviewed alongside UK-based Everina Maxwell’s Winter’s Orbit, by…   Film & TV | NME 05 February 2021 Comedian Rose Matafeo’s 2021 is Shaping Up With an acclaimed romcom, one-off HBO special and a new sitcom out this year, 2021 is looking good for New Zealand-born rising comic, Rose Matafeo, who is based in the…   New Zealand | Grazia 04 February 2021 Grazia Publishes Daniel Ido’s Take on Auckland From the smell of the sea to mountainous ranges, there is no secret Auckland is a unique city. Drawing inspiration from his hometown, US-based Grazia guest…   Sport General | Guardian (The) 03 February 2021 Fifa Exec Sarai Bareman Understands the Margins From her time as a player on the Samoan women’s national team to becoming deputy secretary general of the tiny Oceania Football Confederation, few people…   New Zealand | Back Packing 29 January 2016 5 YEARS AGO The 7 Most Stunning Lakes in New Zealand In a blog post Matt – self-proclaimed Adventurer, Instagrammer and New Zealand travel planning expert – featured seven of New Zealand most stunning lakes…   New Zealand | Vancouver Sun (The) 09 February 2011 10 YEARS AGO Queenstown Todo As the brochures boast: “Whether you crave adventure daily, or just like to have your pants scared off occasionally, you will find what you are looking for” in Queenstown…   Nature | Washington Post 25 January 2006 15 YEARS AGO Environmental No.1 NZ leads the world in environmental performance according to the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) released at the World Economic…