EDGE #416 New Zealanders Flock Home to the Edge + 15 other global stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 23 June 2021 | #416 | 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. Politics and Economics | New York Times (The) 23 June 2021 New Zealanders Flock Home to the Edge More than 50,000 New Zealanders who have returned home during the pandemic, offering the country a rare opportunity to win back some of its best and brightest, Charlotte Graham-McClay writes in a feature published by The New York Times. The unexpected influx of… Media | Telegraph (The) 23 June 2021 Apple’s Zane Lowe the Great Communicator When Apple launched its music streaming service in 2015, it hired New Zealander Zane Lowe to be, effectively, its face and voice. Apple Music may not do Spotify numbers but,…   Music | Whittier Daily News 22 June 2021 Chalmers Brothers Promote Band With Car Wash Originally from Hawkes Bay, the Los-Angeles-based Chalmers brothers, who perform as indie rock band Emperors Night, are promoting themselves by washing cars for free…   Cricket | BBC Sport 21 June 2021 Brilliant New Zealand Show England the Way “England’s dismal second-Test defeat was confirmed inside an hour on the fourth morning at Edgbaston, giving New Zealand a 1-0 series win,” Stephan Shemilt reports for…   Te Ao Maori | NBC News 19 June 2021 Study Suggests Māori First to Encounter Antarctica Māori explorers could have been the first humans to set eyes on Antarctica as far back as the 7th century, a new study suggests, even though for…   Dance | Dazed 17 June 2021 Ballroom Culture Transforms QTPOC Community Safe spaces for QTPOC communities in a country seen by the rest of the world as progressive are rare, but trans women are finding space and solace in Auckland’s balls,…   Science/Tech | ABC News 16 June 2021 New Zealand Signs Space Agreement with NASA New Zealand has announced it is the latest country to sign a space agreement with NASA, just as the country’s nascent space industry begins to take off, Associated Press…   Business | Forbes 15 June 2021 No Master Plan for Makeup Maestra Lisa Eldridge While two million-plus subscribers certainly earns her the label, ‘YouTuber’ doesn’t quite cover the laundry list of Auckland-born Lisa Eldridge’s…   Business | Vogue Australia 14 June 2021 Packaging Queen Rebecca Percasky Charms Cartier New Zealand-based entrepreneur Rebecca Percasky launched sustainable packaging company The Better Packaging Co. after years spent working in e-commerce left…   Music | Guardian (The) 13 June 2021 Lorde’s Sunny New Single a Lesson in Patience “Lorde has said she was ‘waiting for the right moment’ to release her comeback single, Solar Power, and opted for 11 June to coincide with the year’s…   Writers | Guardian (The) 11 June 2021 Meg Mason’s First UK-Published Book Well Received New Zealand author Meg Mason’s “moving novel”, Sorrow and Bliss, “about mental illness and sisterly love finds hilarity and wisdom in…   Music | Clash 10 June 2021 Ladyhawke Bites Back with Guilty Love Ladyhawke, aka Pip Brown, 41, has been through some tough times, but she’s come out on the other side, Robin Murray writes for music and fashion magazine, Clash. The New Zealand alt-pop…   Legend | Originators 22 June 2001 20 YEARS AGO John Britten John Britten was a revolutionary motorcycle designer whose home-brewed machine won international plaudits with its stunning design and performance. The 300+ km/h blur of speed…   Society | M&C News (The) 20 June 2006 15 YEARS AGO Wonder of the Natural World Reborn Rotorua’s famed Pink and White Terraces – destroyed in the 1886 Mt Tarawera eruption – are being replicated 8km away at Wairakei by businessman Jim Hall. The original staircase-like tiers of pink…   Society | Guardian (The) 22 June 2011 10 YEARS AGO Relief for Christchurch Residents Thousands of Christchurch home owners are breathing a sigh of relief following John Key’s announcement on the future of their properties. Entire suburbs of   Taste | Munchies 23 June 2016 5 YEARS AGO NZ Scientists Make Beef-Based Chocolate Mustafa Farouk, a senior scientist who works for the AgResearch institute, has partnered with Auckland-based Devonport Chocolates to create a confection made….