EDGE #425 – How Peter Jackson Became a Local Hero after LOTR + 15 Other global stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 23 December 2021 | #425 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (London). See all stories and a 17,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2021 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Film & TV | Variety Magazine 23 December 2021 How Peter Jackson Became a Local Hero after LOTR When Amazon announced in August 2021 that its billion-dollar Lord of the Rings TV series would shift production to England, fans were stunned. Though J.R.R. Tolkien was British and though the settings are fictional, New Zealand and Middle-earth have become synonymous,… Taste | Independent (The) 23 December 2021 We Are Writing Our Own Food History In an article for UK newspaper The Independent, New Zealander Molly Codyre, editorial assistant and food and drink writer for the publication, decides to find out what New Zealand cuisine really…   Film & TV | Vanity Fair 23 December 2021 On the Stunning Visuals in The Power of the Dog “The incredible natural landscapes of The Power of the Dog provide an unsettlingly beautiful backdrop to Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog. Nary a frame…   Business | Business Matters 22 December 2021 Tesco Picks Up Alistair King’s Pet Food Nood Co-founder of New Zealand pet food brand Nood, Alistair King, 22, who has just launched the premium product range at Tesco in the UK, speaks to Business Matters…   General | Conversation (The) 21 December 2021 Civil Liberties in the Covid Age Discussed “Vaccines, their mandates and certificates have ignited heated debate about civil liberties in New Zealand. Add MIQ, climate change, the government’s Three Waters policy…   Visual Arts | About Her 20 December 2021 Riyadh Sculpture Prize for Artist Anna Korver Taranaki sculptor Anna Korver has been awarded first place at the 2021 edition of Tuwaiq Sculpture for her work entitled, ‘The Lighthouses triptych’. “Her…   Dance | Nylon 17 December 2021 Parris Goebel in Nike Dance as Sport Campaign New Zealand dancer Parris Goebel is the creative mastermind behind some of the best choreography from your favourite pop stars, Maria Bobila reports for Nylon. So…   Music | Daily Mail 16 December 2021 Musical in Pipeline about Surgeon Archibald McIndoe The story of the pioneering Dunedin-born surgeon Archibald McIndoe who developed a host of new treatments during the Second World War to help heal…   Science/Tech | Bloomberg 15 December 2021 Space Man Peter Beck Makes Annual Bloomberg 50 “In high school a guidance counsellor told Peter Beck that a career building rockets was ‘absurdly unachievable’. And it did take the New Zealander a while…   Media | Architectural Digest 13 December 2021 Turning New Zealand into 1925 Montana The Power of the Dog’s production designer Grant Major built the film’s ranch from the ground up on location in Jane Campion’s native New Zealand, which, thanks to its remoteness,…   Sport General | BBC Sport 11 December 2021 Commonwealth Games CE Katie Sadleir Has Big Plans The Commonwealth Games could undergo “dramatic change” by the middle of the next decade, according to its new chief executive, New Zealander Katie…   Nature | New Scientist 10 December 2021 Haast’s Eagle’s Hunting and Eating Habits Examined For more than a century, scientists have wondered whether New Zealand’s huge carnivorous Haast’s eagle, that went extinct around 600 years…   America’s Cup | BBC News 14 December 2001 20 YEARS AGO Kiwi Hero Laid to Rest A thousand mouners gather at the parish church of St Thomas a Becket in Warblington to pay their respects to the late Sir Peter Blake. “Peter Blake was a living legend. I believe that he was held in high esteem…   New Zealand | Journal News 17 December 2006 15 YEARS AGO Action Packed Queenstown A self-confessed lazy New Yorker experiences adventure tourism NZ-style in Queenstown. The Skyline luge run is the highlight of a three-day trip which includes and…   Education | Gaurdian (The) 16 December 2011 10 YEARS AGO Pupils Staying Strong Students from Fendalton Open-Air School in Christchurch are the first group members — calling themselves Faultline Fiction — of the Guardian site to vividly recount what happened when earthquakes struck their city, changing…   Arts | Tonedeaf 15 December 2016 5 YEARS AGO Flight Of The Conchords One of The Best Comedy Bands In History New Zealand’s comedy duo Flight Of The Conchords has been labelled one of the best comedy bands…