87 – New Zealanders in Global Headlines October 30

New Zealand headlines in this week's survey of global media appearing in the New York Times, Wall St Journal, BBC, San Jose Mercury Times, The Guardian, Motorsport, Sydney Morning Herald and bokkinden.no include:

• Kurow's Chris Butcher the engineering edge in Halo 3 blockbuster
• Glen Standring’s vampire film Perfect Creature opens, sold to world
• Black Sheep director Jonathan King on film-making at UK release
• NZ 15th in world press freedom; Turkmenistan, North Korea worst
• NZ tops A1 Grand Prix table after Jonny Reid double Czech victory
• 95% NZ wines comes in screwcap bottles, leading global trend
• Sydney exhibition celebrates Fred Hollows and his gift of sight
• AK power-punk Cut Off Your Hands play NY CMJ Music Marathon
• Stacy Gregg’s pony-centric children's fiction leaps WHSmith chart
• Lloyd Jones’ novel Mister Pip now sold into 27 countries post Booker
• Miniature variant of NZ kune kune pig the must-have pet in Britain

For full stories see http://www.nzedge.com/media, a 6,000-story storehouse of international activities by New Zealanders 2000-07. Photo of Chris Butcher from Massey University News.

86 – New Zealanders in Global Headlines October 21

New Zealand headlines in this week's survey of global media appearing in the LA Times, Guardian, International Herald Tribune, CIO magazine, The Times, BBC, Scientific American, Melbourne Age and Runners World include:

• Kiri Te Kanawa commences major USA recital tour: “pure” LA Times
• Chef de cuisine Josh Emett x2 Michelin stars Ramsay’s London NY
• Brent Taylor: Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires
• Outstanding academic Elizabeth Croll dies, London, b Reefton (63)
• NZ joins UN effort seeking worldwide abolition of death penalty
• Richard Tomlinson alleges M16 involvement in Diana’s death–inquest
• Conway Witcliffe, special effect legend, dies, Surrey, b Paeroa (41)
• Kris Gemmell wins Rhodes World Cup triathalon event Greece
• Passchendaele commemorated: 10,000 Anzac soldiers lost 1917
• Kalev/During neuroscience paper ok’s low dose alcohol for memory
• Trans-Tasman netball tournament goes semi-professional in 08
• Maori master carver James Rickard workshops Baguio, Philippines

For full stories see http://www.nzedge.com/media, a 6,000-story storehouse of international activities by New Zealanders 2000-07.
Photos of Kiri Te Kanawa from Sopranos Central

85 – New Zealanders in global headlines October 13

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New Zealand headlines in this week's survey of global media appearing in the Wall St Journal, The Times, Korea Times, Tehran Times, Economic Times of India, CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, USA Today, Vancouver Sun, Globe & Mail, The Independent, Telegraph and Guardian, Palm Beach Daily News, San Jose Mercury News, Honolulu Advertiser and the Sydney Morning Herald include:

• All Blacks burn their edge at Rugby World Cup quarter-finals
• NZ "one breathtaking vista after another"”- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NZ the "finest country in the world for a wine tourist" – Telegraph
• Central Otago’s Bald Hills Pinot Noir wins Champion Red award IWC
• Korea using NZ as a benchmark for competitive national branding
• Dame Kiri Te Kanawa launches farewell tour of North America
• Wellington freediver Dave Mullins sets new world record
• Le Maori Cafe in Lyons stocks Speights, Steinlager
• Wellington’s Sidhe Interactive launches Jackass: The Game in USA
• PM Clark proposes removing the Union Jack from NZ flag design
• Antipode Planter by Patrick Morris a pick of UK’s 100% Design
• Air NZ, Boeing, Rolls-Royce collaborate environmental sustainablility
• Godwit migratory champion of avian world 11,500km non-stop flight
• Conchords " funniest thing on TV" as cult HBO series screens BBC
• US media profile NZ wine, success of sauvignon blanc and pinot noir
• Karen Walker, Havaiana produce limited edition jandals for Summer
• Architect Chris Moller exhibits decade of innovative practice, London
• Wellington to host United Nation’s World Environment Day June 5 08
• NZ "climate change pioneer" after new environmental plan launched
• Bollywood, Wellywood film co-production agreement to be negotiated
• Wall St Journal visits Peter Jackson, Miramar studios, Weta Digital
• Wellington Phoenix to play LA Galaxy with Beckham December 01
• Andy Lark appointed Global VP marketing, communications at Dell
• "Queen of the South Pacific" soprano Rhonda Bryers dies, Hawaii
• NZ spring carnival season attracts horse race-bereft Australians
• 24,000 NZers migrate to Australia, surpasses UK as leading source

For full stories see http://www.nzedge.com/media, a 5,000-story storehouse of international activities by New Zealanders 2000-07.

84 – New Zealanders in global headlines October 1

New Zealand headlines in this week's survey of global media appearing in the NY and LA Times, International Herald Tribune, The Telegraph, Guardian, Herald Sun, Bulletin, Sydney Morning Herald and the Barre Montpelier Times Argus, include:

• US dance professor sees advanced NZ cultural collaboration (px)
• Telegraph goes kayaking, heli-biking, deep sea diving, caving, rafting
• Fairfax CEO David Kirk and banker Ralph Norris are Oz influentials
• Daniel Carter and Dad in backyard rugby goal-kicking vid for Adidas
• #1 NZ pest the possum fur makes eco-friendly hats, scarves, bikinis
• NZ wine attracts highest average retail price in UK, tenner for a bottle
• Soccer keeper Jacob Gleeson trials for ManU, Everton youth squads
• Russell Crowe back to being bad in 3:10 to Yuma, a Western revival
• Director Andrew Dominik helms The Assassination of Jesse James
• Photographer Bruce Connew’s Stopover on Fiji's sugar-cane workers
• NZ intros carbon trading to reduce 45.5m tons of excess emissions
• Wheelchair/Amputee athletes win seven gold in Taipei, Taiwan
• Hong Kong says NZ role model for renewable energy, new envirotech
• NZ fashion unique for preponderance of women designers, owners
• AirNZ shows 30 designers on aero catwalk; Rachel Hunter models

For full stories see http://www.nzedge.com/media, a 5,000-story storehouse of international activities by New Zealanders 2000-07.
Picture: Atamira Dance Company in "Whare tangata" Photo: Norm Heke/Te Papa Press