Friday, 24 July 2009

113 – New Zealanders in Global Headlines 24 July 2009



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Pictured above: Zane Lowe, Lt. Col. Jeremy Ramsden, Simon O'Neill, Jerry Collins, Stuart Parker

NEW ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES

New Zealand headlines in this week's sampling of global media appearing in The Independent, Sky News, Classic FM, Radio Australia, NME, Telegraph, Guardian, Edmonton Sun, San Francisco Weekly, Star Gazette, San Francisco Examiner, All That Jazz, Islands, Dwell and WA Today include:

Zane Lowe, DJ, 35, piloting "radio with pictures" for BBC's Radio 1
All Blacks win first in Bledisloe, Tri Nations series vs. Wallabies 22-16
Scott Dixon, 28, Indy star, "driver to catch" ahead of Edmonton race
Seddon Bennington, 61, Te Papa CEO, dies in his beloved Tararuas
Saffron, Queenstown, at forefront of homegrown produce "revolution"
New Zealand tourists 14th best in the world, as well as 6th 'stingiest'
Simon O'Neill, 37, opera singer, among the world's top 10 tenors
Warwick Freeman, jeweller, exhibiting new wares in Melbourne
Lt. Col. Jeremy Ramsden, awarded NZ's first NATO Medal, Belgium
Stuart Parker, dairy farming astronomer, discovers supernova
Ladyhawke plays Glastonbury crowds ahead of one-off UK charity gig
Pakiri Beach horseriding; a BBC 'Thing To Do Before You Die'
David Cone, Baa Blacks trainer, lets racing sheep loose in Methven
Alka Patel, former engineer, now gourmet pie baker, San Francisco
NZ String Quartet honor Haydn's death with Ithaca performance, NY
Jerry Collins, back-rower, 28, swaps Toulon shirt for Welsh Ospreys
Ford/Tipping/Wise Trio's latest jazz album "impressively creative"
Waiheke, ranked 6th in 2009 list of 'World's Best Islands to Live On'
Andrew McKenzie, musician, shows off sustainable bachelor's pad
Queenstown and Wanaka; head-to-head in deep south showdown



SEDDON BENNINGTON, 1948 – 2009

A brief tribute to Seddon Bennington, CEO of Te Papa, the national museum and art gallery in Wellington, who died of hypothermia during a snow-hit tramping expedition in the Tararuas, along with friend Marcella Jackson, on July 14. Seddon was an outstanding New Zealander whose intellectual depth, engaging presence, and commitment to storytelling made him an ideal leader of Te Papa. I met Seddon in 1981 when he was Director of the City Art Gallery in Wellington, I was with the NZ Students' Arts Council and we were producing a tour of Mervyn Thompson's song play about Maori land rights, Songs to the Judges. It was a hair-raising tour in more ways than one – raw emotion on stage and off. Seddon was the perfect host, committed and calm. He went on to an international career in science museums and returned to New Zealand to lead Te Papa in 2003. A year or so ago I was on a selection panel he chaired, and saw him as a consensus leader in a challenging role, needing to balance scholarship with populism, local stories with global ones, authenticity with consumer engagement. That Te Papa has been the most visited museum in Australasia over the past five years is a fine statement of his leadership.



NGA KUPU AROHA: WORDS OF LOVE, #34, BY DENIS O'REILLY
An ongoing social commentary on the affairs of Aotearoa and the tribe of Nga Mokai.



THE STUB OF YOUR CHEQUE BOOK, JULY 2009
The D writes that it's what is recorded on the stub of our national cheque book that indicates the relative value we put on issues. In the area of criminal justice, despite the Government's stated commitment to 'top of the cliff' interventions rather than reliance on prison, "crush and crate 'em" is the flavour of the day. D praises the leadership of Dr Pita Sharples as Minister of Maori Affairs for getting 'buy in' from Maori street leaders towards a quest for peace on the streets of Aotearoa and for his advocacy of Maori learners getting access to tertiary education. There is korero about a possible spike in the availability of P, an account and reflection on the death and burial of Nomad's leader Denis "Mossie" Hines, and celebration at the graduation of Te Rangatira Jack Tuhi "Ranga" from Massey University. (3,657 words) Read more.



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Tuesday, 14 July 2009

112 – New Zealanders in Global Headlines 14 July 2009



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Pictured above: The Datsuns, Dick Frizzell, Francis Upritchard at Venice, Martin Jetpack, Royce McClure

NEW ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES

New Zealand headlines in this week's sampling of global media appearing in The New York Times, Telegraph, Daily Mirror, San José Business Journal, Paste Magazine, The Guernsey Gazette, The Times of India, The Australian, St Croix Valley Press, The Northwestern, Telegraph, Habitus, The Scotsman, The Times, RonnieWorld and The Age include:

The Datsuns, "from playing in backyards to all this hoopla"; tour US
Dick Frizzell's 'Faraway' house "picks up salty tang of Pacific"
Royce McClure, jigsaw guru, assembles 25,000-piece in Indian mall
Mason Maddox wins Guitar Hero gold at Cyber Games, Singapore
Saatchi and Colenso billboards, effective in war on vehicle fatalities
Henry, Smith, Hansen reappointed until end of 2011 Rugby World Cup
Billy Apple, pop artist, stages exhibition at Witte de With, Rotterdam
New Zealand companies look to the Valley's tech investors for growth
Niki Caro, David Lynch, Cat Power make dreamy film for 42Below
Tony, Lynnette Mallard, car enthusiasts, drive '34 Hudson across US
Moa feather DNA reveals bird "not unlike a giant chicken"
Robert Scott, Bats, Clean; talks Flying Nun, new albums, fallen stars
Roger Hurst, discovers blackcurrant extract improves athleticism
David Kirk, ex-Fairfax head, now leads Hoyts; looks to digitisation
Chinese community, Auckland, online and "keeping stories alive"
Craig Ling, Minus5 creator, opens portable ice bar in Minnesota
Glenn Martin, jetpack inventor, 49, at US AirVenture '09 conference
Nelson Honey seeking approval to sell bee venom product in UK
Westport couple auction bed for $302,600, with free house thrown in
New Zealand rowers win gold at Henley Regatta; Drysdale "incredible"
Radio New Zealand awarded Gold at NY Festival for Sir Ed doco
Eleanor Catton, author, 23, praised in leading UK newspapers
NZ artists Millar, Upritchard on show in Venice Biennale photo blog
Malcolm Cook, architect, on inspiration and 40 year career – Habitus






Here are the Top 10 titles for June:
  1. Trio at the Top, doco 2001 – McLaren, Hulme and Amon
  2. Peter Snell – Athlete, NFU short 1964 – Gold 800m runner
  3. Beauty and the Beast, TV 1982 – classic panel show
  4. The Living Room, TV 2003 – 'worthy' arts magazine show
  5. Gloss, TV 1987 – Yuppies, shoulder-pads, Walkmen
  6. Once Were Warriors, trailer 1994 – domestic violence drama
  7. FFDrop – Based on a True Story, doco 2006, European tour
  8. Score, NFU short 1980 – AB's vs France, cut to Tchaikovsky
  9. Circuts of Gold, NFU short 1987, speedway guru Ivan Mauger
  10. A Dolphin's Story, NFU short 1974, quest to train a dolphin



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Thursday, 2 July 2009

111 – New Zealanders in Global Headlines 2 July 2009



From Brian Sweeney, Producer,
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Pictured above: Janet Frame, Anna Paquin, Rachel Paget, Boh Runga and Eleanor Catton.

NEW ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES

New Zealand headlines in this week's sampling of global media appearing in Daily Mail, WA Today, Time Out New York, Self, The Boston Globe, Brisbane Times, The Times of India, Hollywood Reporter, The Age, USA Today, Deseret News, Financial Times, PJ Star, Byron Shire News, The Independent on Sunday, Telegraph, Adelaide Now, The New York Times, The Australian, Wimbledon Guardian, and Bloomberg include:

Janet Frame's struggles mirror Towards Another Summer's Grace
Junior All Blacks retain IRB Championship title beating England 42-28
Mt Ruapehu a skiers' paradise either side; tops Australian fields
New Zealanders frank, friendly but prefer not to talk about religion
Banks & Jalfon's Teddy "wins over audiences" in San Francisco
Boh Runga, singer, takes on US with new solo album Right Here
Acorn HQ, planting oaks for iPods in North Canterbury
New Zealand vistas inspire US artist Dan Welden; evoke McCahon
Maori heads to be repatriated by French; in "expression of regret"
Dave Dobbyn loyal to NZ at London's Toast Festival of bbq and beer
New Zealand sees number of Australians visit exceed 1 million mark
Jonah Lomu, 34, "will decide when [career] ends"; joins Marseilles
Anna Paquin, 26, cuter the outfit, the more gore on True Blood set
Rachel Paget, 37, She's Got the Look star, "fun, silly, great dancer"
Queenstown's Winter Festival revellers 'bare all' over Lake Wakatipu
Tongariro National Park raises "questions of aesthetics" in Nat Geo
Terry Sturm, literary scholar and Professor, passes away aged 67
Eleanor Catton, author, 23, awarded £8,000 Betty Trask Award
New Zealand "lamb whatever the occasion", UK chef Delia Smith
Queenstown a tippler's paradise with one bar for every 75 people
Anna Paquin, sex symbol; '50s belle in Self magazine shoot
New Zealand rated highly by UK expats for property prices, weather
Quade Cooper, once a Tokoroa Pirate, now in gold on Wallaby side
Karla Brodie, NZ yoga teacher, bids farewell to husband on Ganga
Peter Jackson to head review of NZ Film Commission
Urewera, Mount Tarawera; meanings source of mirth for Australians
All Whites secure first ever point at FIFA tournament without a goal
Bay of Islands "important crucible for NZ's human history"
Sir Keith Park and NZ dairy farmers thanked for war efforts, and butter
Kim Smith, 27, wins 4-mile race in US; third fastest in circuit's history
West Coast "windswept, isolated and utterly beautiful"
André Hodgskin, architect, his latest foldaway 'iPAD', "prefabulous"



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