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Pictured above: Kiri Te Kanawa, Teddy Tahu, Margaret Mahy, John Walker and Doug Howlett.
NEW ZEALANDERS IN GLOBAL HEADLINES
New Zealand headlines in this week's sampling of global media appearing in Guardian, Telegraph, The Washington Post, Wine Spectator, The Star, The New York Times, The Times of India, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, International Business Times, The Independent, The Age, Irish Times, Jane's, Cincinnati Enquirer, Los Angeles Times and Art World include:
• Kiri Te Kanawa, diva, inducted into Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame
• Teddy Tahu Rhodes, baritone, "dashing, roguish" in Cincinnati Figaro
• Margaret Mahy's Bubble Trouble best picture book, US Book Awards
• Formway, design co, have office chair "test-driven" in Fast Company
• Bill Phillips' economic invention, "fresh as the day it began gurgling"
• Fotc NZ's "biggest thing"; "wonderful ambassadors", Tourism NZ
• NZ Defence Force, small makes big on world military stage – Jane's
• Uni of Auckland develops test to measure cancer risk in smokers
• New Zealand "unpretentious"; huge range of natural treasures
• Michael Parekowhai, artist, coins title for latest work in Sydney
• Don Sullivan, 'Pestbuster', and team of trappers snag 530, Nelson
• New Zealand knocks Iceland off top spot; most peaceful on planet
• Michael Brajkovich, Kumeu winemaker, 47, on screw caps, Burgundy
• New Zealand no longer "the cousin at the party in short trousers"
• Zespri ad campaign encourages Malaysians to eat two kiwifruit daily
• 100% Pure NZ, a decade old; Australians crave same success
• Doug Howlett, 30, Munster wing, on family, return to NZ and celebrity
• Peter Jackson to attend San Diego's Comic-Con, promoting District 9
• Cloud9, luxury $1700 a night bach in Bay of Islands, "best of the best"
• Roger Dickie NZ offers carbon credit shares, profit, in Onslow Forest
• Dan Carter returns to NZ after sojourn in Perpignan "hungry to play"
• Christine Jeffs, director, explores sisterhood in Sunshine Cleaning
• Ricki Herbert, All Whites coach, sure of a point at Confederations Cup
• Judy Millar, painter: "no one really gets what I'm doing; they never did"
• Andrea Hewitt, triathlete, 27, nabs photo finish victory in Madrid
• Sir John Walker, 57, Olympian, legendary miler, now Knight
• Court Ruler, John Wheeler-trained stead, wins Queensland Derby
• David Bain, 37, "Without Joe [Karam] I wouldn't have made it this far"
• Don Nicolson, Federated Farmers, bags US milk subsidies in WSJ
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Top picture, Mt Maunganui; above, looking towards Paekakariki from Poplar Ave, Raumati South. More pictures at http://www.paradiseroad.com/. Fern symbol via http://www.nzflag.com/.
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