With more than 200 Kiwis in this year’s Edinburgh Festivals, there’s heaps of local talent to check out up north.

The arrival in Edinburgh of over 200 Kiwi performers was celebrated at the NZ themed Backyard Bar at the Roxy with performances, speeches and delicious refreshments and hospitality.

Barking Mad Comedy is lucky enough to represent three excellent Kiwi Comics here in the UK and, by kind invitation of Lee Hurst’s Backyard Comedy Club, is hosting a night of ‘mostly’ Kiwi acts to showcase their Edinburgh shows.

Witi Ihimaera, one of New Zealand’s leading novelists, short story writers and filmmakers will make his first appearance at the Edinburgh Book Festival this year as part of NZ at Edinburgh 2014.

Never before has such a large group of leading New Zealand actors, dancers, musicians, writers, Maori performing artists, spoken word and visual artists been invited to perform at the Edinburgh Festivals.

The sun may be shining in Edinburgh, but here are three great reasons to stay inside with our resident expat’s top picks for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013.

Our resident expat shares the best places in Edinburgh to soak up that Vitamin D.

If there is one thing we do too little of in contemporary daily life, it is convulsing our naked, crudely painted bodies around a giant burning sculpture to the sound of aggressively beaten drums.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | Learning to love … layers. The art of staying warm in seasonably cold weather is one every Antipodean must learn when moving to the UK.

New Zealander Sophie Curtis-Ham is set to bust a gut to raise funds and awareness for charity and to show support for her sick father Vince.

The disappointment of last month’s draw against Australia drove Dan Carter to a majestic performance against Scotland in Edinburgh, according to All Blacks captain Richie McCaw.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has one eye on the future after selecting a new-look midfield partnership for the Test against Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday.

England-based New Zealander Duncan Perkinson has penned a book on the success and failure of Kiwi sportspeople on the famous grounds of the UK. The New Zealand Times is featuring extracts from When Kiwis Fly: A Sports Tour of Great Britain in the lead-up to the All Blacks European test matches.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen insists Sunday’s opponents Scotland must be respected.