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The Art of Sailing Close To The Wind
Robert Pattinson is so hot right now. Over the last year or so he’s been in everything from Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi satire Mickey 17 to The Drama and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, with Primetime […]
Dress Like The Gentlemen
Don’t want to wait for brand deals or dig through the Salvation Army for good suits to tailor? That’s fine, we’ve got you. Or rather Ted Baker has got you… Enter this new capsule collection, […]
Have You Got What It Takes to Lead?
Skills Group CEO Rosanne Graham shares ten lessons on stepping up, making the tough calls and knowing what success actually means to you. Being good at your job can get you promoted. Then comes the […]
Time Pieces
A Perfect Shade Of Flamingo Blue: Tudor is bringing the Flair
Since the 1970s Tudor has developed a rich pedigree of motorsports watches, since the release of it’s very first Oysterdate. Offroad and underwater they also have their line of constantly iterated and improved professional divers’ […]
Simone Ashley Spotted at Watches & Wonder
Watches & Wonders is an event dedicated to the fine art of horology, at it’s core it’s downright scientific and nerdy, but it’s also an artform that draws people at the top of their fields. […]
The Magical Journey of F.P.Journe
While a couple of decades in watchmaking years is very, very young, F.P.Journe has wasted no time in cementing its position as one of the world’s finest watch brands through the wrangling of special materials, […]
M2 AI Summit
AI Self-Defence
Closing the day, AI safety specialist Emma Humphrey settled things down after a room full of speakers had urged everyone to race ahead. She explained, with receipts, why you also need to know where the […]
How Has Tech and Business Developed In The Last 12 Months?
Nyssa Waters, Co-Founder & CEO, Possibl.ai Prior to founding Possibl.ai in 2023, Nyssa held senior roles including Head of Financial Services & Fintech at Google Cloud NZ, and Sales Leadership with Spark and Telstra. She partners […]
New & Emerging Industries Created By AI
Jovan Pavlicevic, co-founder of SquareOne and Emerge, began his keynote by drawing a parallel between the current technological revolution and historic innovations. “Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I […]
Cars
The Ferrari 812 GTS: Reimagining a Legend
Ah Ferrari. It’s almost the default brand that comes to mind when you hear the term ‘sports car’. That hasn’t happened by accident; it’s the product of 81 year track record in designing some of […]
BMW X7 on a road trip: Big is Beautiful
The first impression of the BMW X7 is its size. It is not small, in or out. It’s a genuine seven-seater with a robust physical presence. The second thing you notice is the comfort, the […]
This Boat Tail Is A Pearl
Last time the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail graced our pages, it was for the custom coachbuild that was rumoured to cost upwards of $28 million and delivered to Jay-Z and Beyonce. We’ll never know for sure, […]
Fashion
Dior Are Getting into the Spirit of Sportswear
Gardening, hiking, fishing: whether formal or informal, the looks of the Dior Summer 2023 men’s collection combine elegance and levity in the spirit of sportswear to celebrate nature. Inspired by outdoor activities, rucksacks, belt bags […]
Five Pieces of Style to Up Your Game This Month
PARISIAN CRAFTED PARISIAN’S CRAFTED COLLECTION DRAWS ON OVER 100 YEARS OF MAKING RIGHT HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. Genuine materials – Small batch editions – Made to last. The leather business tote combines slim, minimalist proportions […]
Quantum Leap
As Chair and Director at Virtual Blue, Dr. Peter Catt is not just talking about the future, he’s building it. With a doctorate in applied computing, a private pilot’s licence, and a curiosity that spans […]
Drink
Our Favorite New Speakeasy Hidden in Cambridge
When the sun drops behind Duke Street and Cambridge settles into its evening hush, a new hotel doesn’t so much open its doors as set a scene. Lights glow through restored stained glass, the brickwork […]
Metaxa Spirit Master
While the world has plenty of very fine spirits including rums, cognacs, bourbons, whiskeys and whiskies it is slowly discovering the magic of Metaxa, a unique and iconic Greek spirit created from a blend of […]
Crowning the King of Whisky: Glenfiddich’s Luxurious Grande Couronne
While Glenfiddich might be one of the the world’s most awarded and famous whisky brands, it’s not resting on its laurels and is consistently raising the bar with its daring experiments and mastery of craftsmanship. […]
Success
Rings of Power’s Ismael Cruz Córdova “I lost a very dear person to me during the shoot”
Being an actor, an artist, means to surrender oneself to another world. For Puerto Rican actor Ismael Cruz Córdova, that world is the ancient forests, impossible beauty and imagination of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Having grown up […]
The Structure of Success
Chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, father and new Samsung ambassador, Josh Emett, has achieved a lot in his life already, but by the way that he maximises his time, we can be sure that there is more […]
The Long Game: Why Property Still Rewards Those Who Think Differently
Property investing is getting a bit of a beat-up at the moment. Interest rates have reset expectations. Lending is tighter. And some economic experts seem to be having hernias about the future of property. But […]
Man Made
Inside Triumph
Triumph is an icon at the core of the English automobile scene and is the sole remaining all-British-owned major brand. They have made some of the most beloved motorcycles on the planet. The brand appeared […]
We’re Drifting Lamborghinis on a Frozen Lake in Mongolia
Turns out the best way to understand a supercar’s four-wheel drive system is to point it at a frozen lake in Inner Mongolia and see what happens. While most of us were going to work […]
All Aboard the World’s Best Luxury Journey
Few inventions have shaped our settlement of the world as we know it quite like the train. And while there are other ways to get around, there is not quite anything that replaces the romance, […]
Innovation
Here’s What We Thought Of Taika Waititi’s New Exhibition In Auckland
What happens when you turn off every light in the room and give a filmmaker just one source of illumination? New Zealand’s own legendary filmmaker Taika Waititi has never been particularly interested in doing things […]
The Good The Bad The Weird Of CES 2026
Finally an Ultrasonic Knife Have you ever wanted a knife that vibrates between 10 to 20 microns so it can wiggle between the atoms of your tomato? Then buy the C-200 UltraSonic Chef’s Knife. It’s […]
NVIDIA Is Using This NZ Startup to Put a Face To AI
Recently we made a big deal out of the total market dominance NVIDIA has fallen into in the AI space for it’s GPU capabilities. They aren’t stopping there though. They’re also developing software called NVIDIA […]
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