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2026 RAV4: A Global Benchmark
The sixth-generation RAV4 brings New Zealand its first plug-in hybrid rav4, the most powerful rav4 Toyota has ever built. Thirty years and six generations have turned the RAV4 from a funky compact three-door into something […]
Tony Tony Tony
Dominic Sessa was great in The Holdovers, so seeing him play a young and stroppy Anthony Bourdain is a joy. He was born for roles like this. The film follows a 19-year-old Bourdain as his […]
The New Face of Xbox
Xbox is in its 25th year, and a new boss is in charge. In 2026, Phil Spencer retired after 38 years at Microsoft and was succeeded by Asha Sharma, now CEO of Xbox. Sharma previously […]
Time Pieces
A High Five To The F.P. Journe FFC Calibre 1300.3
Akin to a tour de force of contemporary horology, the F.P. Journe FFC Calibre 1300.3 stands out in the bustling world of luxury timepieces, not just for its artistic brilliance, but also for its innovative […]
The Tudor Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25: Time For The F1
Carbon fibre, titanium, a redesigned lightweight body with high levels of reliability. These are all things you’d want in a top tier F1 racing machine and it’s everything you’re getting in the brand new Tudor […]
Life Under The Arctic
The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, through its partnership with Under The Pole expeditions, has made a groundbreaking discovery of a marine animal forest in the Arctic. Under The Pole’s expert divers, co-founders Ghislain Bardout and […]
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 […]
Humans & AI, The Future Of An Augmented Workforce
Leighton Roberts, the co-founder and co-CEO of Sharesies, took the stage at the M2 AI Summit with a mix of humility and humour, a style befitting a man whose mission is to democratise financial opportunities […]
Cars
Aston Martin Returns To F1 In Style
The Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition is a new high-performance version of the popular Vantage sports car that has been produced as a celebration of the company’s return to Formula 1 after more than 60 […]
McLaren Takes On High-Performance Hybrid
Founded in 1963 by fellow Kiwi, racing car driver and inventor, Bruce McLaren, the McLaren Brand has always paved the way for worldwide high-end automobile technologies to come to the forefront. Since its humble Grand […]
An Electrifying Vision Becomes Reality
For some people, their word is law – so, with them, a promise made is a promise kept. One such person is Charles Rolls; better known as the man whose name is half of the […]
Fashion
Tote Luxury
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 offering simplicity […]
Let’s Talk About The Prada Fall Winter 2023 Collection
Prada has taken the modern sensibilities of reduction and simplicity and crashed them right up against exaggeration, comfort and intimacy in this new collection by Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons. With Raf Simons closing up […]
How to Rock a Cane Like Keith David
Keith David doesn’t just carry a cane; he owns it. The man, whose voice and fashionable gravitas is as legendary as his roles in The Thing and Platoon, turns a humble accessory once relegated to […]
Drink
New Year, New Whisky: The Macallan’s A Night On Earth In Scotland
A Night On Earth In Scotland is a new and limited edition expression from The Macallan; a celebration of the Scottish tradition of Hogmanay, marking the end of one year and the start of another. […]
Stil With Us
Stil, New Zealand’s finest triple distilled charcoal filtered vodka is getting a revamped new look, if you haven’t had the chance to try it yet, now is your best chance. Its new look has been […]
Whisky: Celebrate A New Year With an Even Better One
I’m giving away my age a little with this admission but 2008 was a pretty great year for me personally. It was a formative year of getting away from home for the first time, seeing […]
Success
From Grassroots to Global: The Tauranga Tech Entrepreneur Giving NZ Inc a Seat at the AI Table
Tim Boyne didn’t grow up dreaming of IPOs and founder exits. He wasn’t raised in a house where startup valuations were casual conversation. Instead, he grew up in Tauranga, raised by a solo mother who, […]
Andrew Davis is Literally Driving Innovation
As Chief Strategic Officer and Vice President of Mobility, Lexus and Motorsport at Toyota New Zealand, Andrew Davis has been a key figure in Lexus’s rise as one of the country’s fastest-growing premium automotive brands. […]
Habits of High Performers
James Laughlin has spent his career in the company of champions and not just in the pipe band world, where he’s a seven-time world champion drummer or his award-winning podcast. As a high-performance coach, he’s […]
Man Made
Lots of Bark and Plenty of Bite
Oh, boy, this is fun! The Triumph Bobber 1200 is a surprising bike. It’s surprisingly good, surprisingly fast, surprisingly comfortable and surprisingly easy to ride. The original bobber was basically an unsprung bike with a […]
A New Cool: The Savic Electric Motorcycle
I arrive at the Savic West Melbourne facility with a full suitcase. Usually I travel with carry on only, yet my leathers and boots demand space. Savic (pronounced Savich) has built a striking ‘Chrome and […]
The BMW R18 is a Road Titan
As you approach the BMW R18 it’s virtually unlike any other bike. For a start, its monumental size means that there are few other man made pieces of machinery that rival its sheer presence. Photos […]
Innovation
Apple Just Announced a Polishing Cloth with Backwards Compatibility, And It Sold Out
Apple just had it’s latest press conference announcing all its new big offerings. But all of the new Macbooks or whatever cannot compare to their most ground breaking release to date. Hold your breath, exhale. […]
G.I. Jane: A Retrospective Movie Review
Maybe the best thing to come out of this years oscars was the excuse to rewatch G.I. Jane, the 199X classic by Ridley Scott, the king of on-screen tough women. To this day my wife […]
Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost Ékleipsis – The Celestial Showstopper
In the pantheon of automotive excellence, Rolls-Royce occupies the high altar, the sanctum sanctorum of motoring royalty. And within that revered space, a new deity rises, casting a shadow that is both literal and metaphorical. […]
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