Diesel Disruption
Glenn Martens has never been one for subtle entrances. For Diesel’s latest campaign, titled “The Houseguests,” the Belgian creative director has effectively hijacked the high-fashion narrative, replacing the sterile aesthetic of modern luxury with a […]
Twelve Cylinders, Real Gold, No Apologies: The Maybach V12 Edition
While the rest of the car industry is busy trying to convince you that a luxury experience is best delivered by a whisper, an app, and the gentle hum of something that sounds like an […]
The New King’s English
Social media’s killing us! Dumbing everything down to ‘vibe’ level. Whereas once upon a time we’d say something erudite like; ‘Her promise was like a politician’s handshake: full of conviction but with a firm grip […]
Time Pieces
The Tank is Back: The New Tank Louis Cartier
Brutalism meets horology With Cartier’s latest release. Sandwiched between two world wars Cartier designed a watch that could survive all of them. It was just six years after the debut of the original Tank Louis […]
Collective Forces
Armin Strom and Collective Horology have joined forces to create a unique version of the Gravity Equal Force watch, the P.03., a nod to the magic and adventure of technical outdoor exploration. While Silicon Valley […]
The Tudor Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25 Was Made For 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 […]
M2 AI Summit
AI & Cybersecurity – What You Need to Know
Mantel Group’s Adam Durbin and Natalie Rouse tackled the intricate relationship between AI and cybersecurity, blending reality checks with strategic insights. Durbin, the CTO of Mantel Group, kicked off the keynote with a call to […]
AI: How to Get Started Now
At the M2 AI Summit, Asa Cox, the founder and CEO of Arcanum, delivered a keynote that cut through the hype and laid out a pragmatic roadmap for business leaders eager to harness the power […]
Customer Retention & Growth At Scale – Asa Cox, CEO & Founder, Arcanum.ai
Under his leadership, Arcanum has delivered AI-powered solutions that fast-track retention, streamline workflows, and drive real business impact across diverse industries. Asa leads strategic development of Numa, a practical AI platform that helps SMEs grow […]
Sheer Driving Pleasure
BMW M3 Touring Competition – The Family Supercar
Handsome looking inside and out, you can tell this M3 Touring Competition means business, yet it’s hard to tell just how good it is until you drive it. The interior is very similar to the […]
The Power Of The Unknown In Business And Life
Some of the greatest opportunities in life come from stepping out of the comfort zone and taking a wild leap into the unknown. BMW Group New Zealand Managing Director Karol Abrasowicz-Madej has defined his life […]
The BMW i5 M60 – The Absolute Pinnacle
Driving the BMW i5 M60 xDrive and I wonder to myself… “Where can cars go from here? Is this the pinnacle?” The handling is superb, suspension so smooth it glides over just about anything you […]
Cars
Rolls-Royce Enters the Dragon
You probably will have noticed by this stage of the magazine that this is the Year of Dragon. While Swiss watch brands have done a pretty good job of a bit of horological celebration, Rolls-Royce […]
This Robot Wants to Park Your Car
Cooping, thatching and wainwrighting; all great skills we used to be expert in once upon a time – but ask anyone to make a barrel, straw roof or wagon today and you’re more likely to […]
A Glimpse of An Everyday Future
Okay, so how’s your experimentation with electric vehicles going? Ah, so you’re still driving a hybrid huh? Well, you and many others it’s fair to say as hybrid sales have been up big time over […]
Fashion
A New Jewel In Sydney’s Luxury Scene
Cartier, the prestigious French luxury jeweller, has opened its latest flagship store in Sydney, Australia. Located on the corner of King and George Streets, the 749-square-metre, two-story store features an impressive level of local customisation, […]
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 […]
Backgammon: Back In Style
The history of backgammon goes back 5000 years and it’s had some low points along the way, including being banned by the Catholic Church in the middle ages. But it came back and had a […]
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The McLaren W1, It’s The One
The pinnacle of automotive performance is an ever moving target and with McLaren’s racing heritage, the challenge is fundamental to the brand. Following the legendary F1 and the paradigm-shifting hybrid P1, the company faced the […]
New Single Malts And Tequila are Incoming
The World’s Oldest Single Malt Coming Soon Gordon & MacPhail has announced their plans to release the world’s oldest single malt scotch whisky. Cask number 336, a handsome American oak sherry cask was started back […]
It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, No, it’s an Investment Opportunity
Vertical Aerospace brought its new electric air taxi, Valo, to New York City recently, kicking off a U.S. tour that looks, in the glossy renderings, like the start of an urban air-mobility rollout over the […]
Drink
This 50ml Bottle of Scotch Just Sold for £6440
We’ve covered expensive liquor here before. Usually these expensive drams have had to gussy themselves up by bedazzling their bottles with jewels to be worth anything at all. But not Scottish distiller Springbank’s single malt […]
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 […]
The Maverick Who Launched Single Malt Whisky To The World
While single malt whisky might generally be considered to be the bee’s knees (technically speaking) compared to blended, the category has only really been around since the early 1960s. Prior to this, Scotland’s commercial whisky […]
Success
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 […]
Empathy In A Bottle
Stepping into the tiny nook of High Street’s Unity Books Auckland in early October this year, I was greeted with one of my favourite smells in the world. Books. Stacks of them. Glorious, beautiful, stunning […]
Liam Lawson on Focus, Kiwi Mentality, and the Baku Challenge
Formula 1 is an octane and ego fuelled sport, so that makes New Zealand driver Liam Lawson a breath of pretense free humble air. In the days before the Visa Cash App RB driver prepared […]
Man Made
Ghost Yachts Latest Marvel
With Covid lockdown’s being a constant reminder for us to stay inside, keep our distance and maintain our mental health by seeing the silver-linings, any warm-blooded person would much rather spend their days following all […]
Aston Martin Hypercar, meet Aston Martin Hyperbike
Aston Martin’s no rules track hypercar Valkyrie AMR Pro is a stunning example of engineering, design, genius, and all-out insanity. And now there’s a two-wheeled version. The Aston Martin and Brough Superior collaboration has once […]
The TE-1 – An Electric Triumph?
In the transportation transition to electrical, you really have to feel the sorriest for motorbike designers. Unlike other vehicles who can hide their propulsion away under some fancy industrial design, motorbikes (as their name would […]
Innovation
Jurassic World – Fallen Kingdom
23 years ago, Jeff Goldblum famously uttered, “Life, uh…finds a way”. The Jurassic Park franchise has also found a way, with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the second installment in the Jurassic World series slated for […]
Prepare for Fresh Midsummer Afternoons with this Delicious Cocktail Recipe
Summer is on the horizon and daylight savings has given us more daylight in the afternoons to play with, so brush all that debris off the BBQ and re-learn the fine art of finding a […]
One Billion Trees
Trees. For many of us they are those irritating things that block out the sun, harbour noisy birds and have roots that create havoc with our drainage systems. It seems like only yesterday that our […]
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