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Be the Best & Win
If you’re TAG Heuer and need someone to be the brand ambassador for the Aquaracer, you’d better be sure you’ve picked someone who knows the ocean inside and out and can master the waves. That […]
Tom Holland, Power Couple
Tom Holland may have reached a career high, coming straight from playing Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey to returning as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The Spider-Man film earned US$932 million worldwide […]
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
Keeping Time With The F1
F1 is at the very cutting edge of motorsport and technology. Only the very best survive, and on their wrists is a Tudor. Tudor’s Black Bay Ceramic is getting a team exclusive version for the […]
A Godly Machine
Swiss luxury watch brand Breitling has released a new limited edition timepiece in collaboration with Australian lifestyle brand Deus Ex Machina. The Top Time Deus chronograph builds upon the quirkiness of its predecessor, the Top […]
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
10 Things You Need to Know about the Future of Finance
Ryan Johnson-Hunt explored how finance is undergoing a structural transformation driven by technologies like blockchain, tokenisation, and artificial intelligence. Rather than focusing on digital currencies or retail speculation, his session focused on how programmable infrastructure […]
AI & Cybersecurity – What You Need to Know
Alex Johnson, Senior Systems Engineer, Arctic Wolf. Alex works with organisations across industries to strengthen their defences against evolving threats, helping executives translate cybersecurity complexity into practical strategies. Drawing on findings from the Global Cyber […]
How AI Is Impacting The Health & Safety Future
Bede Cammock-Elliott, founder of seeo.ai and seedigital Limited, used his keynote to showcase how AI is revolutionising risk management, real-time monitoring, and training in various sectors. Cammock-Elliott, whose company protects $5.5 billion worth of assets […]
Cars
BMW M4 Competition on the Victorian Backroads
BMW loaned writer and explorer Tim Warren an M4 competition to explore rural Victoria in Australia. Exciting plans mean a 5:45am Monday morning Airport trip. Auckland to Melbourne is a route I’ve taken more than […]
The Lamborghini Urus Performante
The illustrious Colorado event, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, started all the way back in 1916 by Mr. Spencer Penrose. Throngs of car lovers have since enjoyed either spectating or participating in battling up the […]
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 […]
Fashion
The Spectrum SS25 Collection
Mandatory has been a stalwart of kiwi’s men’s fashion since Clare Bowden and Fiona Voisey first saw a gap in the market back in 1997. They take pride in tailoring to their clients and using […]
Close the Dior, It’s Cold
Dior’s Men’s Ready to Wear Winter 22-23 looks have made their way across the runway and into our wardrobes. Designer Kim Jones, Creative Director of Dior Homme, look back at the beginnings of the fashion […]
Burberry Offers Fresh Functionality
Burberry has introduced its Autumn-Winter 2022 Pre-Collection, designed by Chief Creative Officer, Riccardo Tisci. The collection delves into the outdoors. Signature outerwear is refreshed in new oversized silhouettes with reconstructed details – inspired by a […]
Drink
This New Kiwi Drink Is Set to Go Global
It doesn’t matter how smart we think we are as humans – Nature always turns out smarter, stronger and just plain better than us every time. That’s what Wai Manuka Sparkling Water Taught us. Being […]
The Macallan Is Back: Your Two Cocktail Recipes for this Weekend
A change of seasons is upon us and it’s time to celebrate with a drop of The Macallan, care of Spey in north-east Scotland. If it’s your first time having a The Macallan the Double […]
How To Food Match Your Whisky
The other day I was asked ‘what food should I have with whisky?’ I replied that there are only three things to have with a whisky – a cigar; a little water; and yet more […]
Success
The Rockers With the Beards
Founded in 1969 in Houston, Texas, the Southern rock-blues-boogie band, ZZ Top, has reigned supreme as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. With 15 studio albums, a raft of awards and a […]
Best Things Ever Said So Far In 2025
“What attracts the best talent is obviously the solving of the world’s hardest problems.” – Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, “There’s always a reason to say no, but if we keep saying no, we’ll […]
25 Years of Laughter
25 years ago, John Bishop stumbled into the brown-bricked Frog & Bucket Comedy Club on Oldham Street in Manchester on a Monday night, slightly depressed after divorcing his then-wife and looking for something to do. […]
Man Made
The Lamborghini Of The Sea
At this year’s Monaco Yacht Show we got a look at the new collaboration between Automobili Lamborghini and The Italian Sea Group of the new Tecnomar for Lamborghini 101FT. Named after it’s 30-metrE length The […]
Level Up Your Superyacht Game
If you want your Superyacht to come packing some serious deck action, let us recommend 37.6 metre (123.3ft) The Azimut Grande 38 Trideck. Crafted by the renowned yacht designer Alberto Mancini, the yacht’s exterior design creates […]
The Architects Designing Habitable Zones on Mars
Architecture-studio, Abiboo, have recently revealed their little slice of Paradise…on Mars. Set within some grand cliff on the planet’s red surface, the city—named Nüwa—has been imagined as being completely self-sustaining and could house up to […]
Innovation
The Future That Never Was
And thank God for that. Can you see this? It looks like Bladerunner except with less Hologram ladies. What you see before you is unused concepts for the Lower Manhattan Expressway designed by visionary brutalist […]
Comvita® Honeygar™ 750ml
Comvita® Honeygar™ combines naturally fermented Apple Cider Vinegar with Comvita® UMF® 5+ Manuka Honey. It can be taken as a health tonic or used in salad dressings. Since ancient times vinegar has traditionally been used […]
Arc Like Lightening
Last year, the top team at English-based vehicle company, Arc, released their latest electric motorbike concept at the EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan. Called the Arc Vector, this bike will hopefully revolutionise human-machine interaction. The […]
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