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HOW THE BEST ARE SUCCEEDING
Beyond the Try Line
In Part One of this story, I told you about Kai Tak Stadium, 50 years of the Hong Kong Sevens and the run of Cathay Pacific lounges that bookended the trip. But Kai Tak was […]
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 […]
Belt Up: The 1919 Collection by Parisian
All made in New Zealand with premium leathers. Humanity has been surprisingly inventive when it comes to not being caught with its pants down. We’ve tried rope, sashes and drawstrings. The Victorians hoisted their trousers […]
Time Pieces
The Greatest Show On Earth: The Goodwood Revival
At the intersection of history, culture, and sheer mechanical brilliance, the 2023 Goodwood Revival unfolded this September in an explosion of colours, sound, and speed. From the rumble of engines to the swish of […]
The Future of Dubai
Now might be a terrible time to visit Dubai, but if I was going to risk venturing into a regional conflict right now, it’d be for the Bvlgari Mattar Bin Lahej x Octo Finissimo. Revealed […]
The Way Of The Dragon
These days wristwatches often try to double as fitness instructors and personal assistants, BOVET has decided to take things back – way back to ancient China, with its latest horological masterpiece, the Recital 26 Chapter […]
M2 AI Summit
The Talent Needed Fill The AI Skill Gap
Anna Mowbray, co-founder of Zuru and current CEO and founder of the job marketplace startup ZEIL has gone from being at the top of a sector to a startup. When asked why she didn’t choose […]
Navigating the Legal Labyrinth of AI
The legal uncertainties surrounding artificial intelligence are vast and complex, so to help work through this we brought in Hudson Gavin Martin partner, Andrew Dentice to help us get a handle on the evolving legal […]
AI & AI Agents Your Team Should Be Using Now For Growth
Caelan Huntress, Head of Training & Enablement, Agentic Intelligence Caelan Huntress starts off with some simple definitions. GPT is “generative, pre trained, transformer”, LLM is a large language model, NLP in this context is natural […]
Cars
The Grand Finale: Rolls-Royce Unveils the Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars have unveiled the Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow, a limited edition of 12 cars worldwide, marking the end of the production of one of the most transformative models in the marque’s history. […]
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 […]
Prancing Horse, Hidden Dragon
Ferarri has celebrated its 30th anniversary of having a presence in mainland China in the most appropriate manner by unveiling a one-of-a-kind Ferrari Roma Tailor Made. The new Ferrari Roma draws inspiration from traditional Chinese […]
Fashion
The Year Of The Hare
Dior’s latest collection for the Lunar New Year is about love for the Water Hare, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2023. And they have gone all out by incorporating the hare motif into their signature […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drink
A Masterpiece Half a Century in the Making
From the hallowed halls of New Zealand’s most discerning liquor emporium, Liquorland, comes an offering that makes even the most stoic of whisky aficionados quiver a lip in envy. Behold, the Glenfiddich 50 Year Old […]
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 […]
James Bond 60th Anniversary Release
James Bond and The Macallan—two icons that have that unmistakable air of Scottish heritage and a kind of timeless appeal that never really goes out of style. Bond’s been spotted with a glass of The […]
Success
The World Through a Champion’s Eyes
Dr. Kerry Spackman has built a career on extreme performance. Over the years, his work has taken him into the orbit of four Formula One teams, the All Blacks, Olympians and billionaire business figures, placing […]
The Chemistry of Chemistry
While, these days we might be sidetracked with generating ChatGPT Studio Ghibli versions of ourselves, there is still no competition for pure human creativity that cuts through the zeitgeist of the moment and has the […]
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 […]
Man Made
Welcome To The World’s First “Yacht Liner”
Superyachts are so 2020. What are you? Part of the 2%? If you’re part of the 1% of the 1% then you buy a yacht liner. Let me introduce you to Somnio, modestly self described […]
The X Factor
I’ve noticed recently a yearning to unplug and return to more atomised technology. My nephew rocks a dumbphone and a digital camera he found in an op shop for a few dollars, swinging the full […]
Rolls-Royce Have Given Us The World’s Fastest All-Electric Plane
According to a new release from Luxury Car manufacturer Rolls-Royce, they have just brought the world its fastest all-electric aircraft. Dubbed The Spirit of Innovation, the aircraft hit 555.9km/h, over 213.04 km/h faster than the […]
Innovation
Half These Tech Reviews Have Ludicrous Screens
One Guy Three Screens Now that we’ve had every possible iteration of screen sizes as well as some pretty novel double screen layouts it’s time to boldly venture to new frontiers. THREE MONITORS. Laptops offer […]
Wellington Based Research Could Change How We Store Electricity
My favourite kind of energy storage has to be a big ol valley full of water. But when dams and regular hydro aren’t available how do you store energy? There are plenty of options out […]
Backers of Bold: the Money Fuelling NZ Fintech
New Zealand is behind the world in financial-technology (fintech) disruption. A statement that might sound counter-intuitive to the patriots among us who still remember Aotearoa being a pioneer in the roll out of EFTPOS 30 […]
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