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Nicholas Cage Is Blessing Us With Spider-noir
This might come as news to non-nerds but the new Spider-Noir show starring Nicholas Cage as a black and white spidey is actually him reprising his role as the character. As one of the quirky […]
How to go from Operator to Business Leader
In any industry, being good at the work does not mean you are good at the business. Going to market, pricing properly, building systems, maintaining standards, hiring and developing people, and keeping enough work in […]
Best of Watches & Wonders 2026: Panerai
PAM01089 Submersible Navy Seals Afniotech Experience The most immediately striking thing about the PAM01089 is the material. Afniotech is Panerai’s proprietary alloy comprising over 95% hafnium, and hafnium is not a material that appears in […]
Time Pieces
M2 Luxury Watch Collection 2023
Oscar Wilde once mused, ‘I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.’ With this sentiment echoing through the halls of horology, we again bring to you some of the finest creations […]
Moonstruck over F.P. Journe’s Lune Black Label
Brace yourself for the F.P. Journe Lune Black Label watch, a stunning timepiece that epitomises the brand’s commitment to luxury and exclusivity. But before we dive into the details, let’s set the scene with a […]
Watches and Wonders 2024: A. Lange & Sohne
DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN To celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first chronographic movements A. Lange & Söhne is adding two very special editions of the DATOGRAPH to their portfolio. The first of which is this stunning […]
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 […]
Innovation, Regulation and the Exponential Rise of Gen A
Dermot Butterfield, CEO and Founder of Wych, delivered a focused and timely presentation on how artificial intelligence is intersecting with regulation, privacy, and the ownership of personal data. His talk emphasised that the rise of […]
Using AI to Make Your Team Great
Under Danu’s technical leadership, Rush has built platforms and products used daily by millions of people, including the NZ COVID Tracer app, large-scale digital systems for global brands, and AI-powered solutions that now serve 1 […]
Cars
Bugatti Bolide: The Ultimate Track-Only Weapon from Molsheim
Bugatti, the purveyor of all things fast, luxurious, and jaw-dropping, has taken automotive performance to the next level with the Bolide, a track-only hyper sports car that puts the “hyper” in hyperbole. First teased as […]
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 […]
The One And Only Ferrari SP51
The Ferrari 812 GTS is a special vehicle but for one Ferrari collector, it just needed a little bit of something else. Enter the Ferrari SP51, a very one-of-a-kind vehicle that draws on the best […]
Fashion
Steal Bob Dylan’s Look
Timothée Chalamet isn’t the only one getting to swan around looking like Bob Dylan in Searchlight Pictures’ A Complete Unknown. Now we’re all able to get a slice of the action thanks to a collaboration […]
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 […]
Drink
Try Before You Imbibe – How To Do A Whisky Tasting
Stop! Before you slosh all that Coke or ginger ale into your whisky, ask yourself; ‘Have I ever actually tasted this without a mixer?’ And illicit swigs from Dad’s liquor cabinet when you were 12 don’t […]
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. […]
Shaking the Can for a Martini
If you’ve ever had a cocktail from Batched Premium Cocktails before then you already know these guys have a pretty great range of curated small batch cocktails made with premium ingredients. Usually contained within 725ml […]
Success
How Virtual Blue Is Turning AI Hype Into Hard Business Results
For all the noise around AI, a lot of businesses still operate with the same old friction. Invoices arrive in different formats. Referral forms turn up incomplete. Orders sit in inboxes. Staff spend hours moving […]
What to Expect From Early Retirement
I’m sorry to say that early retirement will cause you to have feelings. A lot of them. Many of the feelings are good—freedom, joy, contentment, gratitude, excitement—but you don’t need help navigating those. Let’s talk […]
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 […]
Man Made
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 […]
The Defender Journey
Pack your bags and fly to Queenstown. On arrival the team takes you to your vehicle. Bagged and tagged, this is the last time you lift your suitcase for the next few days. Head to […]
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 […]
Innovation
Films To Watch This April
Rampage Billed as ‘Big Meets Bigger’, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson plays a primatologist who befriends a giant silverback gorilla. After a genetic experiment goes wrong (good one, humanity), the gorilla goes ape. Not only that, […]
A Hand Grenade of Waiata
I had heard of Dillistrate in passing, many moons ago, in my rugged uni days. I knew that they were musical royalty. They’ve been heralded before as legends, ‘musical weapons’ on the kiwi music scene […]
Bad Times At The El Royale
Chris Hemsworth, Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, and Jon Hamm get together at a run down hotel. They’ve all got secrets and all have a chance to redeem themselves. But things are going to go sideways […]
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