“Unfortunately, we’ll all have to start traveling to all these cities again. But that’s the right thing to do.” Those were the words of the often controversial but never shy UFC President, Dana White, when asked about the UFC’s decision to open the gates to the paying public for the first time in over a […]
So you’ve finally made the plunge into VR with your Quest 2. Maybe it’s your first time, maybe you’re upgrading up from the Gen 1 tech and are having your mind blown at how far we’ve come in terms of resolution and framerate. There’s no two ways about it, the Quest 2 has become the […]
The golden days of morning runs in actual daylight, bodysurfing down at the beach and a barbecue to finish are behind us. There’s still a bit of heat in that sun – at least until it disappears behind those western hills, which is happening earlier every day that passes. So that offers enough of an […]
As Chief Investment Officer of a company that handles thousands of clients and is responsible for over $1 billion of their money, Pie Funds’ Mark Devcich is a voice worth hearing when it comes to investing. We talked to him about the strategies that go into investing, the challenges and opportunities brought on by COVID, […]
A few months ago Beeple, a prolific artist who has been pumping out work every day for over 14 years finally became an overnight success. A collection of his pieces sold as NFTs (along with a physical digital display case posted out) and made over $3.5 million in a weekend. NFT is a hot new […]
The best thing about being an amateur runner is that there are no restrictions. I don’t have any dietary plan or training obligations – aside from getting out of the scratcher as soon as humanly possible and getting the T shirt and shorts on (which is easier said than done some mornings, depending on the […]
I might be pointing out the obvious when I say that building 130ft tall rockets designed to carry 8,000kg payloads into outer space takes a whole lot of knowledge, hard work, ingenuity and yes, a whole load of cash. With that squarely in mind, Rocket Lab CEO (and 2019’s M2 Man of the Year) Peter […]
We seem to be getting daily headlines about exorbitant prices paid for Auckland villas at the moment. But while residential investment might be getting harder, many people are finding new opportunity in the world of commercial property outside of the main centres. With a career spanning property finance, development and sales, Waikato/Bay of Plenty Property […]
We’re once again in the thick of film awards season and the biggest prize on the board, the much coveted Oscars, is back up for grabs. That’s right, it’s time once again to get passionately worked up about the award show that often confounds us with its questionable taste, yet has us crawling back and […]
Since starting out with a few friends and family clients in 2007, boutique fund management company Pie Funds now works with over 2,000 clients and has generated over $640 million of wealth for them along the way. Core to this has been the simple philosophy of outperforming the markets by investing in growth companies and […]
When Under Armour set out with the mission to create the fastest running shoe, they weren’t going to cut corners. But they DID reconsider whether those corners should even exist in the first place. After three years of testing, 17 rounds of raw material tests, nine rounds of biomechanical testing, 15 rounds of shoe testing […]
Watches and clocks are not the only way to tell the time; nature supplies us with many other options. We can track the sun’s path across the sky during the day or the changing pattern of the stars in the night sky. We can even see the changing seasons of each year by observing whether […]
Skydiving record breaker Steve Gregor is quick to point out that he is not an adrenaline junky, but trusts in the systems, the gear and the process around the sport that he had dedicated a big part of his life to. Every one of these systems was tested to the limit when he and Brent […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, based on the comic book universe of the same name by the great visionary Stan Lee in 1961, has risen to become one of Hollywood’s biggest powerhouses over the past decade. According to online reports, it has global box office revenue for the most successful films of all time, so it’s […]
