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Elle Fanning On Fire
So Elle Fanning has a new show “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” coming out made by her production company she co-founded with her sister. She ain’t just an actor anymore, she’s a businesswoman getting a slice […]
THE CLASS OF 2026 Watches and Wonders… And a couple of others we couldn’t ignore
Every April, Geneva reminds the rest of the world why it is the capital of watchmaking. Palexpo fills with journalists, retailers and collectors from well over a hundred countries, press releases land at midnight, and […]
Amodei Is Going To War
When it comes to AI Sam Altman takes just about all the airtime, but Dario Amodei is giving him a run for his money, except with a dash less moderation. Amodei started Anthropic in 2021 […]
Time Pieces
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 […]
Mastery Over Sapphire: The A. Lange & Söhne Minute Repeater Perpetual
In a world of loud and proud watches with skeletal intricate designs A. Lange & Söhne bring a refreshing classism to the table in the form of the Minute Repeater Perpetual, a mechanical wonder. I […]
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
The Future of Work
AI expert, Tim Warren, focused his keynote on the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the future of work. With over 25 years of experience in strategy, executive management, and technology, […]
Stephen Kurzeja – On AI, Infrastructure and New Zealand’s Chance to Lead
As Chief Technology & Information Officer at 2degrees, Stephen Kurzeja is helping shape the digital infrastructure that underpins how New Zealand connects. With AI rapidly moving from hype to implementation, Kurzeja sees more than just […]
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
2025 Lotus Emira Turbo
Well, isn’t this a little treasure? Lotus is the ultimate sports car formula: small, light, fast and fun. “Lightness” was the catch-cry of Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus; it helped him win many Formula One […]
McLaren’s Hall of Wonder
Visiting McLaren headquarters represents a special opportunity. It is closed to the general public so access requires time and connections. Security guards monitor the entrance and expect the arrival of scheduled visitors. A map guides […]
The Lexus LBX Morizo RR Is More Everything
When you fly to Queenstown for a launch event, you know it’s got to be something special. The natural location is beautiful, and Lexus matched the hospitality to the location, lodgings at Gibbston Lodge, discovering […]
Fashion
Outside Edge
Ermenegildo Zegna might be a luxury fashion brand that is renowned for its finely crafted suits and other clothing items. However, in its hometown of Trivero, Italy, the company is also known for its environmental […]
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 […]
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
Everything to Drink This Autumn
Harrison Ford Gets Smooth Harrison Ford is rocking a kilt in Glenmorangie’s newest campaign, Once Upon a Time in Scotland. The 82-year-old Hollywood legend has teamed up with the whisky brand for a 12-episode series […]
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 […]
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
Results Over Excuses
Trent Bradley wears: Henry Navy POW Check Suit $1,299 (SDC804), Willard White Textured Essential Shirt $169 (CFNQ0021), Navy Prep Tie $189 (TIG006) From Working Style For more than two decades, Trent Bradley and his team […]
Grounded in focus: 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 pretence-free, humble air. In the days before the Visa Cash App RB driver prepared for […]
The Five Lessons That Grew Pure SEO Into New Zealand’s Most Successful Digital Marketing Agency
My British wife and I had no friends or family to support us when we first landed on New Zealand shores in 2009. Those first months were full of challenges. I had taken a punt […]
Man Made
All Aboard the World’s Best Luxury Journey
Few inventions have shaped our settlement of the world as we know it quite like the train. And while there are other ways to get around, there is not quite anything that replaces the romance, […]
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 BMW R18 is a Road Titan
As you approach the BMW R18 it’s virtually unlike any other bike. For a start, its monumental size means that there are few other man made pieces of machinery that rival its sheer presence. Photos […]
Innovation
The New Zealand Rental Market: New Opportunity
David Faulkner is New Zealand’s foremost leading expert on property management. As a former chair of the REINZ Property Management Sector Group and founder of Property Management training company, Real iQ, David has helped herald […]
A 90yo Port To Celebrate A Very Special Movie
Every now and then, a British movie comes around that captures the whole world’s imagination with its memorable story, characters, wit, humour and unique sense of style. We’ve seen it before with the James Bond, […]
Tesla Robotaxis Could Be Here Sooner Than You Think
Elon Musk is that special kind of madman-genius. He comes up with ideas that are truly out of this world. No one believes he can do it, but then he just goes and proves us […]
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