At 25 years old Chase Infiniti might have a vanishingly thin list of credits to her name, just an episode of Presumed Innocent, but the talent scouts could obviously spot enough raw potential in her to have her cast alongside the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro in One Battle After […]
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 Italian Sea Group has successfully translated Lamborghini’s super sports car aesthetic to the sea. The interior is based off the […]
EA Games, publisher of Battlefield, Apex Legends, The Sims, Fifa and every other sports game you’ve ever played recently agreed to be acquired for US$55 billion, the second largest industry buyout ever. It sits behind the Activision Blizzard buyout Microsoft made in 2022 for 75.4 billion. Where it does hold a record though is for […]
Stil, New Zealand’s finest triple distilled charcoal filtered vodka is getting a revamped new look, if you haven’t had the chance to try it yet, now is your best chance. Its new look has been etched with the topographical map of the Kaimai Ranges. These ranges are home to the pristine spring water used to […]
If you, like me, completely missed the boat on Asahi Super Dry Nama Jokki when it dropped in NZ last year then you have good reason. It sold out in record time. 32,000 sixpacks blew by in just 8 weeks. Now It’s here to stay with its own localisation just for us. Each 340ml can […]
So Israel has been popular recently huh? Tensions have been running so high that even here in little New Zealand some have been catching heat. Some have even had to pay the ultimate price, namely Winston Peters’ window and his dog which was suddenly garnished in broken glass. At the heart of all this is […]
Jason Momoa doesn’t enter a room so much as change its air pressure. One moment it’s small talk and canapé maths, the next it’s a six-foot-five wall of hair, ink and laughter. On paper he’s the shorthand we all know, Baywatch, Khal Drogo, Aquaman, Dune, the blind warrior from See. In reality he’s something far […]
Around here at M2 we’re pretty pro AI, we have a whole event centering around helping businesses how to prepare for it and integrate it with their business. Of course with any tool, proper application is key. When you have an AI hammer that seemingly promises to fix everything, the entire planet starts to look […]
John-Daniel Trask, CEO, Autohive & Raygun CEO and founder of Autohive and the co-founder and CEO of Raygun, a global application monitoring company serving customers in over 120 countries including Domino’s, HBO, and Virgin Atlantic. With more than 18 years of experience building globally competitive Wellington-based technology companies, JD has been at the forefront of […]
Bede Cammock-Elliott, Founder, seeo.ai & seedigital Since 2003, seedigital has become a world-leading interactive remote video monitoring company, protecting over $5.5 billion worth of assets for some of New Zealand’s most iconic brands and organisations through integrated CCTV, intrusion detection, audio, and access control technologies. Bede Cammock-Elliott’s keynote is a blunt reminder that AI in […]
The pinnacle of automotive performance is an ever moving target and with McLaren’s racing heritage, the challenge is fundamental to the brand. Following the legendary F1 and the paradigm-shifting hybrid P1, the company faced the huge task of writing the next chapter. The result is the W1, a vehicle conceived not merely to be fast, […]
The Sony World Photography Awards have wrapped up again for another year celebrating the photographers capturing the dramatic everyday life this planet delivers. Whether it’s the quiet contemplation of rivers patiently slicing through Iceland mountains or the excited screaming of soccer fans in Indonesia something is happening somewhere always. Over almost two decades, the Awards […]
If you need someone to be the embodiment of style and class you can’t do much better than Mads Mikkelsen who’s starring in Zegna’s FW25 Campaign. The shoot took place inside the Teatro Regio di Torino, an Italian opera house in Turin. This calls back to Ermenegildo Zegna’s personal tailor in Torino back in the […]
For the first time ever the Monaco Grand Prix has a title partner, and it’s none other than TAG Heuer. TAG already had its fingers in plenty of high octane pies, but by becoming the title sponsor in one of the most classiest events of the year they’ve truly staked their claim. To celebrate CEO […]
He Blue It At the Fifth Annual Academy Museum Gala in October the fits were good, and a number were spotted in Prada. Our favourite goes to Damson Idris who wore a PRADA light blue mohair suit, white poplin shirt, black grosgrain tie and black leather monk strap shoes. Monti Castello – Made in Italy […]
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 the finest materials, because in their words “it is not worthwhile putting cheap fabrics with expensive labour. That makes everything […]
If there’s one person we weren’t expecting to see mooching around the Prada Spring Summer 2025 catwalk it was Hideo Kojima. Although it makes a whole lot more sense knowing he was there in the context of recently collaborating with Danish movie director Nicolas Winding Refn and using Prada’s Aoyama Tokyo space to host their […]
The Lenovo Legion Go If you had told me that this XGIMI MOGO 4 Series was a bluetooth speaker or perhaps an omni-mic I would have believed you, shrugged, and moved on. You, like me, may be surprised however to find out that this is in fact a mini projector. It pushes 550 lumens, with […]
Do you want to feel real old? The PlayStation 1 is now 30 years old. To celebrate, Reebok, the king of 90s culture has generated an exclusive range of region-specific sneakers to honour their combined legacy. This drop is being done in conjunction with PlayStation’s other 30th anniversary collection, a limited run of PS5 consoles […]
Logitech has a wave of new kit coming out, my favourite of which is the Logitech G Astro A20 X Lightspeed, here on out called the A20 X for brevity. I’ve been hunting for a new headset to wear at work to block out bosses and coworkers and using the A20 X for this purpose […]
HBO continues to chase the breakout success of Game of Thrones, but can it ever harness that spark ever again? The GoT universe has plenty of fertile content to work with, George RR Martin may be a serial procrastinator when it comes to finishing off the original books but there are plenty of short stories […]
In the last issue of the mag I hand-wrung over the difficulty Tron has always had as a concept. It has never been appreciated in the time it comes out in and Tron: Ares is no different. Tron is anathema to critics who spend too much time reflecting on the décor of their colon. But […]
Is it too much to say Timothee Chalamet is a once in a generation actor? Name me one bad movie he’s been in… Wonka? Ok you got me on that one. But his latest film coming out from A24 costars Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, and Tyler the Creator among others. Chalamet plays Marty Mauser in […]
Frankenstein If there is one man who can pull off Frankenstein it has to be the the monster guy himself, Guillermo del Toro. The film Stars Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as his Monster. Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, and Charles Dance also star. This time the monster is assembled from the […]
Daniel Craig’s turn as a murder mystery sleuth by channeling KFC’s colonel sanders is far from over. His third outing as the larger than life protagonist is kicking off again in “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”. This time he’s sporting long hair, because why not. The last location, a tech bros paradise […]
It’s been three years since Avatar: The Way of Water broke box office records and now we’re picking up the story again right where it left off. Avatar: Fire and Ash starts with the Sully family still living amongst the Metkayina Clan in the picturesque reefs of Pandora, but is learning to adjust to life […]
Fackham Hall introduces itself proudly as being “From the studio that watched the first two seasons of Downton Abbey” and doesn’t look back as it delivers physical, visual, and literal gags one after the other. After a year where we’ve already been blessed with a fresh Naked Gun movie, it feels like we’re back to […]
Superman has officially become the highest earning movie in the franchise, surpassing the high tide mark left by Man of Steel in 2013. This is despite a strong opening for Man of Steel overall which pulled in an extra 40 million over this latest film. While Louis Lane didn’t get as much screen time as […]
When one is given the unenviable task of entertaining some privileged belly acher with some music, it behoves one to find the world’s smallest violin. Only the smallest will be sufficient for playing the level of sad music required for a person you don’t give a single micron of organic fertiliser about. Unfortunately the world’s […]
The days of the mancave are played out. Now is the time of the tiny Irish pub. Look out at your lawn, would you like to not have to mow a couple more meters of it? Why not put a miniature booze temple there instead. You’ve always dreamed of owning a tavern, now it’s time […]
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 in 1940 when WW2 was heating up and rationing had started to bite. A lack of manpower and other factors […]
There’s a lot of booze on the following pages so let’s start things off on an alcohol free note. The team at Free AF are back at it again with a cocktail in a can, this time the non-alcoholic Mango Margarita that’s unapologetically punchy AF. It’s got the same alcohol style afterglow delivering a tingly […]
Recently the Giltrap Group gave us our first local look the brand new Lamborghini Temerario. France was home to it’s international reveal and what a reveal it was. “The Temerario stands out as the new benchmark supercar within the HPEV range. Paris, the capital of creativity and avant-garde, was the ideal stage for this premiere.” […]
Only a couple thousand Delorians ever got made, of that number only a handful are knocking around New Zealand, last count from a decade ago pegged it at about 14 registered. Now these local DMCs really have the opportunity to go back to the future of 2015 and get outfitted with electric drivetrain systems by […]
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 Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25. Tudor knows it’s way around a racetrack. They’ve been designing watches for competitive driving since […]
The internationally acclaimed World Press Photo Exhibition returns to Auckland later this year, showcasing the best and most important photojournalism and documentary photography from around the globe. The exhibition, which presents the winning photographs of the prestigious annual World Press Photo Contest, will head to Tāmaki Makaurau thanks to the Rotary Club of Auckland, from […]
An article caught me eye the other day entitled “I Ate At Jeremy Clarkson’s Farm 90 Minutes From Wales, Two Words Sum Up The Whole Experience”. I read the whole article and it was longer than two words. There was also no two word summary. For the sake of accuracy the title should instead be […]
Created for basketball, adopted by the pioneers of streetwear, championed again and again by each generation, the Superstar is the original icon that made a journey from sports to culture. Who better to bridge that gap than legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson alongside a retinue cast including multi-award winning songwriter and producer Missy Elliott, skateboarding […]
PARISIAN CRAFTED PARISIAN’S CRAFTED COLLECTION DRAWS ON OVER 100 YEARS OF MAKING RIGHT HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. Genuine materials – Small batch editions – Made to last. The leather business tote combines slim, minimalist proportions offering simplicity of form and function. Subtle rounded lines are complemented by piped handles, finished with a hand-whipped stitch. Each […]
this season’s directive at R.M.Williams is centred on investing in quality and timeless style; curating a versatile wardrobe that evolves with its wearer. Think denim, heavy coats and accessories that elevate winter outfitting, designed to pull a look together with ease and refinement. Premium leather belts offer a considered finishing touch, paying tribute to over […]
How to Spot a Dickhead: A Field Guide by acclaimed writers Kathryn Burnett and Nick Ward is exactly what it says on the tin — a field manual for navigating the strange, chaotic, and often hilarious world of modern dickheadery. Less a self-help book and more a survival guide, it’s part humour, part social observation, […]
Apple’s legendary product designer Sir Jony Ive, responsible for the iPhone, iPod, MacBook Pro, and Airpods struck off on his own in 2019 to start his own design house LoveFrom. Following the wave of AI LLM breakthroughs he started another AI company in 2024 called IO, which was promptly scooped by ChatGPT’s CEO Sam Altman […]
Belkin Switching It Up The Switch 2 has a battery life of between 2 and 6.5 hours depending on how intense the game you’re playing is. Super Mario Odyssey will drain it’s power in two and a half, as opposed to the five and a half it takes on the Switch OLED. Just a PSA, […]
1There’s a season for everything, and by the looks of it there’s a Seiko for every season. This year Grand Seiko came out swinging at Watches & Wonders with a range of new expressions. Here’s our favourites. SLGC007 TENTAGRAPH Snow Blue Evolution 9 Collection With an embossed pattern representing Mount Iwate’s ridgeline the SLGC007 TENTAGRAPH […]
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 might of his uni student spending power. For those with a stable job Fuji has a much classier, versatile option […]
With the news Spike Lee would be tackling the Kurosawa classic “High & Low” I decided to give myself an education by actually watching it. I have now joined the ranks of film nerds who will badger you to watch everything Akira Kurosawa has ever made because it really is that great. High & Low […]
After 25 years Dwayne Johnson has finally done it, he’s acted in a movie. In a weird circular way it took a role that was most like his real life before he was able to fully immerse himself both mentally and physically into his role. Viewers seeing the first trailers for The Smashing Machine were […]
High to Low is a cinematic masterpiece, a cornerstone of black and white crime thrillers by legendary director Akira Kurosawa. Can it be successfully adapted 62 years later? We’re about to find out as Denzel Washington and Spike Lee are reuniting for their 5th film Highest 2 Lowest. The film centers around Denzel’s character David […]
It was only a matter of time before we’d start getting flicks about people going insane during the COVID lockdowns. Eddington is a new A24 feature starring Joaquin Phoenix as a small town sheriff running for mayor and Pedro Pascal, the incumbent hoping to rejuvenate the little dustbowl town by attracting an AI data center […]
Superman hit a high tide line with Superman II back in 1980. Since then it has failed to every reach the heights the first two films with Christopher Reeves achieved. Things got particularly dire when DC tried launching their cinematic universe with a dark gritty Batman inspired tone to set itself apart from Marvels pack […]
It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since Director Joseph Kosinski reimagined what a modern Tron movie looks like. I was an instant fan of the film which seemed to get a lukewarm critical reception. It was a real vibe of a movie, and with Daft Punk doing the music, the soundtrack was a […]
In the run up to the publication of this issue many bombshells were dropped, the most sustained was the Epstein thing, the most conveniently sidelined was continued revelations about Steel Dossier shenanigans, and the most fun had to be the Coldplay concert going down in history for suddenly turning into reality TV. It was just […]
Today we were all shocked by the passing of rock god and Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osborne at the age of 76. Just days ago he was performing live on stage, rocking till the very end. I don’t think anyone could summarise his legacy better than Youngblud’s backstage moment with him not so long ago. […]
Recently the Giltrap Group gave us our first local look the brand new Lamborghini Temerario. France was home to its international reveal and what a reveal it was. “The Temerario stands out as the new benchmark supercar within the HPEV range. Paris, the capital of creativity and avant-garde, was the ideal stage for this premiere.” […]
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 Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25. Tudor knows it’s way around a racetrack. They’ve been designing watches for competitive driving since […]
Hannah Stocking made her way up to the Oscars Red Carpet in perhaps a way inconceivable a few decades ago. She studied biology and chemistry, which already makes her more qualified than most actors to have an opinion on literally anything at all. She’s dabbled in film here and there but not anything breakout. Most […]
Bertone first introduced it’s Autobianchi Runabout back in 1969. What a head turner, with it’s wedge shaped design and shoulder mounted headlights. Now over 50 years later it’s back as the first model in the Bertone Classic Range. Bertone first introduced it’s Autobianchi Runabout back in 1969. What a head turner, with it’s wedge shaped […]
Mark Zuckerberg, tech billionaire, Meta overlord and recreational jiu-jitsu enthusiast likes his watches. Last year he donned a $900,000 Greubel Forsey to announce a policy shift about Facebook’s “truth policing” and in a recent a podcast with YouTuber’s Colin and Samir feat MrBeast, Zuckerburg left the handmade Swiss timepiece in its watchcase in favour of […]
If you’ve been watching The White Lotus Season 3, you’ll know that once again, creator Mike White has done another beautiful job of turning paradise into an uncomfortable pressure cooker of human dysfunction. This time where the fragility of family dynamics and long term friendship festers with lust, desire, jealousy and revenge against the vibrant […]
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 inherently lazy, we invent ‘tonics’, ‘elixirs’ and ‘energy drinks’ to ostensibly improve our health whilst we’re busy playing on Xbox […]
Watches & Wonders is an event dedicated to the fine art of horology, at it’s core it’s downright scientific and nerdy, but it’s also an artform that draws people at the top of their fields. The halls in Geneva were swamped with talent like Roger Federer sporting a Rolex or French footballer Kylian Mbappé equipped […]
To say the world has changed a lot in twenty years is an understatement. When we first got started in 2005 we had no idea we were just a few years away from a global financial crisis, then a pandemic and then a resurgence in cold war saber rattling. We didn’t know what cryptocurrency was […]
There’s something fascinating about the current phase of electric vehicles. Everyone’s racing toward the future, but no one’s quite sure what it’s supposed to feel like. Some carmakers are stripping things back to monk-like minimalism. Others are leaning into cyberpunk excess. But Lexus is doing something different. They’re asking: what if the future still felt […]
A/W 2025 marks a refresh of H&M’s fashion spirit. Full of rich tones, intriguing details and design-focused silhouettes. The A/W 2025 collection will be available in stores across Australia and New Zealand and online at hm.com.au The A/W 2024 campaign echoes this richness and diversity: it features an array of musicians, models and cultural leaders. […]
200 Years of Clarks Clarks celebrates 200 years of shoemaking – crafting styles that have transcended trends, borders, and generations. From the iconic Desert Boot to the beloved Wallabee, Clarks has shaped subcultures from Jamaica to Japan and defined everyday style with timeless design, comfort, and craftsmanship. A true original, Clarks is more than a […]
Fire up an autumn glow with the latest collection of lambswool scarves from FELLINI. Inspired by radiant sunsets, amber and russet of falling leaves, the latest collection effortlessly blends warmth with seasonal style. With a fine, compact weave of pure lambswool, FELLINI scarves are renowned for delivering a combination of luxurious softness, natural warmth and […]
An event Started for a small cadre of watch enthusiasts has been slowly growing it’s numbers year over year. Over 55,000 attendees flowed through the doors in Geneva in early April for the annual Watches & Wonders event. This is a 12% growth on the year before, as the event slowly recovers from the affects […]
This year among all the new watches released Rolex was also determined to show us that iconic pieces already released are still getting a lot of love. The Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona and Sky-Dweller were both unveiled with new configurations but our personal favourite had to be the Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II. The 40mm diameter […]
Brutalism meets horology With Cartier’s latest release. Sandwiched between two world wars Cartier designed a watch that could survive all of them. It was just six years after the debut of the original Tank Louis Cartier, that Mr Cartier himself took to refining the design further. It’s a striking design, one that would be right […]
Since the 1970s Tudor has developed a rich pedigree of motorsports watches, since the release of it’s very first Oysterdate. Offroad and underwater they also have their line of constantly iterated and improved professional divers’ watches. The happy middle of these two worlds is the seamless fusion in their sports chronograph, The Black Bay Chrono, […]
An interweaving of metal and open sky mechanisms, a mechanical wonder in all it’s glory. That’s how we’d describe the new Tonda PF Skeleton. Parmigiani Fleurier brought a number of timepieces to the floors of Watches & Wonders, with a few limited expressions such as the Toric Quantieme Perpetuel in Platinum and Rose Gold. It’s […]
Tag Heuer’s booth at Watches and Wonders was completely married to motorsport with two F1 cars decorating the booth. Their attachment to the sport goes almost all the way back to the debut of the TAG Heuer Monaco famously being worn by Steve McQueen in the 1971 film Le Mans. From then on they shifted […]
Hublot was in a celebratory mood at Watches & Wonders. This year marked the 20th anniversary of their Big Bang models, which featured heavily with new faces and colourways. Perhaps the most exclusive piece they had on display was the Big Bang Unico In Water Blue Sapphire. Limited to just 50 pieces it’s a true […]
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 guess that’s where Watches and Wonders got it’s name from. With a case diameter of 40.5 millimetres and a height […]
New Zealand is full of SME leaders who are fueling the engine of New Zealand’s economic productivity, from tech pioneers and creative disrupters to the people making the money go around. Small business rules, baby. These are the ones building, hiring, inventing, and putting us on the map. And while they’re busy growing GDP, they […]
When Igor Matich arrived in New Zealand as a 14-year-old immigrant from war-torn Croatia, he didn’t speak English, didn’t know anyone, and had no idea what the future held. But what he did have was perspective, an understanding of risk, resilience, and what really matters. It’s that same clarity that’s guided him from navigating a […]
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 have been behind the scenes of some of New Zealand’s most complex property deals, structuring loans, solving funding challenges, and […]
Behind some of the most recognisable beverage labels on New Zealand shelves and increasingly offshore is a business that has grown quietly, strategically, and with remarkable resilience. Global Endeavours, led by founder Hamish Gordon, is a vertically integrated group that spans commodity trading, contract manufacturing, and brand development. With operations across New Zealand and Australia, […]
Adobe knows how to put on a good show and their 2025 Adobe Summit was no exception. With more digital screens and wizz bangery than an episode of The Mandalorian, this year’s event was quite the spectacle, but the real stars of the show were Adobe’s roadmap and tools for the future. Held in Las […]
Tim Boyne didn’t grow up dreaming of IPOs and founder exits. He wasn’t raised in a house where startup valuations were casual conversation. Instead, he grew up in Tauranga, raised by a solo mother who, he would later realise, was performing daily acts of heroism just to keep the family afloat. There were no lectures […]
As Chief Strategic Officer and Vice President of Mobility, Lexus and Motorsport at Toyota New Zealand, Andrew Davis has been a key figure in Lexus’s rise as one of the country’s fastest-growing premium automotive brands. Over nearly two decades with Toyota, his leadership has helped guide Lexus through a period of rapid transformation, marked by […]
To Be Brief Samsung is going all out on it’s foldable display formats at MWC this year. Perhaps their largest and most head turning concept is the Samsung Briefcase foldable display. You can swan around pretending you have the launch codes when you really just have the world’s largest tablet. I’m not sure what the […]
In the last issue I had the opportunity to play with the Epson EF-21G. This time around I got to spend time with the EF-22B, which at first blush feels like the EF-21G if it had a swivelling gimball base. It’s this rotating base that allows for a full 360 degrees of movement for the […]
Award Season’s over and the dust has settled but let’s all take a moment to appreciate what brought all the beautiful people to one place in the first place. Movies, and how awesome they are. Kieran Culkin earned his first Nomination and win as a supporting actor in “A Real Pain” alongside Jesse Eisenberg. The […]
Warfare Hot off the back of the critically acclaimed Civil War Alex Garland is back at us again another year in a row with Warfare, new film written and directed alongside Iraq War Veteran Ray Mendoza. The movie itself is a stream of consciousness real time film based on the memory of the guys (including […]
PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S Cairn is a game that perfectly delivers the pulse pounding action of slow and meticulous decision making by painstakingly placing each limb one at a time. Replayability seems high, with an interesting cocktail of chill and stress as your character huffs and puffs in your ear. There’s a demo on […]
2024 saw its highest levels of departures from New Zealand ever, 127,800 to be exact. Some for good, some for a while, most to Australia. We’re in no danger of completely emptying out any time soon though. 158,400 arrived in the country, although this number is down 32% from 2023. But I’m getting in the […]
One of Director Alex Garland’s most standout scenes in Civil War had to be the raid on the White House. It felt visceral and real. On set to help make that happen was Iraq War Veteran Ray Mendoza as an advisor. As they shot the film Mendoza enraptured Garland with his war stories, one in […]
On the banks of the Cromarty Firth you’ll find the historic warehouses of The Dalmore stocked to the brim with whisky casks patiently maturing. The cool November air is perfect for inspection week, as the whisky is at rest, their flavours perfect and true after the warmer summer months are done. Inspection week stretches back […]
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 glass bottles they’ve taken the next big leap in RTDs by creating Shake & Pour 240ml Espresso Martini Cans. Crafted […]
The past few years have been a rollercoaster for borrowers in New Zealand and that’s being polite. Rising interest rates, inflation, and tougher lending conditions have made home loans more expensive and investment strategies more difficult to execute. But finally, there’s some light at the end of the tunnel. The RBNZ has been easing back […]
Samara Weaving has been on both sides of the knife when it comes to horror movies, be it a blood cultist in 2017’s The Babysitter trying to murder a kid, or one of the first heads to roll in Scream VI, she knows her way around a horror movie. This bombshell of an actor cut […]
Keith David doesn’t just carry a cane; he owns it. The man, whose voice and fashionable gravitas is as legendary as his roles in The Thing and Platoon, turns a humble accessory once relegated to the geriatric set into a beautiful act of rebellion. A rebellion against age, gravity, and the notion that walking aids […]
The Flying Bulls Aerobatic Team seen during the Formation Bridge Loop in Podgorica, Montenegro on October 8, 2024. 20km north of Podgorica Montenengro is the Mala Rijeka Viaduct, the longest bridge on the Belgrade-Bar railway. It stands 200 metres above the Mala Rijeka River below. It was the highest railway bridge in the world when […]
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 directed by Australian actor and filmmaker Joel Edgerton. The campaign explores the traditions of Glenmorangie, all through Ford’s signature taciturn […]
Another month another new addition to the Batched Premium Cocktails family. This time they’re bottling up the Classic Margarita and making the vibrant, zesty flavours of the iconic Margarita available in an easy shake-and-pour format, perfect for any occasion. Now that’s a great way to cruise through summer. Crafted with premium ingredients, including certified Mexican […]
The stage was set for some serious high-speed sailing on Waitematā Harbour at the SailGP Auckland event on January 18-19, 2025, and the competitors did not disappoint. Unfortunately for the home crowd, it was the Australians that dominated. Day One saw them finish 5th, 1st, 2nd, and 2nd in the fleet races, landing them at […]
On the central Pacific island of Kiribati, the national government built a seawall to protect people from storm surges and sea-level rise—but ended up merely redirecting erosion to an area farther down the coastline. In California, farmers received emergency aid and loans to cover lost income from the intense 2007–2009 drought—but those payments perversely reduced […]
2024 sure was a year. It had all the days and everything. World events that happened at the beginning felt like a lifetime ago. Fortunately we remembered them all so you wouldn’t have to. On the war front Israel and Russia grinded their way slowly forward and here at home our maritime excursions ended with […]
Every now and then the stars align and TV or movie executives stop snorting coke long enough to realise what the rest of us have known for a long time; that certain actors have been born to play a particular role. Examples of this include Stephen Fry playing Oscar Wilde or Sir Ian McKellen appearing […]
