A few years ago, I was part of a writer’s room for a TV series called NEW AMERICA. The premise? The American public had had enough of politics-as-usual. So, they wrote in their own President: a washed-up 90s rapper. As President, he set out to shake up the system, only to be blocked at every […]
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 […]
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 Macallan in hand plenty of times over the years so it’s fitting that to toast Bond’s 60th anniversary, The Macallan […]
Yalumba’s The Caley is a wine with serious pedigree. It’s a blend of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon and Barossa Shiraz that somehow manages to be both luxurious and approachable. Yalumba has been in the game since 1849. We’re talking about Australia’s oldest family-owned winery, still run by the Hill-Smiths, who clearly take winemaking and their family […]
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 […]
Oh, it got ugly! American uber investor BlackRock dumped SolarZero, a clean, green, Kiwi energy company just before Christmas leaving staff without holiday pay and subbies out of pocket – some to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. Why does this keep happening over and over again? Can we never learn? No Risk, […]
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 […]
He’s back! Traditionally new American presidents are judged after 100 days in office, but in this case, that seems far too languid a timeline. We think Trump’s first months will be such a whirlwind of change it’ll make FDR’s frantic flurry of Great Depression legislation seem as lifeless as an RBNZ press conference. A Mandate […]
So, Google have built a new quantum computer ‘Willow’ that, apparently, is a really, really big deal. For those of us who pay only minor attention to such scientific announcements, they usually sound like this: ‘Blah, blah, blah, squillions of times faster… blah, blah, blah, can do a quajillion equations in a zuggillionth of a […]
Humanity has come a long way from our first starry night musings about the nature of the cosmos and what it all means. Things really kicked off, albeit humbly in 1926, when Robert Goddard lit the fuse on what would become the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. It was a rickety 3-metre-tall contraption, made of thin […]
You aren’t the driver the world needs, you are the driver the world deserves (as you crush two lanes of traffic). Just like American cops, the modern revival of Batman got militarised when he got his now iconic Tumbler, a military style two man APC. Currently people are able to secure their very own Tumbler […]
Jaguar’s making a massive pivot, it’s old logo mark has been turfed just in time to use a similar font to what Pepsi was using up until a few months ago. It’s repositioning itself as a high-priced luxury EV killing off the majority of it’s lineup to a single model, the F-Pace SUV. If you […]
Unmistakably a Range Rover, handsome from every angle, the Sport it embodies the brand’s gravitas. The D250 SE features a 3-liter, six-cylinder turbo diesel delivering 165 kW and 600 Nm of torque with a refined burble reminiscent of a petrol engine. On road it’s sprightly and effortless; off-road it shines with capability. This blend makes […]
Oh, boy, this is fun! The Triumph Bobber 1200 is a surprising bike. It’s surprisingly good, surprisingly fast, surprisingly comfortable and surprisingly easy to ride. The original bobber was basically an unsprung bike with a slightly bouncy seat to limit bone jarring. Today’s bobbers integrate hidden suspension and a fixed seat that looks like it’s […]
We’ve already got electric cars, how about planes too? A couple of years ago the Government said they wanted to decarbonise New Zealand’s transport sector and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Part of this was mandating government agencies to prioritise the selection of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) for new […]
The modern world is a relentless meat grinder of deadlines, Zoom meetings, and an inbox that breeds like a rabbit. If you don’t escape now and then, you’ll either combust or end up yelling at a printer. Luckily, there’s a place where stress hasn’t heard about. It’s not just a holiday destination; it’s a sanctuary […]
I have to admit, in all my years on this Earth I have given Greenland little consideration. In fact, if it hadn’t been for all those outraged cartographers using it as Exhibit A of how the Mercator Projection world map distorts country size, I would’ve forgotten it even existed. The largest island in the world, […]
25 years ago PUMA introduced the Speedcat, a piece of footwear styled after the fireproof Formula 1 shoes their drivers wear. This iconically sleek and simple look has now entirely transcended the Monaco racetrack in favour of the fashionable streets, which is still Monaco. But let’s not get bogged down in the details. Over the […]
The beginning of the year saw a thawing in Government censorship efforts as Mark Zuckerberg took to video and the Joe Rogan Podcast to talk about winding back fact check departments in favour of more even handed community notes. This comes on the heels of the judiciary committee releasing it’s final 1700 page report that […]
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 between Oscar-nominated costume designer Arianne Phillips and Levi. Together they have recreated Dylan’s iconic looks with homages to the music […]
Bulgari has teamed up with Laurent Grasso to create a new expression of the Octo Finissimo dubbed the BVLGARI OCTO FINISSIMO x LAURENT GRASSO. This limited edition piece “speaks of time not as a measurement but as a space shaped by a metaphysical concept,” says designer, Buonamassa Stigliani. I’m not entirely what that means but […]
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 tote is […]
One does not normally associate the luxury TUDOR watches with the armed forces, but Tudor has been the official supplier to the French Navy” since 1961. They earned this title after a protracted testing of their Oyster Prince Submariner watches by the French Navy to see how they performed in real life situations and stress […]
R.M. Williams is bringing the summer apparel in style with a new range of warm weather footwear, lightweight apparel and adventure-ready accessories. Pick up some linen shirts in warm vintage colours perfect for lounging or beach cricket alike. Top the look off with a new pair of suede Sandbar Sneakers to match the earthy natural […]
Despite what some global political figures might suggest right now, the urgency of climate change has never been more acute. While there has traditionally been inertia when it comes to capital support for those working on the challenges, there is hope in a new wave of investors and venture capitalists with an ambitious focus on […]
Most serious surfers will tell you that Surfing is more than a sport; it’s a way of life. A way of life that transcends singular human achievement and skill into a symbiotic dance with nature, a relationship that requires respect for the water, an understanding of tides, wind, currents and the awesome power of the […]
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 on renting a property unseen through Trade Me, optimistic that things would work out. Without “Kiwi experience,” I struggled to […]
In an industry as dynamic and unforgiving as hospitality, complacency is the quickest path to failure. The landscape has been constantly shifting and isn’t expected to change in the coming year—we are still in an economic downturn, evolving customer expectations, supply chain disruptions, and technological advancements demand that businesses not only keep up but get […]
“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 keep going nowhere.” – Christopher Luxon “Yes, it is now or never. We are at a fork in the road […]
This Laptop Is Too Tall We’re truly in the age of “how do we make screens bigger without making the rest of the thing bigger. That usually amounts to foldables, but scrollable are also making a break for it in the form of the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 by Lenovo. Simply slide your screen upward […]
My dream has always been to minimise the physical impact, both in terms of floorspace and focus of our home TV. But I’m also a big movie buff so at some point something needs to give. Enter the portable projector, the answer to all of my problems. Epson recently released the EF-21G, a stylish little […]
What do you get when you cross a world-famous comedian, his 84 year-old dad, and a trip down to NZ? A barrel-full-of-laughs, that’s what! It’s safe to say that Jack and Michael Whitehall—this dynamic duo—are the UK’s funniest men. Period. Full-stop. No questions asked. Jack, with his sweet, butter-wouldn’t-melt laddy charm and tongue-in-cheek jabs is […]
Two trained snipers are separately given the assignment of guarding a remote ravine (some might say gorge! But not me. I’m not here to uphold any brand guidelines.) Miles Teller and Any Taylor-Joy are set across from each other for a one year cycle, maintaining auto turrets and living their lives. They’re under strict instructions […]
Mangold and Timothée Chalamet, fresh from critical and awards attention for films like Call Me by Your Name and Dune, had a challenge ahead of them. That was to make a biopic worthy of Bob Dylan. That would include the actors performing their own songs and capturing an image of the legend without being a […]
Kia Mau Festival 2025 30 May – 14 June, Wellington Aotearoa’s biennial contemporary Tāngata Whenua, Tāngata Moana and Indigenous arts festival Kia Mau returns to Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui from 30 May – 14 June 2025, marking its 10th anniversary and the 8th iteration of the festival. Setting the stage for two […]
Eternal Strands has been a surprise new favourite, if you’ve got game pass then you’ve got no excuse not to just jump in right now and give it a thrash. There’s also a demo on Steam with carryover data so you won’t lose any progress when you decide to buy the full game. Made by […]
Path Of Exile Isn’t the name of the game, it’s the life you’ve signed up for when you installed it. I feel obligated to review Path of Exile because I live close enough to the studios to throw a brick through their window with a note tied to it saying “Good job!”. Path of Exile […]
