Monzu – Food fit for a King (quite literally).
Having the Ferrari GTC4LussoT for the weekend, it seemed rather fitting to take the family out for an Italian meal, we chose somewhere rather special. Behind the door of a seemingly unremarkable building in 365 Dominion Road is Napoli, well certainly its cuisine. Monzu serves up some of the finest Italian food on the planet, […]
Lexus CT 200h F-Sport Review – the 150-volt shock you want
Lexus CT 200h F-Sport Review New Zealand I’d like to think that I am pretty open-minded, that I embrace change, or accept that time doesn’t stand still, I’d like to think that. However, in reality, I have a tendency to have a more conservative approach to things. I don’t enjoy change for change sake and […]
Jaguar Performing, Performance Art
Jaguar Art of Performance review New Zealand Performing Arts are essentially an emotional expression. They are a way for artists to convey feelings and emotive articulation through the likes of music, dance and theatre and generally in front of a live audience. The Jaguar Art of Performance Tour is all of the above but in […]
BMW 640i Gran Turismo – Pleasantville.
BMW 640i Gran Turismo review New Zealand Pleasantville pops up fairly regularly on a map of the US. States such as Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Iowa, Pennsylvania and even Hollywood has one (although their one is set on TV and back in the 1950’s). To me, the thought of living somewhere ‘pleasant’ has a […]
Holden Astra Sportwagon review – releasing Salty.
Holden Astra Sportwagon review New Zealand Estuarine crocodiles (saltwater crocs) are the largest of all living reptiles. Males can grow to be near 7m in length while females can vary around 3m. They are territorial and aggressive towards anything that comes near (including humans) and certainly have more to be feared over the Johnstones (freshwater […]
Ford Mondeo ST Wagon Review – Easy to click with.
Ford Mondeo ST Wagon Review New Zealand (Well, for the most part). What seems like an age ago, I was lucky enough to be invited to the Australasian launch of the all-new Ford Mondeo and was suitably impressed. With its new design inside and out, coupled with tech and safety advancements, what’s not to like? […]
Diamond geezer – Range Rover Velar Review
Range Rover Velar review New Zealand In cockney terms, a diamond geezer is a type of good bloke, a stand-up man, an all-round good sort, in other words, the Range Rover Velar. For as well as the Velar hailing from the UK, being a ‘bit of awright’, driving well and having some blinding good tech, […]
Go Faster Stripes – Ford Fiesta S Limited Edition Review
Ford Fiesta S Limited Edition Review New Zealand Many years ago, almost too many to remember, I got my first car. The make and model are not relevant here, but suffice to say, it was very cheap, wasn’t pretty and wasn’t fast – well not until I ‘modified’ it. Being my first car, I of […]
All New BMW X3 – More than simply good Luk.
All New BMW X3 review New Zealand Calvin Luk is a local vehicle designer. Ok, he’s an Australian, but (in true Aussie style), since he’s doing well on the world stage we’ll extend him some Kiwi ownership. He is one of BMW group’s youngest bodywork designers and already has a near decade of experience under […]
All things being equal – Holden Equinox Launch
Holden Equinox Launch New Zealand Twice a year, (March and September) the plane of the Earth’s equator passes through the centre of the Sun’s disk. The Equinox a derivative of the Latin word aequinoctium – Aequus/Nox (equal/night) and is said to be when both day and night are equal. New Plymouth had an Equinox pass […]