Category: Lifestyle
Robert Barry checks out the new third-generation Suzuki Swift Sport, which may have grown in size and acquired more technology, but it hasn’t lost its nimble hot hatch character. The front-wheel-drive Sport is powered by a 1.4-litre petrol turbocharged engine offering 103 kilowatts of power and 230 Newton metres of torque, mated to a slick […]
Express takes a perch to cluck Aotearoa’s most Insta-famous Chooks Womble and Bumble to discuss life outside factory farming and their mission to raise awareness of animal welfare throughout NZ. After being rescued from a factory farm at just 4 weeks old, food-obsessed Womble, and her Netflix-obsessed sister Bumble now reside in Auckland with their […]
Honda and Volvo unveil electric vehicles to rival Tesla’s reign Honda unveiled its e Prototype urban electric vehicle at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show last month. While the exterior styling has retro cues of the small Honda cars from the 1960s and 1970s; this car has an all-new EV (eclectic vehicle) specific platform and […]
Robert Barry takes the MINI Countryman Cooper S for a spin and discovers space, comfort and fun come as standard. The Countryman Cooper S is the largest member of the MINI family but it still has all the familiar aesthetics of the brand. It is a spacious and well-equipped car for up to five occupants […]
A revolutionary PrEP trial being conducted by researchers in the South African city of Cape Town, could see PrEp being administered via a long-lasting injection as opposed to a daily pill. The extremely effective HIV prevention drug, Pre-exposure prophylaxis which is currently administered as a daily tablet could soon be a thing of the past […]
Sean Kelly is the Kiwi fashion designer that won Season 13 of Project Runway in 2014 and is currently starring in Project Runway All Stars. He talks to Belinda Nash about his swimwear label Hercules New York, coming out and building his own business in America. Designer Sean Kelly seeded his swimwear brand in 2017 […]
Robert Barry takes Citroen’s C4 Cactus for a ride and discovers a comfy city hatchback that’s full of character and easy on the eye. Now in its second generation, the newly released Citroen C4 Cactus has morphed from a quirky crossover into a more comfortable city hatchback. Citroen has loaded up the C4 Cactus with […]
A bumper crop of new vehicles will arrive on our shores in 2019. Here’s what will be burning Robert’s rubber! Audi is kicking off with the new A6 sedan and Avant plus the RS5 Sportback in the first quarter, with the A1, e-tron, Q3 SUV and S8 high-performance sedan to follow. BMW Group has a […]