Category: Lifestyle

Alexia is the co-author of popular blog www.cheapeats.co.nz the Auckland guide to eating great food without going bankrupt. Exciting times for Ponsonby Road with the arrival of newcomer, Saan. We haven’t had a chance to get there yet but the fact that it’s a Lanna (Northern) and Isaan (North Eastern) Thai restaurant and it’s got […]

Jaguar is a brand synonymous with luxury. express’ car reviewer Martin Todd checks out the company’s latest model. The Jaguar XE 2.0 T R-Sport is the new pin-up child in the resurgent Jaguar range. Unlike Europe and the UK where these mid-size executive sedans are the bread and butter offerings for sales executives racking up […]

Taking a look at luxury fashion eyewear, express talks with two of Auckland’s leading Optometrists, Alex and Naomi Bicheno from Mortimer Hirst and Renata Watene from Occhiali about what they expect will be in fashion this summer. What’s hot this season? Mortimer Hirst’s latest collection may have just landed, but already the new frames are […]

The Penang experience is unique in Asia: Racial diversity, food to tempt every gourmet palate, beaches and beautiful boutique hotels at affordable prices. Penang, an island an hour north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a true gem. One you will want to come back to again and again. And where better to stay than in […]

Top form continues! I had my first taste of the Range Rover Evoque upon release in 2012, so to be given the opportunity to review the compact SUV again I do ask, ‘are we still in the honeymoon phase’? When the Evoque arrived on the world stage in 2011, there were few if any peers […]

Martin Todd takes the BMW M4 for a test drive. Collecting an M4 for its test drive at Jerry Claytons Takapuna, I typically enjoy seeing other models on offer at dealerships, but it is hard to go past the twinkling eyes of the sales staff there. Even with the pending 2015 model due shortly, I […]

Robert Adams takes a look at the Audi Q7 A few years ago you would have laughed at the thought a car would ever sense the road ahead and steer through corners, detect traffic ahead and adjust the vehicles speed accordingly. Audi have designed and produced all those features in the brand new Q7. Completely […]

Stephen Rainbow reviews the new Skoda Fabia. If you need to be convinced of the superiority of capitalism over socialism, just look at the evolution of Skoda cars. The butt of many jokes when produced by the then communist Czechoslovakia, the Skoda range – under VW private management – has now evolved into a sophisticated […]