Original Hermès Birkin bag sold for record-breaking $15 million

A 40-year-old purse that inspired the world’s most prestigious line of handbags sold at a Sotheby’s auction in Paris on Thursday morning for €8.6 million (AU$15.2 million) after fees to an unidentified Japanese bidder after more than 10 minutes of intense bidding by nine potential buyers vying for the very first Hermès Birkin bag ever […]

10 premium Amazon Prime Day deals worth your time in 2025

Amazon Prime Day has kicked off in Australia with discounts across thousands of products—but not all of them are worth your time. We’ve sifted through the noise to find 15 deals over $100 that are actually worth considering. 1. Dreame L10s Ultra Gen2 Robot Vacuum Was: $2,499 | Now: $899 | Save: $1,600All-in-one robot vacuum […]

The Cardrona Hotel is up for sale.

One of New Zealand’s most iconic hotels is up for sale

The Cardrona Hotel – arguably New Zealand’s most photographed pub and a fixture in the Southern Alps for more than 160 years – is officially on the market. Set between Queenstown and Wānaka, the heritage-listed property is about as iconic as it gets. And for the first time in more than a decade, it’s up […]