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New York Post
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Backstreet Boys have 12 concerts left at Las Vegas Sphere. How much are tickets?
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. The Boys are back in town…but not for much longer. After nine packed-out shows at Las Vegas Sphere, the Backstreet Boys only have 12 more 'Into The Millennium' residency concerts remaining at the visually spectacular venue until they hang up their iconic all-white wardrobe for the foreseeable future. These final dozen gigs are scheduled to go down over the next four weekends with the last show slated to take place Sunday, Aug. 24. Advertisement In the event you'd like to be among the 20,000 BSB Army members re-living and singing along to all your favorite 2000s songs, last-minute tickets are available for each and every 'Into The Millennium' concert. At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find for any one Backstreet Boys Sphere show was $377 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other Sin City concerts of theirs have tickets starting anywhere from $389 to $586 including fees. While that may sound pricey, keep in mind that Nick, AJ, Howie, Kevin and Brian have a 'Larger Than Life' 25-song show ready and raring to go for all remaining performances. In addition to singing 'Millennium' in its entirety (although not necessarily in order), the fivesome also deliver classic cuts from their back catalog and put on a head-turning stage production — complete with a spaceship and a platform lifting them high above the crowd — that will leave you asking 'did that really happen?' Advertisement 'If I was a ticket-buying fan, I would want to buy three tickets to see it from three different places,' 'Into the Millennium director and producer Baz Halpin told Billboard. Want to buy tickets to a show or three? You're in the right place, BSB Army. Our team has everything you need to know and more about Backstreet Boys' final 12 'Into The Millennium' Las Vegas Sphere residency concerts below. Advertisement All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. Backstreet Boys Las Vegas Sphere concert dates A complete calendar including remaining Sphere dates, show start times and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here: Backstreet Boys Sphere dates Ticket prices start at Friday, Aug. 1 8 p.m. $389 (including fees) Saturday, Aug. 2 8 p.m. $443.19 (including fees) Sunday, Aug. 3 8 p.m. $377 (including fees) Friday, Aug. 8 8 p.m. $486 (including fees) Saturday, Aug. 9 8 p.m. $481.01 (including fees) Sunday, Aug. 10 8 p.m. $487 (including fees) Friday, Aug. 15 8 p.m. $504 (including fees) Saturday, Aug. 16 8 p.m. $586 (including fees) Sunday, Aug. 17 8 p.m. $515.20 (including fees) Friday, Aug. 22 8 p.m. $515.61 (including fees) Saturday, Aug. 23 8 p.m. $568.68 (including fees) Sunday, Aug. 24 8 p.m. $515.25 (including fees) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Advertisement Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Other 2025 shows at Las Vegas Sphere When Nick Carter and co. aren't lighting up the Sphere stage, many other exciting shows are headed to Vegas' premier entertainment destination. Here's what's up next at the one-of-a-kind venue. Sphere shows 'Postcard From Earth' Runs indefinitely Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky's ambitious, immersive, globetrotting film. 'V-U2' Runs indefinitely A look back at U2's groundbreaking Sphere residency. 'The Wizard of Oz' Aug. 28 through the foreseeable future Larger-than-life screenings of the iconic film. Insomniac x Tomorrowland: Unity Aug. 29 through Oct. 18 A huge EDM festival with headliners to be announced at a later date. The Eagles Sept. 5 through Nov. 8 The classic rockers take a trip down memory lane and play their greatest hits. Zac Brown Band Dec. 5 through Jan. 10, 2026 The country rockers are debuting their new album 'Love & Fear' while revisiting their biggest singles. If you're planning a Las Vegas trip, you can find a complete calendar of all upcoming events at Sphere here. Backstreet Boys set list BSB hit the Sphere stage for the first time on Friday, July 11. According to Set List FM, here's what the '90s heroes delivered that evening. Advertisement Note: All 1999 'Millennium' songs are in bold. 01.) 'Larger Than Life' 02.) 'It's Gotta Be You' 03.) 'As Long as You Love Me' 04.) 'More Than That' 05.) 'I Need You Tonight' (first BSB performance since 1999) 06.) 'Siberia' 07.) 'Don't Want You Back' 08.) 'Get Another Boyfriend' 09.) 'Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely' 10.) 'Don't Wanna Lose You Now' 11.) 'Hey' (live debut) 12.) 'The One' 13.) 'Back to Your Heart' 14.) 'Spanish Eyes' (first performance since 2016) 15.) 'No One Else Comes Close' 16.) 'The Perfect Fan' (first performance since 2000) 17.) 'All I Have to Give' 18.) 'Drowning' 19.) 'Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)' 20.) 'Shape of My Heart' 21.) 'I Want It That Way' 22.) 'Get Down (You're the One for Me)' 23.) 'We've Got It Goin' On' 24.) 'The Call' 25.) 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)' Backstreet Boys new music On Valentine's Day this year, Backstreet Boys released the single 'Hey.' The emotionally charged track was originally written for the band's 2019 album 'DNA' but ultimately didn't fit in with the album. Advertisement 'We wanted to hold on to it and [then] this announcement happened, it was like, 'Oh my gosh, what better way to present a brand-new song?' So it turned out perfect,' Brian Littrell shared with The Today Show. If you'd like to hear the guys' latest heartbreaking bop, you can find 'Hey' here. Huge acts on tour in 2025 Many hitmakers you know and love will be out and about these next few months. To make sure you're in the loop, here are just five of our favorites from way back and when and today that you won't want to miss live in the very near future. Advertisement • Oasis • Maroon 5 • Jonas Brothers • Jesse McCartney Advertisement • Benson Boone Who else is on the road? Take a look at this list of all the biggest pop stars on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
We're Finally Getting a 'Zootopia' Sequel After Nearly a Decade
The original cast is returning for 'Zootopia 2'—and there will be some intriguing new characters introduced to audiences, as well. When it was first released nearly a decade ago, Zooptopia was an instant success. The film follows a rabbit named Judy Hopps and a fox named Nick Wilde—natural enemies who live in a city (the titular Zootopia) where predators and prey live together in peace and equality. The pair form an unlikely team to solve mysterious disappearances, revealing a sinister plot to unravel the harmonious relationship between the city's animal residents. Emotionally resonant moments (listen, I openly admit the ending made me cry) paired with exciting action sequences that involve, at different points, a giant replica of a donut, a crime boss named Mr. Big, who is actually a shrew, and a pack of wolves who literally cannot stop howling, gave the movie its heart and soul. But fans of the film might have given up hope for a sequel. Well, the wait is finally over: Today, Disney released the trailer for Zootopia 2—and it looks like we're about to explore a side of the city that we've never seen before. What's the Premise of Zootopia 2? From the looks of the trailer, Judy and Nick have some lingering partnership issues from the first movie. So, the two are sent to the Partners in Crisis program, led by Dr. Fuzzby, voiced by Abbott Elementary star Quinta Brunson, Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) gives them one last chance to set things right before he gives them a new mission of tracking down a snake named Gary De'Snake (Ke Huy Quan). There's just one problem: Snakes never venture into Zootopia, choosing to live outside the idyllic city. Nick and Judy must travel to the outskirts of their world, visiting the territory of Zootopia's aquatic residents as well as what looks like a remote mountain range, in order to find Gary and repair their friendship. Is the Original Cast Returning for the Zootopia Sequel? The movie is staying true to its roots, with Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin returning as Nick and Judy, respectively. Idris Elba is also returning as Chief Bogo, who's Judy and Nick's boss on the police force. More memorable returning characters include Clawhauser, a fellow police officer and cheetah who loves to snack, and Flash, the sloth who works at the Department of Mammal Vehicles, also seem to be returning to the new movie. By the looks of the trailer, the new character Gary De'Snake joining the fray should be an intriguing addition. When Can Families Watch Zootopia 2? The movie is set to be released only in theatres on November 26, 2025, making it the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with a trip to the movies the whole family will enjoy. Read the original article on Parents Solve the daily Crossword
NZ Herald
4 hours ago
- Business
- NZ Herald
Society Insider: Anna, Nick, Mat Mowbray's inner circle – meet the people closest to NZ's richest family
The Mowbray family. Front row: Mat, Linda, Harry, and Nick. Back row: Andrew and Anna. Photo / Facebook All in the family While growing up in the Waikato, it was family matriarch, Linda Mowbray, who taught her four children, Andrew, 46, Mathew (Mat), 44, Anna, 42, and Nicholas (Nick), 40, that there is no such word as can't. Strong women run in the family: at the time of her death, their grandmother Margaret Mowbray, a Queen's Service Medal recipient, was Mayor of Hamilton and had served on the Hamilton City Council for 16 years. Linda and Anna Mowbray pictured at Hamilton Gardens, on a bench dedicated to Margaret Mowbray, wearing t-shirt designs from the 2025 Breast Cancer Cure Campaign in April. The siblings get their entrepreneurial spirit from their father Harry, who worked in the pulp and paper industry as an engineer and built a portfolio of properties and farms. The family moved to a 2ha lifestyle block near Cambridge in the late 80s to be close to the co-ed private school St. Peter's, which all of the children attended. When Mat was 10, Harry helped him develop a model hot air balloon, which won several competitions and science fairs. Guru Toys was born, and the family shipped toys all around the world while the children were in high school. In 2004, a year after Mat and Nick began transforming Guru into a global toy giant Zuru – by relocating to China – Harry fulfilled a long-held dream: to buy and develop the derelict Matangi Dairy Factory. Nick, Anna, and Mat Mowbray in 2016. The 10 former dairy factory buildings on almost 4ha in Waikato were converted into a business hub. Harry had more than 20 small businesses work out of the site, one of which was his son Andrew's pay wave system for festivals, AWOP (Another Way of Paying). The following year, Anna joined Nick and Mat in China, and the rest is history. Harry and Linda now have 13 grandchildren: Andrew and wife Karen have three children and live in the Waikato; Mat and wife Christina have four; Anna has three from her first husband, with husband Ali Williams' two children; and Nick has one, daughter Noa. The whole Mowbray family came together on Fiji's exclusive Kokomo Private Island last year for Anna and Ali's wedding. Mat and Christina In 2016, Christina Tang made headlines as the Barfoot and Thompson salesperson who sold the Coatesville mansion formerly rented by Kim Dotcom to Nick, Anna, and Mat Mowbray for just over $30 million. A spark ignited with Mat and Christina, and, nine years later, the pair has four children – two boys and twin girls, all under the age of 5. Mat Mowbray and Christina Tang. The family has been based mostly in Hong Kong, the location of Zuru's global headquarters. Christina originates from China and once worked in marketing for FMCG company Procter & Gamble, which prepared her for her current role as CEO of Zuru Edge for the greater China area. Mat Mowbray and Christina Tang. The family spends a lot of time in New Zealand, having enjoyed many Christmases at the Coatesville mansion, now named Mahoenui. Last summer, they spent time aboard the Mowbray family's 40m superyacht, also called Mahoenui, and returned in July for some winter sailing, followed by a visit to Queenstown. Christina Tang and Jaimee Lupton. Jaimee and Nick Jaimee Lupton has been with Nick Mowbray for more than seven years, although the pair has been friends for 12, after having met in 2013. They have been engaged for more than three years, with no immediate plans for their wedding. Jaimee graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Communication Studies. During her years in Sydney, while working at luxury PR firm Black Communications, Jaimee formed a close-knit circle of friends that included Rich List heiress Sophie Heatley, along with Cam and Amy Robertson. Many of her friends have also become close friends of Nick. Dominic Bowden, Amy and Cam Roberston. Jaimee, Nick, Mat, and Christina all attended Heatley's June nuptials to Tyler Martin in Maui. Cam Robertson, who now works for Forsyth Barr, has been the go-to DJ at many of Jaimee and Nick's parties. When Jaimee co-founded Monday Haircare five years ago, she couldn't have done it without her Sydney-based former colleague Juliana Krost. Jaimee Lupton and Juliana Krost. The pair worked together at Black, and when Monday Haircare launched, Juliana was made marketing manager. She went on to become the Global Head of Marketing for Zuru Edge Beauty and, alongside Jaimee, launched several products earlier this year – including DAISE Beauty and Laura Polko Los Angeles. Juliana stepped down in June to spend more time with her family. Jaimee is also close to her sister, Morgan, and her fiancé, property developer and investor Tim McGoldrick. Jaimee and Morgan Lupton. Tim's family is very close to Graeme and Robyn Hart and their family. His sister, broadcaster Laura McGoldrick, had her 2014 wedding reception at Robyn and Graeme's Glendowie mansion. It was only natural then that Jaimee and Nick would become friendly with Tim's great mate Harry Hart, Graeme and Robyn's son. Nick and Harry host an annual golf tournament called the Closeburn Classic in Queenstown. Nick's school friends Matthew Banfield was in the first XV with Nick at St Peter's School, Cambridge. While Nick was in China, Matthew was at Canterbury University completing a Bachelor of Commerce, later working for Credit Suisse in Hong Kong. Matthew Banfield, Nick Mowbray, and Tim McGoldrick at Nick's 40th at Ayrburn in March. Grant Taylor, who was also on the first XV with Nick and Matthew, founded nappy business Rascal + Friends with his sister Louise Stainthorpe in 2015. In 2016, Nick and Matthew invested in the firm – now called Rascals – with Matthew becoming the international COO and a founding partner. In 2020, Grant stepped away from Rascals and started his own FMCG company, MOXX Brands, which has distribution in more than 6000 stores across five countries, including Walmart and Target in the USA, and Woolworths and Coles in Australia. Rascals was the start of Zuru entering the FMCG market under the banner Zuru Edge, utilising all the automation and innovation Zuru achieved in China's 'Silicon Valley', Shenzhen. Zuru Edge's FMCG portfolio now includes the divisions Baby, Pet, Health, Wellness and Beauty, Household and Home, and Confectionery, which launched last year and is headed by former Zuru Toys' global sales director, Henry Gordon. While Zuru Toys still makes the biggest sales for the Group, Zuru Edge is catching up fast. Matthew Banfield is also Nick Mowbray's golfing buddy. The pair plays in Te Arai, Queenstown, and in 2022, played golf across the US together. Nick, Jaimee, Matthew, and his partner, Hannah Morris, who works for Zuru Edge as a marketing manager, last year went on an epic holiday together, trekking to see gorillas in Rwanda, a safari in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, and visiting Botswana. Matthew Banfield, Hannah Morris, Jaimee Lupton and Nick Mowbray on holiday in Africa. Anna and Ali Society Insider revealed in 2019 that Anna was dating former All Black Ali Williams. After travelling back and forth between Asia and New Zealand, in 2020, she made the permanent move home with her three children to be with Ali. Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray at the SailGP in Auckland earlier this year. The couple purchased a 4530 sqm Westmere property in 2021 for $24 million. The property sits on a headland jutting into the Waitematā Harbour. They became engaged the following year. Anna and Ali's slice of paradise has generated headlines – from them demolishing and rebuilding, through to recently gaining permission to land a helicopter in their back garden. Anna started stepping away from Zuru in 2022 and began building the blocks of her recruitment site, Zeil, which she launched in 2023. When Anna left Zuru, she took executive Brittany Earl with her to the smart College Hill offices, where, at last count, Zeil has more than 20 staff. Brittany is the Executive Assistant to the CEO, Anna. Property records show Anna purchased the large office building, which has a CV of nearly $20m. Anna and Ali became co-owners of Auckland FC in March last year, with the majority owner, US billionaire Bill Foley. The pair are said to have gelled very well with Auckland FC CEO Nick Becker. Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray. Auckland FC CEO Nick Becker. Months later, the trio was joined in their ownership by three former All Whites – Winston Reid, Tim Brown, and Noah Hickey – and Allbirds co-founder Tim Brown. NBA star Steven Adams joined a few months after that. Anna invested $20 million last year in Rob Fyfe's Recorp business. The purpose-built, $100m+ manufacturing plant in Manukau produces 550 million cans annually at a lightning pace of 1850 cans per minute. Investing alongside Anna and Rob were Forsyth Barr, executive director Jonty Edgar, chief executive of Wyborn Capital Justin Wyborn, and former Sistema Plastics' founder Brendan Lindsay. Roby Fyfe and Anna Mowbray at Recorp opening. This year, Anna became part of the female powerhouse team of the B416 Campaign, co-founded and chaired by entrepreneur Cecilia Robinson and Anna Curzon, a board director and advisor at Xero. Also involved is Malindi McLean, the CEO of Outward Bound New Zealand. The lobby group is advocating for a minimum age of 16 to access social media in New Zealand and has received support from former Black Stick Gemma McCaw and media personality Matilda Green, and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Nick and Mat's right-hand man When Anna exited Zuru Group in 2022, Michael Wilding became COO of the business and its more than 5000 staff across three core divisions: Toys, Edge, and Tech. Zuru Group COO Michael Wilding. Photo / Herald Hawkes Bay Michael worked in various financial roles in the UK, before returning to New Zealand in 2007 to work for the Queensland-based multimillionaire Peabody family. He became chief executive of the Peabody family's Craggy Range Winery in Hawke's Bay, as well as being a director of the Peabody Family Office, looking after the family's mining services, waste management, property development and investment businesses. Zuru Group COO Michael Wilding. Michael is married to fellow accountant Nina, who also worked in the Hawke's Bay winery trade. At the beginning of last year, Michael became a director in Zuru New Zealand Limited alongside Nick and Mat, a directorship previously held by Anna. The property man While Zuru Group headquarters is located in Hong Kong, and the main manufacturing is done in China's Shenzhen, Zuru is expanding at a rapid pace. The company appointed a global property development manager, Matt Ganley, who has worked for the firm for more than two years. Zuru Group global property development manager, Matt Ganley. Photo / LinkedIn, Matt Ganley Ganley was a King's College student who achieved his bachelor's in commerce and property and worked for a project management company, RCP. At last count, Zuru had 30 locations around the globe, and continues to grow. This year alone, Zuru Auckland took over the four-building campus vacated at the end of last year by Spark New Zealand, to create a Zuru Centre of Excellence (CoE) – a hub in which to foster innovation. Auckland follows Zuru Los Angeles, which in 2023 built a CoE in El Segundo. Construction has started on another CoE in Seattle. Zuru has also this year opened offices and a showroom in Warsaw, Poland, and Minneapolis, USA, and purchased a building in Toronto, Canada. Other locations said to be planned for this year include Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Copenhagen. Most exciting for expat Kiwis is what Zuru is doing in London. They have started work on creating a 55,000sq ft space in Islington, divided into tenancies that range from 1500sq ft up to 9000sq ft. Called Zuru House, it is designed to be a hub for Kiwi businesses in the heart of London. At the opening of the new Auckland CoE, earlier this year, Matt Ganley told the Herald that the offices were designed by the Zuru architectural design studio in Los Angeles, with all furniture and key fittings produced and delivered by their Zuru housing tech team in China. The engineer growing Tech Zuru Tech's product design director Craig Shannon. Photo / Facebook, Craig Shannon Zuru Tech is the building arm of the company. It promises to revolutionise the construction industry through technology and automation, aiming to sustainably produce houses at a lower cost, using prefabricated methods. While Mat focuses on engineering and technology, Nick is focused on the commercial side and expansion. Zuru Tech's product design director is Kiwi engineer Craig Shannon, who graduated from Auckland University and went on to work for Fisher & Paykel appliances and Globex Engineering in Auckland. At the China Economic Summit in Auckland earlier this month, Nick told the audience that Zuru had purchased a 10ha factory in China, large enough to produce the equivalent of 10,000sq m of buildings every day. Nick added that one of the first projects will be building 12 properties to redevelop the beachfront of Malibu, destroyed by wildfires last year. Zuru Tech originated in Milan, but over the years has had a team of 300 based around the globe, with other offices in India, Los Angeles, and Auckland. When Craig visited the test factory in Shenzhen to collaborate with the team, he described the machinery they have developed there as nothing short of remarkable. Nick says Zuru Tech has 600 hardware and software engineers working full-time on the development of its permanent factory in China. The trademark man Eric Olavson is Zuru Toys' General Counsel. Photo / LinkedIn Los Angeles-based lawyer Eric Olavson is Zuru Toys' General Counsel. Eric attended the prestigious George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC, where he spent time on the University's American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal as an editorial staff member. Before Eric joined Zuru, he worked as an associate attorney for US law firm Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig in their litigation and intellectual property group. During his time there, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig gained a huge win of US$24.5m plus lawyer fees for Zuru Toys' Water Balloon Patent case against TeleBrands Corporation, which infringed two patents on a water balloon device. The toy was Zuru's best-selling Bunch O Balloons, which is protected by numerous US patents and is produced by Zuru under a license with Tinnus Enterprises. Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig has also represented Zuru in legal battles with Danish toy giant Lego Group in the US. In New Zealand, Chapman Tripp acted for Zuru in the High Court and Court of Appeal proceedings concerning trademark infringement and the permissibility of certain product packaging claims. The glam squads In-demand hairstylist Joshua Scott is known to be used by both Jaimee and Christina, while Anna prefers Robyn Munro for hair and Kate Solley for special occasion makeup. Hair stylist Joshua Scott. Hair stylist Robyn Munro. Anna is a regular of Remuera-based fashion designer Blair Wheeler, who famously designed a superhero-style creation for Mowbray's 40th and many other costumes for both Anna and Ali's themed parties. Blair is known to keep Anna looking sharp in couture styles for business and cocktail occasions. Homes and gardens When it came to Anna and Ali's Westmere home interiors, good friend and bridesmaid Shelley Ferguson worked closely with Anna. Ferguson, who is a Westmere local, and her husband, Steven, lent their support to Anna and Ali in their Auckland Council submission to build a helipad as part of the redevelopment of their property. Steven said, 'locals use chainsaws, lawnmowers, motorbikes, and motorboats, and I don't see how this is any different'. Shelley Ferguson and Anna Mowbray Shelley Ferguson, Julia Leuchars and Anna Mowbray. Fellow bridesmaid and good friend Julia Leuchars, who is a designer at Trelise Cooper, also supported the application. Anna and Ali chose ChanceryGreen lawyer, Chris Simmons, to represent them in the bid. Simmons was pleased with the Independent Hearings Panel that endorsed his and his team's argument. Ali and Anna house their chopper with Heletranz on Rosedale Rd in Albany. Over at the Coatesville mansion, helicopter landings are not an issue. Insiders tell Society Insider that it takes more than two executive assistants to run Mat, Christina, Jaimee, and Nick's homes and lives. At Coatesville, there are, of course, numerous staff to keep the 22.6ha manicured, including a house manager. When it came to the multimillion-dollar refurbishment of Coatesville, which was finished at the end of 2023, Jaimee worked closely with Rufus Knight, from the interior design and architecture studio, Knight Associates. Rufus Knight The pair is said to be collaborating on the finishing touches of Jaimee and Nick's Te Arai house north of Auckland, understood to have been designed by architect Jess Walker. Jess is the co-founder of Bureaux, an architecture and interior design firm responsible for beautiful and sustainable homes throughout New Zealand. Party planners For special occasions at Coatesville, both Jaimee and Christina like to use Little White Table to create dream outdoor settings. Owned by Kathryn Tasker, the company has already delivered numerous special occasions at the mansion. Jaimee and Nick's daughter Noa's first birthday was a strawberry shortcake dream with pink tables and chairs and a cart covered in red and white check fabric with balloons galore. A year before that, for Jaimee and Nick's baby shower, the accents were white. Tasker outdid herself earlier this year by turning the Coatesville tennis court and surroundings into a stunning Zuru Country Club for a staff gathering. As for their famous nighttime parties, Jamiee and Nick are known to turn to design and lighting extraordinaire Angus Muir to create the right ambience. Muir has exhibited around the world, including in Singapore and London, and Sydney's Vivid and LUMA in Queenstown. Angus Muir At their Halloween haunted house party at their $24m Marine Parade home in Herne Bay last year, Angus decorated the house, including a mirrored DJ room, an asylum, and a forest room. Jamiee and Nick used South Island Creative Mel Kong to make Nick's recent 40th at Queenstown hospitality venue Ayrburn extra special. To create the extravaganza, Kong worked with After the Rock Weddings to take the event to the next level. The entrance had a long Tiffany blue carpet with billowing forest green silk curtains, with the theme taken inside with masses of blue hydrangeas. Mat and Christina used Kong's luxury travel business for their Queenstown getaway last month. Health and wellbeing At the Coatesville mansion, the state-of-the-art wellness spa and gym is staffed depending on the occasion. Nick and Jaimee's good friends, wellness couple Esther Cronin and Dominic Bowden, are known to take the couple through their paces, as is private pilates instructor Anna Miles. Dom Bowden and Esther Cronin Nick and Jaimee also have two very special doctors in their lives at Gingernut Angels, the IVF charity Jaimee set up last year. The organisation was founded in honour of their daughter, Gingernut, who was stillborn at 24 weeks in early March 2022 after an IVF pregnancy. Dr Mary Birdsall is an esteemed gynaecologist and obstetrician with a special interest in reproductive medicine and a passion for fertility preservation. Dr Mary is part of the charity's advisory network, along with leading gynaecologist and fertility specialist Dr Devashana Gupta, who practises at Auckland's Repromed. Party people of the week Loyalty Lunch Glows with Gratitude and Glamour Beauty entrepreneur Edna Swart, the founder of skincare brand ed&i, hosted a 'Loyalty Lunch' recently at Glasshouse in Morningside. Melissa Gladding and Edna Swart at the ed&i Loyalty Lunch at Glasshouse in Morningside. Photo / Kennedy Anderson To mark the release of CUPPA-T, a new cleanser completing the ed&i Face range, and to celebrate six years of business, Swart hosted 50 of her top customers to connect and say thank you. Over champagne and a decadent family-style lunch, guests were treated to a celebration as refined and beautiful as the brand itself. The venue was transformed by event stylists La Lumiere, with draped fabrics, soft pastel hues, and long tables layered with lush linens and ceramic accents, with a dress code for guests to match. Guests included The Whitening Co. founder Kennedy Anderson, marketing specialist and podcast host Brihana Barrett, Facetime Clinic Skin Care founder Melissa Gladding, and fashion entrepreneur Sabrina Soar. Kennedy Anderson and Edna Swart. Photo / Kennedy Anderson Briahna Barrett and Sabrina Soar. Photo / Kennedy Anderson Helen Tukapua, Brittany Sandri and Edna Swart. Photo / Kennedy Anderson Aimee Carson, Nikaya Hight and Perisi Mueller. Photo / Kennedy Anderson Adriaana Zareian and Tess Woolcock. Photo / Kennedy Anderson Ricardo Simich has been with the Herald since 2008 where he contributed to The Business Insider. In 2012 he took over Spy at the Herald on Sunday, which has since evolved into Society Insider. The weekly column gives a glimpse into the worlds of the rich and famous.
Associated Press
5 hours ago
- Business
- Associated Press
CFX Launches GENIUS-Ready Stablecoin MoveUSD on Ethereum and Base with Wormhole
With Wormhole-powered multichain support, MOVEUSD unlocks access to U.S. banking services, onchain settlement, and treasury tools to builders and businesses worldwide CHICAGO - July 30, 2025 - CFX, a U.S.-regulated fintech company and the issuer of the MOVEUSD stablecoin, today announced the expansion of MUSD to Ethereum and Base with Wormhole NTT, enabling native, multichain U.S. Dollar settlement for global platforms and businesses. Built in alignment with the recently enacted GENIUS Act, MoveUSD is the first GENIUS-ready stablecoin to offer compliant, programmable liquidity across the two largest EVM ecosystems. MOVEUSD is redeemable 1:1 against U.S. Dollar reserves held at regulated U.S. financial institutions, acting as a settlement instrument between USDC/USDT/USD and operates within CFX's multi-bank settlement network. Through its integration with Wormhole's Native Token Transfers (NTT) standard, MOVEUSD now moves seamlessly across chains using a burn-and-mint model-without wrappers, synthetic assets, or liquidity fragmentation. 'The GENIUS Act has codified what a U.S. stablecoin must be. MOVEUSD is already there,' said Nick 'Chicago', CEO & Co-Founder of CFX. 'Paired with our crypto-enabled banking platform MOVEUSD is now accessible from 180 countries-and built to meet the unique needs of businesses leveraging stablecoins in their operations. Ethereum and Base are a natural extension to our existing Solana offering.' MOVEUSD is built for the Global Main Street-serving non-U.S. fintechs, digital banks, Web3 platforms, and global businesses excluded from U.S. commercial banking. The stablecoin complements traditional Wall Street-issued RWAs by serving real-world operational needs that are too global, too dynamic, or too underbanked for legacy capital markets. MOVEUSD bridges regulated off-chain infrastructure with programmable onchain liquidity under a unified, scalable network. Through the MoveUSD stablecoin and platform, CFX provides: • U.S. commercial accounts and regulatory compliance • Support for native USDC and USDT settlement • ACH, Fedwire, and SWIFT transfer capabilities • U.S. retail cash deposit access across 80,000+ locations • Access to U.S. Treasury Bills and on-chain private credit programs 'MOVEUSD was designed not just to comply with the GENIUS Act-but to enable what comes next,' added Nick. 'We're building the infrastructure for cross-border treasuries, payments, and global dollar settlement in a programmable, regulatory-aligned way.' MOVEUSD is now natively deployed on Ethereum and Base using Wormhole's NTT standard, which provides secure, non-wrapped cross-chain token transfers. The Wormhole integration allows CFX to maintain full control of token contracts while enabling multichain liquidity and composability. Robinson Burkey, Chief Commercial Officer at Wormhole Foundation, commented: 'CFX is helping define what the next generation of stablecoin infrastructure looks like-compliant, bank-integrated, and multichain-native. We're proud to support CFX as they bring GENIUS-ready infrastructure to the ecosystem and expand access to regulated U.S. Dollar rails for builders and platforms around the world.' MOVEUSD joins other leading stablecoins using Wormhole's NTT standard, including Sky's USDS, Agora's AUSD, and Transfero's BRZ. Wormhole has facilitated over $60 billion in cross-chain transfers and connects to more than 40 blockchain networks. ⸻ About CFX CFX is a U.S.-regulated financial technology company headquartered in Chicago. It operates the MoveUSD Network and issues MOVEUSD, a GENIUS-ready, fully reserved stablecoin designed to connect compliant U.S. financial infrastructure with global onchain ecosystems. CFX enables crypto-native platforms, fintechs, and enterprises to access digital dollar infrastructure, fiat rails, and programmable settlement tools. Learn more at About Wormhole Wormhole is the leading interoperability platform that powers multichain applications and bridges at scale. Wormhole provides developers, institutions, and users seamless connectivity between over 40 leading blockchain networks. The wider Wormhole network is trusted and used by teams like BlackRock, Apollo Global, VanEck, Google Cloud, Circle and Uniswap. To date, the platform has enabled over $60 billion in cross-chain volume, the most of any protocol in the world. Learn more at ⸻ Media Contact: [email protected][email protected]
USA Today
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- Entertainment
- USA Today
Quinta Brunson leads 'Zootopia 2' trailer as Judy and Nick head to therapy: Watch
After nearly a decade, "Zootopia" is finally hopping back to theaters. Disney has dropped the first full trailer for "Zootopia 2," the highly anticipated animated sequel to its Oscar-winning 2016 hit. The footage features Quinta Brunson as the voice of a quokka therapist, Dr. Fuzzby, who leads a group therapy session for dysfunctional police partners. Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) attend the session just one week after officially becoming partners. Judy insists their being there is a misunderstanding, but Dr. Fuzzby isn't buying it. The second half of the footage lays out the sequel's plot, which involves Judy and Nick being handed an important assignment involving a snake that has arrived in Zootopia — even though, according to Nick, no snake has set foot in the city "in forever." Watch 'Zootopia 2' trailer: In the movie, Judy and Nick's partnership is put to the "ultimate test when they find themselves on the twisting trail of a mystery tied to the arrival of a venomous snake in the animal metropolis," Disney's plot synopsis says. Who else is returning for 'Zootopia 2'? Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan has joined the sequel's cast as Gary De'Snake, while returning stars include Idris Elba as Chief Bogo, Nate Torrence as Clawhauser, Jenny Slate as Bellwether, Alan Tudyk as Duke Weaselton, Tommy Chong as Yax and Shakira as pop star Gazelle. And yes, the DMV sloth is back, too. The original "Zootopia," set in a city where various species of anthropomorphic animals live together, is one of Disney's biggest hit animated movies of the past decade. It grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office and won the Academy Award for best animated film. We definitively rank Disney's live-action remakes, 'Lilo & Stitch' included 'Zootopia 2' release date "Zootopia 2" will be Disney's latest animated sequel, hoping to make a splash around the Thanksgiving holiday. It will hit theaters on Nov. 26, 2025. In 2023, "Moana 2" set a record for the biggest Thanksgiving weekend box office opening of all time and went on to sail past the $1 billion mark at the global box office. The definitive ranking of all 29 Pixar movies (including 'Elio') "Zootopia 2" should allow Disney to bounce back from the failure of its original animated film "Elio," which disappointed at the box office in June with the lowest opening weekend in Pixar history domestically. After "Zootopia 2," Disney has the animated sequels "Toy Story 5" and "Ice Age 6" scheduled for 2026, while "Frozen 3" is set for 2027.
