The Possibilitarian Mindset: How to Win in a Year of Disruption
Earlier last year, I worked with a team preparing for a winter season in Antarctica. Picture months of darkness, extreme cold, isolation, and the psychological weight of being unable to leave. Most people would immediately […]
M2 February 2026 Issue Editor’s Letter
Okay, as of going to print, we are full steam ahead into the new year, and there is no shortage of global and local political and economic intrigue. Europe/US relations, Iran, Venezuela, Ukraine and so […]
The Cyberpunk Coupe
Cyberpunk is the gristly bit of science fiction that stopped waiting politely for a clean utopian future and instead dragged it into a rain-soaked alley behind a neon-lit convenience store. The term is generally traced […]
Time Pieces
An Artistic Dialogue Analogue
Bulgari has teamed up with Laurent Grasso to create a new expression of the Octo Finissimo dubbed the BVLGARI OCTO FINISSIMO x LAURENT GRASSO. This limited edition piece “speaks of time not as a measurement […]
Simone Ashley Spotted at Watches & Wonder
Watches & Wonders is an event dedicated to the fine art of horology, at it’s core it’s downright scientific and nerdy, but it’s also an artform that draws people at the top of their fields. […]
Where Do You Go After You Buy the rarest watch on earth? Back to Casio: Zuckerberg’s Latest Rare Watch
Mark Zuckerberg, tech billionaire, Meta overlord and recreational jiu-jitsu enthusiast likes his watches. Last year he donned a $900,000 Greubel Forsey to announce a policy shift about Facebook’s “truth policing” and in a recent a […]
M2 AI Summit
AI & AI Agents Your Team Should Be Using Now For Growth
Caelan Huntress, Head of Training & Enablement, Agentic Intelligence Caelan Huntress starts off with some simple definitions. GPT is “generative, pre trained, transformer”, LLM is a large language model, NLP in this context is natural […]
Using AI to Make Your Team Great
Under Danu’s technical leadership, Rush has built platforms and products used daily by millions of people, including the NZ COVID Tracer app, large-scale digital systems for global brands, and AI-powered solutions that now serve 1 […]
How To Increase Productivity With AI & Machine Learning
Paul Roseman, the General Manager of Strategic Development at ProCare, took the stage to share his three-decade-long journey of driving innovation within the healthcare sector. In a fireside chat, Paul shed light on how AI […]
Sheer Driving Pleasure
How To Succeed By Burning The Boats
Our M2 Editor-in-chief Andre Rowell chats with Kernel founder and CEO, Dean Anderson. Kernel is an Auckland-based index-funds management company and investment platform. Anderson founded Kernel in 2019 after leaving his corporate job to pursue […]
Unleashing the New BMW X7
The BMW X7 has arrived at Auckland City BMW and East Auckland BMW, and it is the latest and most imposing addition to BMW’s lineup. But it’s not just big on being big, it’s also […]
The 2025 edition of the BMW M5 is fast, potent and muscular
There is absolutely no hiding that this car is enormous in just about all ways It’s long, it’s wide, it’s quite tall, it’s unbelievably powerful, and it’s heavy. The 2025 edition of the M5, often […]
Cars
Icedriving The Ferrari 12Cilindri V12
Driving a 12-cylinder, 830-horsepower Ferrari is good on any day, but testing it on the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds on ice has to rate as one of the top vehicle experiences possible. With a massively […]
BMW M3 Touring Competition – The Family Supercar
Handsome looking inside and out, you can tell this M3 Touring Competition means business, yet it’s hard to tell just how good it is until you drive it. The interior is very similar to the […]
Maserati Delivers All-Out Luxury with the MC20
The other day, via the magic of that great culinary archive, YouTube, I was watching a Michelin star Italian chef put together pasta aglio e olio, which just has to be one of the simplest […]
Fashion
It’s Not a Suit, It’s Zegna
If you need someone to be the embodiment of style and class you can’t do much better than Mads Mikkelsen who’s starring in Zegna’s FW25 Campaign. The shoot took place inside the Teatro Regio di […]
Results Over Excuses
Trent Bradley wears: Henry Navy POW Check Suit $1,299 (SDC804), Willard White Textured Essential Shirt $169 (CFNQ0021), Navy Prep Tie $189 (TIG006) From Working Style For more than two decades, Trent Bradley and his team […]
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Velvet, Views and Vintage: Rooftop at QT Launches Le Salon
Velvet, Views and Vintage: Rooftop at QT Launches Le Salon Perched up on the sixth floor of QT Auckland, overlooking the Viaduct Harbour, is a rooftop bar that manages to pull off the ultimate challenge […]
The Lamborghini Of The Sea
At this year’s Monaco Yacht Show we got a look at the new collaboration between Automobili Lamborghini and The Italian Sea Group of the new Tecnomar for Lamborghini 101FT. Named after it’s 30-metrE length The […]
7 Luxury Bunkers To Survive The Apocalypse In
Things are heating up in Europe. While people in the UK rush out to buy iodine tablets to band aid over the nuclear apocalypse, preppers the world over are making sure they have enough tins […]
Drink
James Bond 60th Anniversary Release
James Bond and The Macallan—two icons that have that unmistakable air of Scottish heritage and a kind of timeless appeal that never really goes out of style. Bond’s been spotted with a glass of The […]
How To Food Match Your Whisky
The other day I was asked ‘what food should I have with whisky?’ I replied that there are only three things to have with a whisky – a cigar; a little water; and yet more […]
Your Backyard Needs A Bespoke Micropub
The days of the mancave are played out. Now is the time of the tiny Irish pub. Look out at your lawn, would you like to not have to mow a couple more meters of […]
Success
Global Endeavours: The Quiet Giant Behind Some of New Zealand’s Biggest Beverage and Ingredient Brands
Behind some of the most recognisable beverage labels on New Zealand shelves and increasingly offshore is a business that has grown quietly, strategically, and with remarkable resilience. Global Endeavours, led by founder Hamish Gordon, is […]
Silky Insights Concrete Action
Chris Matthews wears: Emil Navy Long Sleeve Knitted Polo $299 (KPMI004) Dougie Chocolate Chino $199 (PCW005) From Working Style AI mania has swept its way through every sector and has quickly become one of the […]
The Long Game: Why Property Still Rewards Those Who Think Differently
Property investing is getting a bit of a beat-up at the moment. Interest rates have reset expectations. Lending is tighter. And some economic experts seem to be having hernias about the future of property. But […]
Man Made
Inside Triumph
Triumph is an icon at the core of the English automobile scene and is the sole remaining all-British-owned major brand. They have made some of the most beloved motorcycles on the planet. The brand appeared […]
The Everest Of Sailing
It’s considered one of the toughest ocean races in the world and The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is an annual event that has captivated sailors and spectators alike since its inception in 1945. Located […]
Level Up Your Superyacht Game
If you want your Superyacht to come packing some serious deck action, let us recommend 37.6 metre (123.3ft) The Azimut Grande 38 Trideck. Crafted by the renowned yacht designer Alberto Mancini, the yacht’s exterior design creates […]
Innovation
Inside the Bollinger La Grande Année Dinner 2019
Prestige Champagne House, Champagne Bollinger, celebrated the release of their premium vintage, the La Grande Année 2008, during an exclusive dinner party on Wednesday May 22 at Mantells Tamaki. The Champagne, which is only produced […]
The Place To Be: Making Luxury A Habit
With a hippie-chic complexion, and a gritty sophistication, the Habitas in Tulum, Mexico is a new jewel in any holiday-goer’s crown. Opened last year by owners Oliver Ripley, Kfir Levy and Edwardo Costillo, this paradise-hotel […]
Working Winter To Its Fullest
The 2020 Autumn/Winter collections are dropping now and honestly, here at M2 we’re pretty excited for what our favourite labels are bringing us. Among our top picks is the lineup Working Style is bringing which […]
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