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Pocket Watches Are Back, Baby: The Swatch Collabs Causing Riots
The Swatch x Audemars Piguet Royal Pop Collection was one of the most hotly anticipated watch collaborations in years. It made headlines around the world as normally unassuming watch stores suddenly looked like Apple stores […]
The Apprentice Maker
Peter Couchman grew up inside an older version of the trades: command, control, guarded knowledge and ‘do it my way’ rules. Today, after more than 40 years in the industry, he leads one of Wellington’s […]
From AI Hype to Real Workflows Lessons from Deploying Voice Agents into Real Businesses
Owen Chau, hobbling on stage in a moon boot, ditched his polished deck for something more honest: what voice AI actually can’t do yet, learned the hard way from putting it into real businesses. Owen […]
Time Pieces
The Way Of The Dragon
These days wristwatches often try to double as fitness instructors and personal assistants, BOVET has decided to take things back – way back to ancient China, with its latest horological masterpiece, the Recital 26 Chapter […]
Legend Of Speed: The TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition
Some colour combinations over time just become locked into a brand or a time or place and for old-school racing fans, there is just no going past the pale blue and orange of Gulf Oil. […]
Waking the Iron Tiger: Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II, 18 ct Everose gold
This year among all the new watches released Rolex was also determined to show us that iconic pieces already released are still getting a lot of love. The Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona and Sky-Dweller were […]
M2 AI Summit
What We Did To Grow Productivity With AI
Bindi Norwell, Group Chief Executive of ProCare, shared the real-world experience of bringing AI into one of New Zealand’s largest primary healthcare networks. Rather than starting with technology, her team began with people. “We created […]
AI & Cybersecurity – What You Need to Know
Mantel Group’s Adam Durbin and Natalie Rouse tackled the intricate relationship between AI and cybersecurity, blending reality checks with strategic insights. Durbin, the CTO of Mantel Group, kicked off the keynote with a call to […]
From AI Hype to Real Workflows Lessons from Deploying Voice Agents into Real Businesses
Owen Chau, hobbling on stage in a moon boot, ditched his polished deck for something more honest: what voice AI actually can’t do yet, learned the hard way from putting it into real businesses. Owen […]
Cars
Giving You The Runaround
Bertone first introduced it’s Autobianchi Runabout back in 1969. What a head turner, with it’s wedge shaped design and shoulder mounted headlights. Now over 50 years later it’s back as the first model in the […]
The Rolls-Royce of Tours
Engineer Henry Royce set out to create the pinnacle of luxury car experience in 1903. His passion soon attracted the sales and marketing talent of Charles Rolls. Together, they launched the Rolls-Royce Motor Company, and […]
Now Aucklanders Can Store their Supercars Like Their Matchbox Collection
A garage can be a place where potent machinery sits in the dark, waiting for an infrequent weekend. Some owners store their own collections, some access the best vehicle via clubs. A new partnership in […]
Fashion
Prepare For Winter With The Z Zegna FW Collection
We’re coming out of the sweltering summer months and arriving into the cooler seasons. That means it’s time to start rethinking our wardrobe. Z Zegna has once again brought a Fall/Winter 2021 collection that breaks […]
Creating Fendi Fashion As Architecture For Spring/Summer 2024
It’s not every day a Fashion House recognises architects as auteurs, but if you can design a towering skyscraper you can design a bag, right? In the case of Kengo Kuma it appears to […]
Cool goes Old School
We all know that the 90s was the cultural pinnacle of fashion, design and music. Well, that’s according to me and probably no one else in the M2 office, but I do now have some […]
Drink
A Structure For Your Tasting
Whisky tasting, you’ve got a selection of bottles in front of you, a collection of mates beside you and you’re ready to go. The problem is; how are you going to do it? Sip 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 […]
This New Kiwi Drink Is Set to Go Global
It doesn’t matter how smart we think we are as humans – Nature always turns out smarter, stronger and just plain better than us every time. That’s what Wai Manuka Sparkling Water Taught us. Being […]
Success
Balance is Dynamic: Rethinking the Pursuit of Success
We’re often told to “find balance,” as if it’s a single moment of alignment we can reach and hold forever. But balance is far less about perfection and far more about adaptability. True balance isn’t […]
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 […]
Building For The Other Side Of The Chasm
Matt Bishop is not especially interested in preserving the old shape of his industry. Brevity, Bishop’s Auckland-based business still does the practical work of construction engineering, particularly across interiors, racking, events and compliance, but it […]
Man Made
Aston Martin Hypercar, meet Aston Martin Hyperbike
Aston Martin’s no rules track hypercar Valkyrie AMR Pro is a stunning example of engineering, design, genius, and all-out insanity. And now there’s a two-wheeled version. The Aston Martin and Brough Superior collaboration has once […]
The Defender Journey
Pack your bags and fly to Queenstown. On arrival the team takes you to your vehicle. Bagged and tagged, this is the last time you lift your suitcase for the next few days. Head to […]
Making the outdoors great again
The outdoors has a marketing department that deserves a pay rise. It’s convinced an entire generation that “disconnecting” is best achieved by buying more gear, driving further away, and then sleeping in a flapping nylon […]
Innovation
Dreaming Big With One Of NZ’s Top Creative Agency
Established by Rongopai and Inia Maxwell, Rotorua-based creative agency, Wawata Creative is changing the relationship between advertising and indiginous stories and values. Rather than being a bolt-on afterthought for a campaign, Wawata incorporates a foundation […]
Tim Brown, Founder And Co-CEO of Allbirds & The Best Things Ever Said
“Each time someone told me it was a silly idea I think I got more determined to try and prove them wrong.” – Tim Brown, Founder and co-CEO of Allbirds “Failure is an option here. […]
Navigating the Legal Labyrinth of AI
The legal uncertainties surrounding artificial intelligence are vast and complex, so to help work through this we brought in Hudson Gavin Martin partner, Andrew Dentice to help us get a handle on the evolving legal […]
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