Theroux Just Wants to Talk
Celebrated documentarian Louis Theroux is back at it again, this time honing in on the fringe elements of the Manosphere in his new doco “Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere”. The ripples since its release follow […]
Ferrari Amalfi: A Contemporary Classic
The Ferrari Amalfi has many good numbers. 3.9 Litre 90-degree V8 twin-turbo with 470Kw and 760 NM from 3,000 to 5,700 rpm and it will spin to 7,600 driving through a 8-spd DCT for a […]
Mortal Kombat II
Despite the last film releasing in the middle of a pandemic, the Mortal Kombat reboot did well enough to receive a sequel. So what if the critics gave it a 55%? These films have never […]
Time Pieces
The Tudor Black Bay Chrono Carbon 25: Time For The F1
Carbon fibre, titanium, a redesigned lightweight body with high levels of reliability. These are all things you’d want in a top tier F1 racing machine and it’s everything you’re getting in the brand new Tudor […]
Experience the End of Days with the Latest Release from Audemars Piguet
Believe it or not, the End Of Days arrived in 1999. The limited edition timepiece made in collaboration with Arnold Schwarzenegger, I mean. Its DNA is now infused with the brand new black ceramic Royal […]
Best of Watches & Wonders 2026: Tudor
Ref. 7939G1A0NRU BLACK BAY 58 GMT The Black Bay 58 GMT is Tudor doing what it does best: taking a proven case and making a genuinely useful watch out of it. The 39mm Black Bay […]
M2 AI Summit
AI & Cybersecurity – What You Need to Know
Alex Johnson, Senior Systems Engineer, Arctic Wolf. Alex works with organisations across industries to strengthen their defences against evolving threats, helping executives translate cybersecurity complexity into practical strategies. Drawing on findings from the Global Cyber […]
Improving Health & Safety with AI to Compliment Existing Programmes, People and Teams
Bede Cammock-Elliott, Founder, seeo.ai & seedigital Since 2003, seedigital has become a world-leading interactive remote video monitoring company, protecting over $5.5 billion worth of assets for some of New Zealand’s most iconic brands and organisations […]
Buckle Up: Navigating the Mind-Bending Acceleration of AI
Greg Montgomery, Principal Consultant at ClearPoint, delivered a keynote aimed at helping business leaders navigate the rapid changes AI is bringing, not through abstract forecasts, but through practical examples and actionable strategies. His message was […]
Sheer Driving Pleasure
Charge Your Drive with the BMW iX
Luxury, innovation and sustainability are hard things to achieve individually, let alone in balance. Somehow though the BMW iX does just that. This revolutionary electric SUV is now available at Auckland City BMW and East […]
50 Years of the BMW 3 Series
For 50 years, the BMW 3 Series has been the backbone of BMW’s model lineup and the standard-bearer of what a compact executive sports sedan can and should be. In New Zealand, it has remained […]
How A Focus On Others Led To Massive Impact
Our M2 Editor-in-chief Andre Rowell chats with co-founder and Managing Director of Chooice NZ, Sarah Colcord. Chooice NZ (originally conceived as New Zealand Made Products) is a New Zealand-based online marketplace which allows New Zealand […]
Cars
The Lexus LBX Morizo RR Is More Everything
When you fly to Queenstown for a launch event, you know it’s got to be something special. The natural location is beautiful, and Lexus matched the hospitality to the location, lodgings at Gibbston Lodge, discovering […]
This Boat Tail Is A Pearl
Last time the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail graced our pages, it was for the custom coachbuild that was rumoured to cost upwards of $28 million and delivered to Jay-Z and Beyonce. We’ll never know for sure, […]
All Electric, All Porsche: Taycan 4S Cross Turismo
Photography By Nabulen Ignacio There’s something extraordinary about this Taycan 4s Cross Turismo. It feels like a Porsche. It’s all electric, yet you barely think about it. Power delivery is like a smooth sports petrol […]
Fashion
Close the Dior, It’s Cold
Dior’s Men’s Ready to Wear Winter 22-23 looks have made their way across the runway and into our wardrobes. Designer Kim Jones, Creative Director of Dior Homme, look back at the beginnings of the fashion […]
Let’s Talk About The Prada Fall Winter 2023 Collection
Prada has taken the modern sensibilities of reduction and simplicity and crashed them right up against exaggeration, comfort and intimacy in this new collection by Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons. With Raf Simons closing up […]
The Dynamo6 Effect
When Igor Matich arrived in New Zealand as a 14-year-old immigrant from war-torn Croatia, he didn’t speak English, didn’t know anyone, and had no idea what the future held. But what he did have was […]
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McLaren Giving the Light Touch
Mclaren is getting smaller, lighter, more powerful. The brand new McLaren 750S is the lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren yet, with a dry weight of just 1,277kg. That’s 193kg less than its closest competitor, […]
The Future of Dubai
Now might be a terrible time to visit Dubai, but if I was going to risk venturing into a regional conflict right now, it’d be for the Bvlgari Mattar Bin Lahej x Octo Finissimo. Revealed […]
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 […]
Drink
The Macallan Collab That Will Rizz Up Your Whisky Game
Whisky is about harmony. It’s about the orchestra of ingredients working together over many months and years to create a concert in your mouth to be savoured. Weird analogy sure but I think it works. […]
The Coleraine ’21 from Te Mata Estate: The One
Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand is known for producing some of the world’s finest red wines, but since 1982, Te Mata’s Coleraine range has carved out it’s own benchmark and year on year it keeps getting […]
Whisky: Celebrate A New Year With an Even Better One
I’m giving away my age a little with this admission but 2008 was a pretty great year for me personally. It was a formative year of getting away from home for the first time, seeing […]
Success
How Virtual Blue Is Turning AI Hype Into Hard Business Results
For all the noise around AI, a lot of businesses still operate with the same old friction. Invoices arrive in different formats. Referral forms turn up incomplete. Orders sit in inboxes. Staff spend hours moving […]
Stephen Kurzeja – On AI, Infrastructure and New Zealand’s Chance to Lead
As Chief Technology & Information Officer at 2degrees, Stephen Kurzeja is helping shape the digital infrastructure that underpins how New Zealand connects. With AI rapidly moving from hype to implementation, Kurzeja sees more than just […]
Best Things Ever Said So Far In 2025
“What attracts the best talent is obviously the solving of the world’s hardest problems.” – Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, “There’s always a reason to say no, but if we keep saying no, we’ll […]
Man Made
The BMW R18 is a Road Titan
As you approach the BMW R18 it’s virtually unlike any other bike. For a start, its monumental size means that there are few other man made pieces of machinery that rival its sheer presence. Photos […]
Ghost Yachts Latest Marvel
With Covid lockdown’s being a constant reminder for us to stay inside, keep our distance and maintain our mental health by seeing the silver-linings, any warm-blooded person would much rather spend their days following all […]
Welcome To The World’s First “Yacht Liner”
Superyachts are so 2020. What are you? Part of the 2%? If you’re part of the 1% of the 1% then you buy a yacht liner. Let me introduce you to Somnio, modestly self described […]
Innovation
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Mark Collins, Hospitality Business Coach, Talks Success
Hospitality business coach and consultant, Mark Collins, gives us his thoughts on What’s your morning routine? 40 minutes mediation and affirmations as soon as I wake up, shower, dress, make breakfast and then walk to […]
Ready For The Drop
Rafa Ortiz dropping over Spirit Falls while whitewater kayaking on the Little White Salmon river near White Salmon, Washington. The Little White Salmon is a highlight of Pacific Northwest creeking and Spirit Falls itself is […]
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