Andre Rowell

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Cars

The McLaren Solus GT: From Virtual to Reality

Ever seen a really cool vehicle in a racing game and wanted to drive it in real life? Obviously, the… Read More

Cars

Prancing Horse, Hidden Dragon

Ferarri has celebrated its 30th anniversary of having a presence in mainland China in the most appropriate manner by unveiling… Read More

Fashion

Dior and the Californian Dream

There’s something about California that has etched itself into the psyche of Western culture as kind of a dreamlike destination.… Read More

Cars

Happy Birthday Bentley-Style

Choosing a birthday present for someone you care about can be tough, especially when they turn a decently round number.… Read More

Cars

Off-Road With The Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato

The creative team behind the video promo for the 2023 Lamborghini have been really getting into dirt. In fact according… Read More

Fashion

Zegna’s Oasis of Cool

All Mads Mikkelsen needs to do these days is get dressed in a layered black suit and smoke a cigarette… Read More

Time Pieces

The Magical Journey of F.P Journe

While a couple of decades in watchmaking years is very, very young, F.P Journe has wasted no time in cementing… Read More

Cars

Unleashing The Bugatti W16 Mistral

There’s something freeing about an open-top roadster. The wind in your hair, the feel of the sun, the smell of… Read More

Cars

The Grand Return – The GranTurismo Is Back For The Long Haul

There’s something romantic about the concept of the Grand Tourer, a vehicle designed to help liberate you from the shackles… Read More

Manmade

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… Read More

Time Pieces

The Wonder of The Wandering Hours

While the AP Royal Oak might have carved out a well-deserved iconic status, Audemars Piguet are much more than a… Read More

Manmade

All Aboard the World’s Best Luxury Journey

Few inventions have shaped our settlement of the world as we know it quite like the train. And while there… Read More

Manmade

A Place of Worshop

Unless there is a particularly hot out of season price on nashi pears, supermarket shopping is not generally a spiritual… Read More

Fashion

The Year Of The Hare

Dior’s latest collection for the Lunar New Year is about love for the Water Hare, the Chinese zodiac sign for… Read More

Time Pieces

See The Light

Roger Dubuis has done it again. The luxury Swiss watchmaker known for pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo has… Read More

Time Pieces

Collective Forces

Armin Strom and Collective Horology have joined forces to create a unique version of the Gravity Equal Force watch, the… Read More

Manmade

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.… Read More

Fashion

The Director’s Cut

French fashion house Saint Laurent is known for its bold and iconic marketing campaigns, and its latest for the spring/summer… Read More

Time Pieces

A Godly Machine

Swiss luxury watch brand Breitling has released a new limited edition timepiece in collaboration with Australian lifestyle brand Deus Ex… Read More

Fashion

Outside Edge

Ermenegildo Zegna might be a luxury fashion brand that is renowned for its finely crafted suits and other clothing items.… Read More

Time Pieces

Crafts That Stands The Test Of Time

Of course there is a lot of automation that has sped up the production of goods these days but there… Read More

Manmade

Stay In One Of Giorgio Armani’s Rooms

Over the years, Giorgio Armani has cemented himself at a kind of god-tier level within the fashion world. The Italian… Read More

Cars

Operation Bespoke Flying Spur

Is there a surgeon in the garage? Well yes. Bentley has unveiled a one-of-a-kind, bespoke Flying Spur Hybrid at its… Read More

Manmade

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… Read More

Cars

Aston Martin Returns To F1 In Style

The Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition is a new high-performance version of the popular Vantage sports car that has been… Read More

M2 Jan/Feb 2023 Issue

Editor’s Letter – Jan/Feb 2023

Years ago I watched an interview with Stephen King where he lost his rag about being asked what pen he… Read More

M2 Jan/Feb 2023 Issue

The Man Bringing Your Business from NZ to 1.4 Billion New Customers

For a lot of New Zealand entrepreneurs and business owners, the prospect of selling into China and the wider Asia-Pacific… Read More

Time Pieces

Speed Machines

The Chopard Mille Miglia 2022 Race Edition is a limited-edition watch that pays tribute to the famous Italian road race,… Read More

Time Pieces

Peak Timing

As far as chemical elements go, Oxygen is right up there in terms of importance for our survival of course.… Read More

Time Pieces

Giving Gold The Edge

Luminor Due Goldtech is the latest addition to Panerai’s respected watch collection. This luxurious timepiece is crafted with the brand’s… Read More

Fashion

A New Jewel In Sydney’s Luxury Scene

Cartier, the prestigious French luxury jeweller, has opened its latest flagship store in Sydney, Australia. Located on the corner of… Read More

Fashion

Cool It Down

Moncler, the luxury Italian outerwear and lifestyle brand, has recently unveiled its technical skiwear collection for the fall/winter season of… Read More

Bespoke Luxury

Art That Moves

Rolls-Royce has always been a form of automotive art but now they have gone a step further with their latest… Read More

Time Pieces

The Rolex Sky-Dweller, A Worldly Classic

If you’re a jet-setting, globe-trotting, high-flying kind of person, then Rolex have a watch for you. Well, they are Rolex,… Read More

Time Pieces

The Rolls-Royce Of Watches

It might not be a technical motoring term so to speak, but the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail really is quite simply… Read More

Time Pieces

New Heights For The Panerai Submersible

Like all good high-tier luxury watch brands, Panerai draws on a long and storied history, dating back to the late… Read More

The Next Level

A Catalyst For Scale

Over the last decade, Du Val Group has become one of New Zealand’s largest and most successful full-service residential-led property… Read More

M2 Jan/Feb 2023 Issue

Christmas Shopping With Difference

A few defining factors separate staying at a home from a premium hotel like the Cordis Auckland. At Cordis, if… Read More

Time Pieces

Astronomical Creativity

While the horological world might celebrate heritage, subtlety, tradition and craftsmanship, one of the world’s most renowned watchmakers takes the… Read More

Fashion

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… Read More

VIP

Own An Oasis In The Sky

While Love & Co have created a legacy of transforming many Auckland office buildings into sophisticated apartments, their most iconic… Read More

Cars

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… Read More

The Next Level

5 Reasons To Invest In the New Zealand Property Market

If you are looking to invest in the New Zealand property market, Du Val Group will likely have you covered.… Read More

The Next Level

Cutting Through The Noise Of Property Investing

For some reason, the concept of property investing has become a divisive subject these days. For those who are not… Read More

The Next Level

Going Off The Plan For The Big Plan

Recent sweeping regulatory changes have reshaped property investing in a number of ways. Healthy Homes Standards has seen the retrofitting… Read More

Future Series

M2 Future Series: Where is AI Headed

So often we focus on amazing leaps of innovation within different New Zealand industries. New ways of doing things or… Read More

Best Kept Secrets

007 Secrets to Building A Sustainable Wine Brand

After five years worth of negotiating, New Zealand finally signed a free trade agreement with the European Union. This means… Read More

M2 Nov/Dec 2022 Issue

Editor’s Letter – Nov/Dec 2022

I feel like I have l dropped the ball a little in this issue. A missed comedic opportunity to add… Read More

Profile

Jimmy Carr’s Guide To A More Interesting Life

It’s fair to say that Jimmy Carr has an extraordinarily interesting journey so far. His standup shows sell out globally,… Read More

Profile

Welcome To Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani has had a breakout last few years: an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for his movie The… Read More

M2 Nov/Dec 2022 Issue

The Future of AI & New Zealand Business

So often we focus on amazing leaps of innovation within different New Zealand industries. New ways of doing things or… Read More

Investment Experts

The Return of the FOMO

Over the last couple of years, economists have been able to sum up the sentiment of the New Zealand property… Read More

Bespoke Luxury

The Man Shaping Future Of One Of The World’s Oldest Luxury Brands

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars are in part famous because of what is hidden away underneath their car’s famous handcrafted exteriors; powerful,… Read More

Investment Experts

It’s not the Journey, it’s the Destination that Counts

The Centre of it all at Central Park The Residences at Central Park in Ellerslie is another stunning investment option… Read More

Investment Experts

Investing in the Future

A string of legislative changes have made investing in old housing stock less and less viable. Not only have investors… Read More

Leave A Mark

The Place To Make Your Mark – Montblanc Boutique

In the final scene of Wolf of Wall Street, the real Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort, takes over from… Read More

Find Your Signature

A Signature Career

Over the course of his career, Clive Weston has helped to shape our wine industry. He was the Managing Director… Read More

Latest Video & Podcast

Ep.125 – Future Food – A Dairy Industry Without Animals

As the world’s biggest dairy exporter, the New Zealand economy has a lot riding on the industry. But a deep… Read More

Latest Video & Podcast

Ep.123 – How to Fix Power Poverty

You would think that having access to electricity would be a basic human right afforded to everybody these days, but… Read More

Why We're In It

Resources Every Landlord Needs

It’s been a bit of a roller coaster for landlords over the last little while. But despite a changing environment,… Read More

M2 Sep/Oct 2022 Issue

Editor’s Letter – Sept/Oct 2022

I recently interviewed comedian Jimmy Carr for his upcoming New Zealand tour in January 2023. This point really has nothing… Read More

Latest Video & Podcast

Ep.122 – Making a VR Game Success Story – Ben Markby

The potential of Virtual Reality has been a promise for a long time, but through the convergence of tech and… Read More

Latest Video & Podcast

Ep.121 – Cameron Douglas – Mastering Success

Becoming a Master Sommelier is an intense and exacting process that very few people achieve. Cameron Douglas is New Zealand’s… Read More

Seeking The Exceptional

Mastering Success

Becoming a Master Sommelier is an intense and exacting process that very few people achieve. Cameron Douglas is New Zealand’s… Read More

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M2 Rolls-Royce July 2022

Investment Experts

Rest Easy With Hotel Investing

One of the really cool things about writing for M2 and M2woman is that you get to cover a wide… Read More

Investment Experts

4 Top Resources Every Landlord Needs

It’s been a bit of a roller coaster for landlords over the last little while. But despite a changing environment,… Read More

Heart of Local

The Philosophy of a Staycation

A very, very lazy review of the amazing Pinnacle Tower at Cordis Auckland. Yes, the world is opening up and… Read More

Heart of Local

Eat, Eat, Eat, Stay

Okay, so we all know that the Cordis Hotel Auckland is one of the premier places to stay if you… Read More

Investment Experts

3 Ways to Invest in Hotels

In Monopoly, there is a bit of a rigmarole to go through before being able to buy a hotel. You… Read More

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Closer Than You Think

World Class At Home

Located a short drive south of Auckland, DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka might as well be a world away from CBD… Read More

M2 Jul/Aug 2022 Issue

Editor’s Letter – Jul/Aug 2022

In this issue, we cover an interview that I did with Mark Rocket at the recent M2 Summit, alongside some… Read More

M2 Jul/Aug 2022 Issue

Taking NZ Aerospace To A Whole New Level

We have a space industry now worth a couple of billion dollars, but going back a few years, no one… Read More

Drive Your Dreams

The MC20 Unleashed

The other day, via the magic of that great culinary archive, YouTube, I was watching a Michelin star Italian chef… Read More

Heart of Local

Pinnacle Tower At Cordis, Big In The Details

We share our office with a highly respected business consultant. Unfortunately for those around us, him and I will often… Read More

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Travel Beyond

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… Read More

M2 Jul/Aug 2022 Issue

The First Great Wanderer

The potential of Virtual Reality has been a promise for a long time, but through the convergence of tech and… Read More

M2 Top 10

The Future Of The Home Box Office

I have to confess that I haven’t yet seen Shadow in the Cloud, the 2020 World War II action horror… Read More

M2 May/Jun 2022 Issue

Editor’s Letter – May/June 2022

When M2 printed its first edition back in 2005, the median New Zealand house price was $240,900, Netflix was a… Read More

Investment Experts

Own A Piece Of One Of New Zealand’s Most Desirable Suburbs

There’s a lot of reasons why Parnell is considered one of the country’s top suburbs. It’s got history, it’s got… Read More

M2 May/Jun 2022 Issue

The Big Power Of Small Business

New Zealand really is a country of SMEs, not only do they make up 99% of businesses here but they… Read More

Investment Experts

475,000 Reasons To Invest In Parnell

Auckland’s oldest suburb is also one of Auckland’s hottest suburbs for countless reasons. Here are just a few. 1 –… Read More

Bespoke Luxury

The Dark Art Of The Black Badge Ghost

If Rolls-Royce was a superhero, Black Badge would be its dark and brooding alter ego. Not entirely evil perse, but… Read More

Investment Experts

Investing In Price Rises Without Paying The Price Rises

While inflation has hit most sectors within New Zealand over the last couple of years, the impact on the cost… Read More

Seeking The Exceptional

The Science, Tradition and Art of Winemaking

Creating an award winning product that goes out to the world is hard enough when you can control all of… Read More

M2 May/Jun 2022 Issue

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

New Zealand’s marine industry punches well above its weight on the global stage and Cule Marine is an example of… Read More

Why We're In It

Shared Vision

Not only is Danilo David an award-winning photographer working with some of New Zealand’s most famous brands but he is… Read More

On Water Luxury

Look No Further: The Next Gen of Fish Finder Has Landed

Simrad Yachting’s newest multifunction display (MFD) – Simrad NSX heralds in the next level for chart plotters and fishfinders with… Read More

Why We're In It

The Fire Behind Little Dragon

You can have your big goals and 10-year visions but at the same time, it’s important to appreciate the little… Read More

M2 Mar/Apr 2022 Issue

Editor’s Letter – Mar/Apr 2022

Magazines are by their nature slow content. They are slowly curated and slowly consumed. They are outliers of a media… Read More

M2 Mar/Apr 2022 Issue

Split Enz: Repercussions of Greatness

Something profound happened to the history of New Zealand music when, through some divine planetary alignment and the drive, talent… Read More

M2 Mar/Apr 2022 Issue

A 500-Year-Old Company In The Making

Te Mata Estate might be the oldest wine property in New Zealand, with 125 years of continuous production and an… Read More

M2 Jan/Feb 2022 Issue

Editor’s Letter – Jan/Feb 2022

In a past life, I used to work in fiction (some might say that is journalism these days anyway), but… Read More

The Next Level

Jamie Beaton On Compounding Success

Since its genesis in 2013, Crimson Education has gone big, really big. It is the world’s leading US/UK university admissions… Read More

Travel Beyond

Crankworx: Carving New Paths

Crankworx is the world’s biggest mountain biking festival and its world tour covers the planet’s most famous destinations – Innsbruck,… Read More

M2 Nov/Dec 2021 Issue

Editor’s Letter – Nov/Dec 2021

When I get wheeled into sales meetings – kind of like an uncharismatic Denny Crane – I have a habit… Read More

Entertainment

Joe Naufahu On The Training Ground For Life

Joe Naufahu is not only one of our most accomplished actors whose career has include roles on Games Of Thrones,… Read More

M2 Nov/Dec 2021 Issue

Our M2 Man Of The Year 2021 – Tim Brown

Over the years, we have M2 Man Of The Year winners from a range of areas of excellence and impact… Read More

Bespoke Luxury

The Magic Of The 2021 Rolls-Royce Black Badge Cullinan

On my way to Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Auckland in Newmarket, I was making a mental note of road widths, corner… Read More

M2 Nov/Dec 2021 Issue

Owen Eastwood: Ancient Wisdom For Future Success

One of the world’s most sought after performance coaches, Owen Eastwood, (Ngāi Tahu) has made a global impact across a… Read More

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