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The Symphony of Gears: Inside the LANGE 1 PERPETUAL CALENDAR
If Tony Stark swapped his Iron Man suit’s wrist tech for a touch of horological sophistication, the LANGE 1 PERPETUAL CALENDAR would be his choice. Picture this—a marriage of intricate gears and springs encased in a luxurious 950-platinum sheen, all complemented by a black dial that defines understated elegance. No, this isn’t a Marvel […]
New Single Malts And Tequila are Incoming
The World’s Oldest Single Malt Coming Soon Gordon & MacPhail has announced their plans to release the world’s oldest single malt scotch whisky. Cask number 336, a handsome American oak sherry cask was started back in 1940 when WW2 was heating up and rationing had started to bite. A lack of manpower and other factors […]
Summer On Rails
Embark on a journey through Australia’s beating heart aboard The Ghan, a train as legendary as the land it traverses. This isn’t just a means to get from Darwin to Alice Springs; it’s an expedition through history, culture, and landscapes so vast they make your daily commute look like a trip to the mailbox. The […]
M2 2022 Watch Guide: Cartier
Santos-Dumont Cartier is bringing back oldschool refinement with its updated collection of Santos-Dumont, named after the famed 1900s aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont. These updated models are faithful to the pure design of the original and are finished by hand with the utmost care possible. Each are coated with a thin layer of lacquer, then smoothed and […]
M2 2022 Watch Guide: Montblanc
Summit 2+ Smartwatch The Summit 2+ is the next step up from the Summit 2. It comes with a larger screen, this time 1.3”, and in the process has a slightly larger body than its predecessor at 43.5mm. It’s a touchscreen of course, but the rotating crown is always a nice touch. As well as […]
M2 2022 Watch Guide: Longines
Spirit Pioneer The brand new Longines Spirit Pioneer Edition is the latest addition to the Longines Spirit collection. It’s a 42mm grade 5 titanium chronograph, making it more resistant to corrosion, scratches and heat. It’s tinted sparingly with a neon green which is carried across the dials, numerals and subtly in the stitching of the […]
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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 with a sardonic and cutting edge. At it seems that Rolls-Royce clientele is lapping up this drive on the wilder side with 27% of the Rolls-Royce commissions donning the Black Badge and its infinity symbol. […]
Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost Ékleipsis – The Celestial Showstopper
In the pantheon of automotive excellence, Rolls-Royce occupies the high altar, the sanctum sanctorum of motoring royalty. And within that revered space, a new deity rises, casting a shadow that is both literal and metaphorical. Welcome to the stage, the Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost Ékleipsis. A name like a spell, a car like a charm. […]
Art That Moves
Rolls-Royce has always been a form of automotive art but now they have gone a step further with their latest bespoke releases: a series of six bespoke Phantom Extended Series II vehicles known as “The Six Elements.” This unprecedented project represents the convergence of fine art, design, technology, and craftsmanship, and is the result of […]
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Gucci Has Gone 70’s Sport Cool
Mixing Gucci’s kaleidoscopic aesthetic with adidas of the late 70s comes one the year’s most highly anticipated colabs. Launching in early June, the adidas x Gucci collection features colourful prints, jacquard fabrics and a range of lifestye products, combining high fashion luxe with functional sportwear. Envisioned by Gucci’s Creative Director, Alessandro Michele, the campaign’s imagery […]
Green – Keeping You In Touch With Nature Wherever You May Be
Green, it’s the lushness of forests, the earliest buds of spring, a colour synonymous with life, growth, and renewal. It symbolizes health and prosperity, making it a universal colour of positivity and hope. From the vibrance of leaves to the promise of a new beginning, green is the colour that invigorates the spirit, reminding us […]
MSCHF and Moscot Style News
Getting up to MSCHF MSCHF is back at it again with its shoes that are more Instagram curiosity than actual shoe. Known as BWD Shoes, this weird looking thing is actually a pair of slides. Unfortunately they aren’t truly reversible, but they do provide the most striking silhouette I’ve ever seen on a pair of […]
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World-Class Wine For Your International Cinema
Lights! Camera! Action! Sip! The Whānau Mārama NZ International Film Festival is back and so is Spy Valley as official wine sponsor for another season of our favourite celebration of high-quality international cinema. Spy Valley are the natural pick as sponsors for this epic national event celebrating global art and culture as they’ve always had […]
Asian Fusion Dinner Dishes and 9 Wines To Pair Them With
While we commonly associate wine pairings, there’s a wine for everything, and that includes Asian fusion food. M2 had the opportunity of talking to sommelier Anong Klinyoo, who founded A-LLURE, making it possible for Kiwis to have an authentic Thai wine experience. As an aside, Klinyoo shared with me nine Asian Fusion dishes and their pairings. […]
Spy Valley, Redefining the Marlborough Wine Brand
Marlborough – we all know the region is home to some of the best Sauvignon Blanc produced in the world. It’s a given, we’ve known that ever since we were kids; it’s an inherent fact like the All Blacks are the best international rugby team in the world and Wellington is the windiest capital city […]
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The Grand Seiko Spring Drive 8 Days SBGD207
Hidden away in the forest to the east of Lake Suwa in Shinshu, Japan is Mishaka Pond; a beautiful body of water that features a unique verdant green. This colour so caught the eye of the Micro Artist watchmakers in their studio nearby they decided to use it to create this collector’s edition Spring Drive […]
Grand Seiko Commemorative Watches – The Cycle Of Life
The number sixty is one of the most important numbers in the world of horology and watchmaking, but, in Japan, it has an additional significance as a moment of new energy and re-birth. Sixtieth birthdays or Kanreki, which literally means “return” and “calendar” and signifies that the 60th year of a person marks the end […]
This Watch Is Officially The Best of the Best
48 design experts from 23 countries have recently come together for the Red Dot Design Award 2022 competition and they’ve collectively agreed that this watch is not only worthy of your wrist, but also worthy of the “Best of the Best” award, the highest honour the competition can possibly give. Enough beating around the bush, […]
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How Mission Estate Can Help You Become The Perfect Host
Civilisation has given us many great things throughout the ages; democracy, music and wisdom to name but a few. But one such mighty gift that is often overlooked is the art of hosting. Yet since the dawn of time we humans have regularly put down our clubs and welcomed strangers to our fires to share […]
Karl Lagerfeld’s Magnum Opus
Fashion maestro, the late Karl Lagerfeld, has continued to leave his indelible stamp on the world, even from beyond the grave. His final hospitality project, a lavish 271-room hotel in Macau, officially welcomed its first guests on June 10, 2023. This property, part of The Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau, stands as a testament to […]
The Best New Pieces From the World’s Biggest Watch Show
As various watch events in Geneva and abroad wrap up we at M2 like to just take a step back and really absorb the incredible levels of craftsmanship that goes into each and every piece brought to the event. Every year, international watchmakers push the craft to new heights. In many ways, watching making is […]
Ep.84 – The Power Of Community – Rob Dunne
Robert Dunne has been Country Manager of Movember for the last 10 years. He is predominately responsible for the Movember Fundraising campaign while also involved in the management and governance of Movember funded programmes like Headfirst, Man Enough and Social Innovators challenge. Rob spoke at the M2 Summit, 3 November 2020 about the power of […]
Tips From The Top
Michelle Terry is the Movember CEO based in the global head office in Melbourne. She has spent much of her working life overseas including several years working in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Most recently she was in the Bay Area in the US as part of the executive team of a global wine company […]
How To Support Our Kiwi Family Men’s Mental Health
Acknowledging the strong link between fatherhood and mental health, Movember developed Family Man to provide dads with parenting strategies that improve child behaviour and reduce parental stress. Around three-quarters of men will become fathers at some point in their life. Previous Movember research has shown that 42 per cent of dads say they feel anxious […]
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A 21st Century Recipe For Sales Success
The more things change, the more they stay the same. So, for all the – frankly massive – adjustments we’ve seen in recent years with the rise and rise of online shopping alongside e-commerce, online advertising and influencer activities, it still pays to do things the old way too. Because nothing beats sending actual human […]
An Auspicious Offering
As history would have it, many great wines have been forged along the most unforgiving edge of that terroir deemed best capable of expressing its place in a wine. A complex of natural, environmental influences such as poverty in soil nutrients and water that force the grapevine to dig deeper into the ground to survive […]
The One Coleraine You Simply Cannot Miss
We have spoken before in these august pages about ‘The One’; that freakishly good vintage that came around only because the weather conditions played out flawlessly throughout Hawkes Bay in 2021. There was the perfect amount of rain at exactly the right time with ideal temperatures and just the right amount of water stress to […]
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Our Round-Up Of the Best Cultural Happenings This Spring
With Spring well and truly upon us, it’s time to delve into what we can expect from the months ahead. Luckily, there appears a veritable cultural feast that awaits us over the next few weeks. We’ve rounded up all the cultural happenings that deserve to be on your radar right now. SYNTHONY No.1 […]
Highly Acclaimed World Press Photo Exhibition Finally Returns to NZ After Years of Covid
Time flies! It seems like just yesterday the Auckland exhibition of the world’s greatest pieces of photojournalism and documentary photography was being gracing our shores. But it was 2019, and we were but innocent lambs with no knowledge of what a “red light system” was in relation to a pandemic. Honestly, judging by my commute […]
The Art of Hosting in the Chairman Suite
You’re planning an event. Perhaps a corporate soiree, a product launch, or an elaborate scheme to convince your team that yes, those quarterly reports can be exciting. Where do you host it? You could go with the usual – some drab conference room with weak coffee and a wonky projector. Or, you could channel your […]
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The Two Whitehall’s
What do you get when you cross a world-famous comedian, his 84 year-old dad, and a trip down to NZ? A barrel-full-of-laughs, that’s what! It’s safe to say that Jack and Michael Whitehall—this dynamic duo—are the UK’s funniest men. Period. Full-stop. No questions asked. Jack, with his sweet, butter-wouldn’t-melt laddy charm and tongue-in-cheek jabs is […]
Tiki Taane: Connection & Mahi
When one files through the Spotify playlist of artists that have helped create the artistic landscape of Aotearoa, certain names pop out, for sure. Dave Dobbyn, Split Enz and Six60. Kimbra, Marlon Williams and Lorde. Stan Walker, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Tiki Taane. All these names, admittedly, hold such huge weight on how music is […]
The Gorge, Counter Programming the Valentines Movie
Two trained snipers are separately given the assignment of guarding a remote ravine (some might say gorge! But not me. I’m not here to uphold any brand guidelines.) Miles Teller and Any Taylor-Joy are set across from each other for a one year cycle, maintaining auto turrets and living their lives. They’re under strict instructions […]
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Temu Meet World
Until a month or two ago I had never heard of this Aliexpress 2.0 but it feels like Temu has exploded overnight. To be fair I’m mostly oblivious to the movers and shakers in the pre-garbage consumer space. Temu first launched in the United States in September 2022 followed shortly after with a superbowl ad […]
Is Property Investing Viable In 2023?
Property investing has long been a retirement strategy for many New Zealanders. So many factors seem to have made it a crowd favourite and embedded it within a national psychology often spilling out at family events, barbecues and the water cooler. And there are probably many legacy reasons for this. Unlike so many asset classes, […]
7 Reasons to Buy off the Plans in 2023
The property market has changed a lot for investors over the last few years and while some things have become a lot harder with old properties, there are more and more reasons to go brand spanking new and you don’t get much more brand spanking new than off-the-plan. Here are 7 reasons why investing in […]
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Make Barista Quality Coffee Every Time with the Breville Oracle Touch
Experience the authentic café-quality coffee made using the Breville “the Oracle Touch” Espresso Machine. A breeze to use, this machine comes with a dual boiler heating system and a touchscreen display that enables you to simply swipe and select the coffee you would like to drink. Espresso, long black, latté, flat white, cappuccino? No problem! […]
Let Me Sell You This Dyson Stick Vac
Is a single micron of dirt too much for you? Well Dyson’s new Gen5detect Absolute Handstick Vacuum Cleaner can remove 99.99% of particles, down to just 0.1 microns². I know you want that last .1 micron gone as well but I’m pretty sure doing that would create a miniature black hole in your carpet or […]
This Toothbrush Is Going to Change Your Entire Life
Well kept teeth are essential. I was going to add qualifiers but that’s really all there is to it. Healthy clean teeth spin out to have so many repercussions. It boosts your confidence, it bolsters your mouth health, the list goes on. I swear there’s more than just two things. According to doctors and your […]
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Waitiri Creek: Time To Check Out A Classic From The Library
If you are like me, a ‘library’ is a place where you cooled your heels after school until your parent(s) had finished work and could come and pick you up. I remember the library I used to wait in was full of these things called ‘books’ that were like movies but without the moving pictures. […]
Choosing Your Perfect Digs in Central Otago
There are only two questions you need to ask yourself before you go to Central Otago; why am I not there already? And where am I going to stay? The first question is completely valid as Central Otago is fast becoming the go to destination in New Zealand for any kind of holiday but especially […]
The Transcendence Of Terroir
Recently I went to the Central Otago region for a new vehicle launch and a couple of my colleagues were very excited – and not just about driving the new car: ‘Oo, when we get some time off we should go and try some of the local Pinot Noir!’ Of course, I thought that was […]
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Legends of Sound Picks
1. Nixon Rolling Stones 51-30, $550. 2. Rolling Stones Time Teller, $175. 3. Rolling Stones Primacy, $1,600. 4. Dr. Martens x The Clash footwear collection. 5. Metallica Limited Edition Turntable, $1,599.
It’s the Beach in a Bottle
Murmuring waves ooze onto the beach in a rhythmic roar offset by the random squawks of children splashing in the surf and gulls squabbling over spilt chips. The setting sun leaks gold right across the ocean for a brief moment, forcing us to look up from the sausages sizzling on the barbeque so we can sear […]
The King’s Perfectly Reasonable PR Suggestions
Queen Elizabeth the Second ruled for my entire life, until she didn’t. Now I must spend the remainder of my life probably seeing at least two kings gracing all that cash nobody uses anymore. With the Queen’s passing, her son, King Charles III, has finally ascended the throne to take up his role of doing […]
Ep.94 – What It Is Like To Open A Luxury Boutique Hotel In 2020
When talking about the opening of a new luxury boutique hotel in 2020, it is hard not to start off with what has now become the cliché of talking about the context of an unprecedented year. While there are of course challenges that come from the state of the international tourist market, there are also […]
Ep.4 – Decision Making & Future Proofing Your Business
Danu founded RUSH Digital in 2010 and has led its technology teams in developing world-first solutions for global companies such as Microsoft, Disney, Google, Samsung and Nokia. He’s overseen and been hands-on involved in the design, development and deployment of numerous software and hardware projects across a wide range of platforms and disciplines. Not only […]
Ep.49 – Leaving The Echo Chamber
Will Fleming is on a journey to expand our thinking through deep conversations that reveal ways to think about life that help us push through the limitations of our mindset. He is on track to interview 1,000 people in long form conversations with perspectives from all walks of live. “With this podcast I am aiming […]
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