How old are you really? Well, you could argue that it’s completely relative. After a hard night out or during your first session of a Boot Camp, you can feel a heck of a lot older than what the number was on the front of your last birthday card. On the other hand, picking up […]
I have to confess that I haven’t yet seen Shadow in the Cloud, the 2020 World War II action horror film directed by New Zealander Roseanne Lian and starring Chloë Grace. There is no good reason for this as it actually looks really cool. Well, unless you count Covid’s momentary impact on cinematic movie releases […]
In New Zealand you’ll be lucky to see one of these, a special order Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge finished in Burnout Grey. It comes with black badge alloys and gloss black brake callipers. Moving inside, it has a Black and Arctic White interior with a veneer in Technical Fibre. Pick one up now with a […]
I’ve got nothing booked this weekend and it’s been a long time since I’ve been to the South Island of New Zealand. Nothing like a spot of last minute travel! I’ve always fancied a motorhome trip so I book a rather large one all for myself. Saturday The pick-up point is near Christchurch Airport, that’s […]
I’m seated in an electric blue Corvette Stingray with a huge smile on my face, I haven’t been this excited to drive a car in months. First appearing on race tracks in the ’50s and showrooms in the ’60s, it’s an icon with a cult following. A classic that got me into cars yet I’m […]
As well as getting to profile awesome entrepreneurs, cool new products and technology, I have a strange side hustle. After watching some close family members in the Cook Islands suffer from non-communicable diseases and an underfunded healthcare system despite being surrounded by a wealth of natural resources, I became a bit obsessed with some of […]
Daisy Edgar-Jones on the red carpet for the London premier of Twisters. The 26 year old Edgar-Jones has been working hard these last few years to make an impact on the industry. So far she’s already received two Golden Globe nominations, one for her starring role in the Normal People miniseries and another for Under […]
To say that film and TV actor Dev Patel is on an upward trajectory is an understatement. The star of Slumdog Millionaire, Lion, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and now, The Personal History of David Copperfield, has become the new go-to Everyman. So how has he done it? What is his secret to global […]
What do you get the man who has absolutely everything? Why a bespoke Rolls-Royce of course, what else? The very epitome of luxury, nothing tells the world more about your personality than a Rolls-Royce. Yet, the car maker extraordinaire has taken this personalisation a step even further with the brand new Rolls-Royce Dawn ‘The Kita’. […]
Winkl is quickly disrupting one of our most clunky and inflexible industries – the mattress sector. Expensive offerings, slow delivery times and an old school shopping experience prompted ex–KPMG business strategist, Simon Sheterline, to change things up, and not only is he helping the New Zealand market sleep a whole lot easier, but he is […]
Sometimes in life, it is important to recognise when it is time to let go and step back from the helm. I have seen it time and time again when a business is outgrowing the capabilities of the founder and they hold on for dear life, thereby stagnating the business and curtailing its potential. A […]
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 starting his own business. He shares with us the circumstances that led him to taking the entrepreneurial path, the risks […]
The Grove restaurant is like an institution of food for New Zealand. Since its inception in 2004, the Auckland fine dining eatery has developed a reputation for excellence that stretches far beyond Aotearoa’s borders. So much so that fully 60-70% of its clientele were visitors to the country. Many of these people came on cruise […]
We’ve been waiting years for word on Rolls-Royce offering an electric car, and now right on the day of the UK premier of Bond: No Time to Die, they drop their new car Spectre, the name shared with Bonds last film outing. This isn’t any sort of tie in though. It appears to be entirely […]
Monterey Car Week has just wrapped up on the lawns of Monterey, California and we’ve been left with a lot to consider. Namely, which of 44,000 shades would we pick for our brand new Black Badge Cullinan from Rolls-Royce. Rolls-Royce has a “bring it on” attitude towards bespoke custom finishes. They know that if they […]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars are in part famous because of what is hidden away underneath their car’s famous handcrafted exteriors; powerful, uncompromising internal combustion engines with a V12 being the common choice. But Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös has drawn a line in the sand with the declaration that Rolls-Royce will be all electric from […]
The time had turned 7:10pm on Sunday the 25th of June, the night of the Auckland leg of Michael Bublé’s seventh world-tour, in support of his 11th studio-album, Higher. My right-sided tremor (the result of a brain-injury I sustained when I was nine) was going like crazy. My heart was thudding out my chest. I […]
The soft swell of a sweet, sweet bass, the building clunk of that sick drop and a mix of emotive lyrics is what many music listeners worldwide absolutely live for. It fuels the cockles, lights the fire and soothes the soul. All you need is that crashing music wave. good music that gives you that […]
Auckland Anniversary; 29th of January, 2018. The City of Sails was, as I recall, filled to the brim with excitement. Thousands, I would say, of tiny sardine-like people stretching from the waterfront, through the viaduct and all the way to the top of Queen Street. All of them appeared to be following the current upstream […]
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 […]
One of the many great wonders Mother Nature provides us with is the gradual, graceful changing of the seasons. As we travel in time from the glowing warmth of spring to the blazing delight of summer to the crisp modesty of autumn to the piercing chill of winter, the colours and textures around us morph […]
Maintaining extreme precision in watches for international travellers used to be difficult, as each occasion you draw out the crown to adjust the hour hand to a new time zone, you are actually stopping the clock. It may only be for a second or so but they all add up. When Grand Seiko makes a […]
Sometimes incredible knowledge gets lost to the human race; like how to make Wootz steel for example. Manufactured in India 2,500 years ago it was used to create swords that were highly prized for their strength and unique patterning in the metal. For a millennium it was regarded as the best steel in the world […]
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 […]
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 […]
The head trainer of a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu studio called the Combat Room might not seem like the sort of person to talk to peace, enlightenment, mindfulness and mediation with, but as well as being a black belt in BJJ, Pires Vanderson has lived with monks and has dedicated his life to not only bringing […]
He is of course a comedic legend who has gone Hollywood but Rhys Darby can still appreciate the simple things in life, including the magic that comes from a good book and some imagination. We talk to Rhys about his latest children’s book, the 3rd in his amazing Buttons series – The Top Secret Intergalactic […]
Jay Harrison is the founder and CEO of Edison, a company committed to the extension of human health-span and life-span using precision health and technology. The company’s namesake, Thomas A. Edison, in fact inspired the vision back in 1903. “The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the […]
Her career has included working with Mi5, managing the information security for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and a stint with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Hilary has a wealth of experience overseeing digital business transformation and information security in challenging environments. As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Kordia Group, a provider […]
Rachel is the co-founder of technology company, Yabble. Yabble is one of the first businesses globally to use blockchain technology to create consumer-to-business data marketplaces. Rachel spoke at the M2 Summit, 3 November 2020, about how you can monetize your own data. [videofooter] Events You Should Attend Buy Now Buy Now Buy Now […]
Working with the likes of Callaghan Innovation, MBIE and Auckland University, Mark Eltom has helped hundreds of startups and established businesses grow through guidance and insights into R&D strategy and access to funding. Mark’s background across industry, academia and government gives a unique insight into new problems. He is now the CEO of Wine Grenade, […]
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