M2 magazine presents
HOW THE BEST ARE USING AI TO SUCCEED
THURSDAY 23 MAY 2024
8:00am – 5:00pm, Auckland
M2 Mar/Apr 2024 Issue
Destinations with Altitude
Sea level destinations might have beaches, blue lagoons, pina coladas and a ready supply of oxygen but if you want to really elevate your travel plans you want to head upwards. Here are some of […]
Face Tracking Phone Chargers & All the Tech You Need March/April 2024
Look At Me… In 4k Zoom meetings are the new normal, even as working from home restrictions become retreating memories. We may as well lean into it and turf those budget grainy webcams that make […]
Games to Eat Your Time across May And June 2024
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree June 21 If you haven’t got into Elden Ring yet, you either were never going to or you may have been living under some sort of rock – but […]
The Collection
The Legacy of Yalumba’s The Signature
It would have been quite a sight, a British migrant Samuel Smith, planting vines under the moonlight 175 years ago but it was that moment that set root for one of the world’s most iconic […]
These Are the Best Euro Cities For Luxury Living, The First Is No Surprise
Recently, we covered off on the best cities in the world for living in, but it was quite family friendly. It was safe. It may as well have been called “The Best Places with access […]
Three Most Underrated Tourist Gems In The World
It’s been two years since I’ve seriously considered traveling to anything further from my house than the local supermarket, let alone flying to another country. But as the world collectively decides that it’s bored of […]
Driving Pleasure
Unleashing the New BMW X7
The BMW X7 has arrived at Auckland City BMW and East Auckland BMW, and it is the latest and most imposing addition to BMW’s lineup. But it’s not just big on being big, it’s also […]
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 […]
A Luxurious & Powerful Drive with the BMW X7 xDrive40d
The 2023 BMW X7 xDrive40d has arrived at Auckland City BMW and East Auckland BMW, offering a luxurious and powerful driving experience for those who demand the best. Under the hood of the X7 xDrive40d […]
Top Shelf
Lucky in Every Drop. Sponsored by The Macallan.
The Best Drinks Trolley to Upgrade Your Home Bar
You’ve got the shakers, you’ve got the muddlers, you have the measuring spoons and all that jazz. You’re just about at the peak of your cocktail and hosting game. Except one problem, you’re still shackled […]
Try Before You Imbibe – How To Do A Whisky Tasting
Stop! Before you slosh all that Coke or ginger ale into your whisky, ask yourself; ‘Have I ever actually tasted this without a mixer?’ And illicit swigs from Dad’s liquor cabinet when you were 12 don’t […]
The Macallan Is Back: Your Two Cocktail Recipes for this Weekend
A change of seasons is upon us and it’s time to celebrate with a drop of The Macallan, care of Spey in north-east Scotland. If it’s your first time having a The Macallan the Double […]
VIP
Exclusive, Luxurious, and Just For You. Sponsored by Champagne Bollinger.
Capital B: Balenciaga Spring 2024 Collection
Hoodies show plaid linings, reflecting the density of urban living, while tailored pieces boast sharp cuts and luxe rare wool fabrics. Eveningwear is given added mobility through lightweight surfer jerseys or technical crêpe textiles. a […]
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, […]
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 […]
Explore the world of the lavish and luxurious. Sponsored by Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce Wants you to Lust for its Pebble Beach Collection 2022
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 […]
Rolls-Royce Comes to Hawkes Bay
In support of the Hawkes Bay community and attended by some of Hawkes Bays’ finest, Rolls-Royce Auckland was finally able to have its long-awaited showcase at the Atrium at Tribune in Hastings. After several attempts […]
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, uncompromising internal combustion engines with a V12 being the common choice. But Rolls-Royce Motor Cars […]
The Watches That Have Defined Daniel Craig’s Bond
Daniel Craig has been swearing that he’ll never do another Bond since 2015, he said he’d “rather slash my wrists” than do another Bond movie. But here he is, wrists intact. In fact throughout his […]
Meet the Ocean Masters
If you’re going to get a dozen celebrities together to chat about cool watches and the beauty of the ocean you couldn’t go wrong with hosting it on the Greek island of Mykonos in the […]
Guardians Of The Deep
OMEGA, has been ticking all the right boxes for style, precision, and innovation for close to 200 years. Renowned for playing ‘timekeeper’ at the Olympics and for mingling with the likes of James Bond, […]
Discover the Best New Zealand Wines Have to Offer. Sponsored by Te Mata Estate.
Why Wait for Quality When You Can Have It Straight Away?
Read any wine magazine – or indeed, the pages of this august website – and you’ll see a lot of how long fine wines will cellar for; five years here, ten there, even twenty plus […]
Whatever You Like About Wine; This One Has It All
If the ‘Speed’ era Keanu Reeves came up to you right now and shouted in your face; ‘Pop Quiz; what is it that you like about wine?!’ What would you answer? Well, it probably might […]
Experience The Jewels In The Crown Of NZ Reds
If you have something of great value you put it somewhere safe where it won’t get lost, and if you haven’t got an actual safe then you use a jewelbox. These can be ornate – […]
Best Kept Secrets
Sharing the secrets of the most exclusive experiences. Sponsored by Spy Valley.
A Kiwi/Mexican Summer Soiree
Ah! We’ve finally reached Summer which also – hopefully! – means plenty of hot, sunny weather to come too. It also means it is time to bust out the summer entertaining dinners for all the […]
Spy Valley Makes Elite Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Team
When you’ve worked hard for decades to create ever higher standards in quality then you want to keep those standards high. And when it’s an entire regional industry that has worked towards that same goal, […]
The Secret to Entertaining Success? Awesome Finger Food!
The secret to being a great entertainer is easy – just serve good finger food. That’s all there is to it. (Although not letting the office jazz bore anywhere near the Spotify playlist will help […]
A good life starts with a good sleep. Sponsored by Bedpost.
Lisa Carrington Can’t Stop Racking up the Awards
Here at M2, and over at M2woman, we always like to celebrate Kiwis completely killing it on the world stage. No sportswoman is doing it more than our very own Lisa Carrington at the moment. […]
Own The House From Lethal Weapon 2
The Garcia House, also known as the Rainbow House or otherwise that really cool house in Lethal Weapon 2, is a modernist masterpiece designed by renowned architect John Lautner and maybe it could be yours. […]
Live Long & Prosper: How science and research is helping us to live longer. (No guarantees on the prosper part.)
Things are moving quickly in the cutting-edge of longevity research, a field where the line between science and science fiction is getting blurred. We zero in on areas of research and study that aren’t just […]
Learn without limits. Sponsored by ACG.
ACG Schools: A Cut above… Again.
ACG Schools have once again achieved student outcomes that place them amongst the world’s best. ACG Schools, New Zealand’s largest independent school group has long been the gold standard for academic achievement – but their […]
Journey to Space
Aum Mehta, a recent graduate from ACG Parnell College, has set his sights on reaching for the stars. With a passion for aerospace and space, Aum has embarked on a double degree at the University […]
Unlocking Global Opportunities for Students
In an increasingly interconnected world, providing students with a diverse range of educational experiences and global opportunities has become an important part of education. ACG schools, with their four independent centres in Auckland and Tauranga, […]
Learning to invest from the best. Sponsored by Safari Group.
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 […]
Build Your Own Billionaire Daily Routine
‘What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.’ So said Buddha long ago and it still resonates just as much today as, at its heart, what the great […]
Why Do Private Owners Engage A Professional Property Manager?
Believe it or not, if you are reading this, and you manage your investment property privately, you have probably experienced at least one of the following reasons as to why a professional agency is contracted to manage a […]
The best the world can offer. Sponsored by Waitiri Creek Wines.
Spotlighting Four Of The Finest Restaurants In The Otago Region
When it comes to the culinary arts, Otago is most synonymous with its vast collection of vineyards, which produce some of not just the nation’s, but the world’s most celebrated wines. But we all know […]
Some Very Good Names to Remember
What’s in a name? Well, considering many of our given or nicknames, they may seem pretty ordinary and, dare I say it, arbitrary. But there is much more to names than we give them credit […]
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 […]
M2 magazine presents
HOW THE BEST ARE USING AI TO SUCCEED