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
Hugely Successful Palworld CEO on YOLO Budgeting
A new star was born in January when a little known developer Pocket Pair dropped its new game ‘Palworld’ onto game marketplaces Steam, Epic and Xbox Game Pass. The influences are clear, and the casual […]
The Heart of L.A.B.
Hearty, homegrown music is what keeps the music industry alive in New Zealand. That’s a fact. As is Kiwi custom, listening to classic homegrown musicians is a go-to for many a Kiwi playlist. The songs […]
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
Here’s To A Super Safe Bet On A Wine
If you are new to wine, one of the most intimidating things you can do is walk into a wine shop or, more realistically in these days of snap Lockdowns, look online for something to […]
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 […]
Discovering The Heart of Wine Utopia
If you ever find yourself in Adelaide, consider taking the 56km drive northeast of the city to visit Barossa Valley. Nestled here you will find a veritable utopia of 13,000 hectares of vineyards occupying what […]
Driving Pleasure
BMW i4: A New Platform for A New Future
There’s been a lot of anticipation for BMW’s new all-electric Gran Coupe, the i4, but it’s now here and available at Auckland City BMW and East Auckland BMW. This new addition to BMW’s lineup is […]
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 […]
Top Shelf
Lucky in Every Drop. Sponsored by The Macallan.
(Dinner) Party Like It’s New Year All Over Again
New Year; the absolute best time of year where we can celebrate getting rid of the last one – or revisit the highlights if it was a real goodie – and welcome in the exciting […]
Fine Whisky To Experience In Every Sense
As a kid; whenever I heard the word ‘scenario’ I could taste baked beans like I’d just put a forkful in my mouth. Plus, whenever I saw a car painted in any shiny metallic colour […]
A Structure For Your Tasting
Whisky tasting, you’ve got a selection of bottles in front of you, a collection of mates beside you and you’re ready to go. The problem is; how are you going to do it? Sip the […]
VIP
Exclusive, Luxurious, and Just For You. Sponsored by Champagne Bollinger.
The Biggest Yachts at Monaco Yacht Show 2023
It’s not how big your super-yacht is, it’s how you use it. If you’re going to go anywhere in the world to see floating palaces it would have to be Monaco. I’d say any major […]
Top of the Line Watches for The Year of the Dragon
As we celebrate the year of the Dragon, horologists around the world are putting their master craftsmen to work making the most intricate dragon themed timepieces they can muster. Being born in the year of […]
Electric Revolution
Channelling offshore tax deductions into a conventional jet-fueled private corporate plane is so first quarter 2021. What you need is an environmentally friendly way to get around. Well, have we got just the ticket for […]
Explore the world of the lavish and luxurious. Sponsored by Rolls-Royce.
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 […]
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. […]
Blue Shadow: A Bespoke Journey to the Edge of Space
Imagine for a moment, the earliest of prehistoric times, when our ancestors sat around the glow of a campfire and stared up at the mesmerising dance of stars in the night sky. As they […]
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 […]
The Odyssey Of The OMEGA Seamaster
In the vast tapestry of human history, few elements have captivated our collective imagination quite like the ocean. From the intrepid voyages of early seafarers, the spreading of civilizations across the globe, to the myths […]
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 […]
Discover the Best New Zealand Wines Have to Offer. Sponsored by Te Mata Estate.
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 […]
The Secret Everyone Now Knows
Have you tried the Alma or Estate Pinot Noirs from Te Mata? If you haven’t well, we’ll let you off with a warning – this time only – as they are relatively new to the […]
A Flavour to Savour
There are two kinds of people in the world; those that like sweet, and those that like savoury. I definitely prefer to enjoy the umami delights that foods like mushrooms and game can deliver over […]
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 […]
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 […]
Burning to See Rome in the Classiest Eurotrip
Brands are constantly attaching themselves to events, activities, and people in an attempt to have some of that credibility rub off on them. Brand alignment, have you ever heard anything so soulless? But when […]
A good life starts with a good sleep. Sponsored by Bedpost.
10 Cities for the Rich
Henly & Partners has released its annual World’s Wealthiest Cities Report for 2023. It gives us a rare insight into where the churn of high net worth individuals are coming from, and more importantly, where […]
The Best Extreme Sports Photographers Duke It Out
If you’re an extreme sports photographer there’s one big competition you should aspire to dominate, and that’s the Red Bull Illume, the world’s largest imagery contest that celebrates adventure and action sports. The competition has […]
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.
10 Quotes to Live By For a Successful Career
“One of the purposes of life, and selfishly what makes people happy, is building things that are impactful.” -Dustin Moskovitz, Co-Founder of Facebook “If you haven’t failed five times as many as you’ve succeeded, you’re […]
Future of Flight is Hydrogen?
I stay credulous when it comes to bold claims made by brand new startups. They’re there to drum up funding, and the best way to do that is to find themselves in headlines like this […]
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 […]
Learning to invest from the best. Sponsored by Safari Group.
12 Kiwi Startups that are Supercharging into the Future
New Zealand entrepreneurs, inventors and developers are doing incredible things right here right now. We have an incredible startup culture here, New Zealand is packed to the eyeballs with small teams doing awesome stuff. Unfortunately […]
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, property investing is still a top option for Kiwis wanting to invest for the long […]
Words New Entrepreneurs Need to Hear
“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born – that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true: Leaders are made rather than born.” – Warren […]
The best the world can offer. Sponsored by Waitiri Creek Wines.
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 […]
Waitiri Creek: The Triumph of Man Vs Machine
Winemaking has been around for a very long time, as evidence has been discovered that it was being made in the Middle East about 8,000 years ago. That makes it one of the oldest skills […]
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