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What You Drive When You Are Lisa Carrington
New Zealand’s most decorated Olympian on independence, gear, and the practical question of where the car seat goes. Dame Lisa Carrington has eight Olympic gold medals and a handshake that suggests there is room for more. We meet the Toyota Brand Guardian, at the launch of the sixth-generation RAV4 and […]
Leading in the Light
Jo Stansfield has the kind of CV that could make even the most accomplished leaders blush. Spark, PwC, Vodafone, Kiwibank, Auckland Transport, and Fortysouth, where, as Chief Operating Officer, she sits inside one of New Zealand’s most important behind-the-scenes infrastructure businesses. But the story behind it is not one of […]
The World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 – Finding Family
Seen by millions of people in more than 60 cities each year, the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 invites viewers to step outside the news cycle and think critically about important topics in our world. This year’s curated selection we’ve brought you explores family, grief, and overcoming adversity. It can […]
Informed Leader
She never intended to build a company. Even now, looking back, Sarah Heal still describes the beginning of Information Leadership as “a bit of a happy accident.” There was no plan, no strategy, and no planned leap into entrepreneurship. It began with a phone call from a friend. It started […]
The Standards We Keep
For Catherine Goodwin, leadership is not about preserving a family legacy unchanged. It is about earning the right to carry it forward – knowing which standards should endure, having the courage to challenge those that should not, and creating enough space for the next generation to do things differently and […]
Leadership Lessons From Every Angle
New Zealand is full of amazing women leaders across a range of sectors and industries, and while our Leading from Every Angle series is an ongoing feature, here is a recap of the awesome leaders we have profiled and some of their lessons from the journey. 1. Speak up Tracey […]
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A Taste of Harmony in the Heart of Auckland
From the moment you step off the cobbled lane into the rough-hewn mass punctuated with a constellation of sleek, irregularly-shaped windows, it’s clear that The Hotel Britomart is much, much more than just your regular city hotel. It seems its creators – the same folks that curated the heritage precinct […]
SPICED FISH TACOS
In LA, most of the fish tacos you’ll find are ‘Baja style’, named after Baja (BA-HA) California in Mexico. They’re made with deep-fried battered fish. However, when we were in Tulum on Mexico’s east coast near the end of our taco odyssey, we had some incredible tacos made with grilled […]
Chasing the Gold Standard in Wine
Spy Valley Wines might seem like they have a penchant for a bit of mystery what with being tucked away in an obscure part of the world Down Under in seeming cahoots with a spy base no less, but since putting their roots down in the depths of the Waihopai […]
The inspiration you need for your next home.
Interior Design Inspo – Dopamine Decor
Get your daily serotonin fix with pieces that put a smile on your face. In chirpy brights and ice cream pastels, whimsical objects and quirky shapes make for a happy home. Image of the Bundt candle holders by &klevering 1. Resene Celebrate, $5 from Resene ColorShops | 2. Settee $12,300 […]
Back to The Bronze Age
Back in the 70s, before cold stainless steel and chrome became the metal hue of choice for any modern household, bronze and brass ruled the roost. If anything could be cast in an off-gold alloy, it was. From tapware to door handles to lighting, even to those weird bronze pineapple […]
What Kitchen Aesthetic Matches Your Style?
Designing a kitchen can be thought of in two steps, the practical side of where everything goes and how it functions, and the pretty side where you can make it your own with colours, hardware and all the little touches. With the pretty side having so many options, we decided […]
Peri Drysdale – Building and Maintaining Resilience
Peri Drysdale is the founder of Snowy Peak and Untouched World, and the founder of the Untouched World Foundation. She built a global knitwear business from a home start, pioneered possum merino innovation, and grew a brand recognised internationally for quality and sustainability. She is a long standing advocate for […]
M2woman Journey To Excellence May 2024 – Executive Summary
In today’s rapidly changing world, finding a moment of calm and clarity is invaluable. The recent M2woman Journey to Excellence event provided just that—an afternoon filled with thoughtful keynotes, engaging insights, and meaningful networking opportunities. Our editorial director opened the event with a reflection on how far we’ve come since […]
Building & Maintaining Resilience
Cynthia Hunefeld – Building Resilience Through Science, Humour and Purpose Cynthia Hunefeld, founder of Evithe Biotechnology and an award-winning scientist, has dedicated her work to creating groundbreaking plant-based treatments for inflammation. At the Journey to Excellence event, she stood before the audience and said, “I just flew back from the […]
Journey To Excellence Galleries
Friday 15 February 2019 Forum Gallery
Friday 15 February, 2019 Cordis Hotel, Auckland> The Panelists Vanessa Sorenson Enterprise Director at Microsoft Vanessa has more than two decades’ experience in the New Zealand tech sector. She joined Microsoft New Zealand in 2017 as Enterprise Director, overseeing a large portfolio of business customers and sales teams after a […]
Friday 18 October 2019 Journey to Excellence Gallery Part 1
Over 600 engaged people joined us at the M2woman Journey to Excellence forum on 18 October at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland. Tania Domett from CoGo Research set the scene with her in-depth keynote, before Jason Reynolds from Quantum Movement shared some insights for building a great company culture. Debi […]
How to Lead A Multi-Generational Workforce – Laurent Sylvester
Laurent Sylvestre’s engaging mix of humour and heartfelt sincerity provided fresh insights into leading a multi-generational workforce, a topic that hits home in today’s diverse workplaces. Laurent’s journey to founding The Human Perspective started on April 1, 2020. No, it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke—it was a mission with a […]
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