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Latest Issue – Winter 2025

A New Vision
A/W 2025 marks a refresh of H&M’s fashion spirit. Full of rich tones, intriguing details and design-focused silhouettes. The latest campaign features an array of musicians, models and cultural leaders. Crafted by photographer Sam Rock and director Albert Moya, it is a celebration of fashion, and of individuality and personal […]

That Wanaka Tree
Dad and I are striding along the shoreline of Lake Wānaka. The preceding week, which we spent at the top of the North Island, was blessed with clear blue skies, high temperatures and gentle breezes. But we’re on the South Island now, substantially closer to Antarctica, and we’re experiencing the […]

Everything To Watch This Winter
Materialists Written and directed by Celine Song Materialists stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal. Dakota plays a young ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match, Pedro Pascal, and her imperfect ex, Chris Evans. That’s all you need to know so let me use […]

Jo Wilson, Managing Director Gunn Talent
How do you define effective leadership, and how has your definition evolved over time? I believe that effective leadership is about really knowing your team – what’s important to them in their lives – both professionally and personally. Only then can you provide them with the growth opportunities that align […]

Vanessa Leishman – Chief Risk Officer at AA Insurance
How do you define effective leadership, and how has your definition evolved over time? My perspective on leadership has evolved a lot over time. Early in my career, I was focused on proving myself – delivering results, building credibility, and trying to be the smartest person in the room. It […]

Natasha Callister – Chief Commercial Officer at MTF
How do you define effective leadership, and how has your definition evolved over time? I believe strong leaders foster a culture of excellence, bring grit and unwavering determination and get everyone swimming in the same direction. You’ve got to be outwardly focused so putting the team and organisation above yourself. […]
Sharing the secrets of the most exclusive experiences. Sponsored by Spy Valley.

Behind the Super Exclusive Club The Famous Booze And Shmooze At
The rich and famous have to let their hair down somewhere without getting mobbed. The Soho House caters to this very specific need, offering an oasis from the riff raff. It’s at this club with its very own designer furniture that Megan and Harry would frequent during their dating phase. […]

The Hidden Gem Within The Gem of Waiheke
If you’ve ever gone to Waiheke during any of the peak seasons, you might be overwhelmed at how popular this sleepy little getaway has gotten over the years. It’s now a thriving tourist hub with beautiful beaches and vineyards all just a stone’s throw from one another. It has a […]

The Revived Orient Express Set To Roll Through Italy In 2023
Oh man, what a lot of us would get right now for a luxury trip around the most beautiful cities in Europe. A lot of people have already started eyeing 2023 as the year they restart their love affairs with travel (pending the situation at the border) and for those […]
Exceptional Design
Ecologically, artistically and aesthetically, exceptional in every way. Sponsored by MINI.

Learning to Enjoy the Journey is Easy With A MINI Countryman Cooper S Plugin Hybrid
The MINI Countryman Cooper S Plugin Hybrid stands out as a unique offering in the expanding realm of hybrid vehicles. After spending some time behind the wheel, it’s evident that this MINI offers an impressive blend of fun, style, efficient hybrid technology, and practicality. The Countryman is immediately eye-catching. A […]

Chanel’s New York Nouveau
Fifth Avenue, New York, has become an even more glittery affair after Chanel has recently planted its très chic footprint with a new flagship dedicated solely to Watches and Fine Jewellery. This isn’t just any boutique—it’s a veritable temple to all things Chanel. Designed by Peter Marino, the space is […]

Here’s How MINI Has Become A Cultural Icon
On what appears to be a stereotypically overcast day in the port city of Bristol, people are gathering from all over Europe and beyond to celebrate something they have all in common. In a time that sees people increasingly more fractured from one another, everyone can agree on at least […]
The inspiration you need for your next home. Sponsored by G.J. Gardner.

Timeless Two-Story Design – Kapiti Showhome Showcase
Aotea Ambience, GJ’s Kapiti’s latest showhome boasts stunning streetside appeal and fabulous functionality. Based on one of GJ’s popular two storey designs, the Kaukau, it is a home that has all the must-haves and some extra nice-to-have features. With the ground floor area of this 209m2 home being only a […]

Interior Inspiration – Romancing the Stone
A regular design fixture for years now, beautiful, elegant marble evolves yet again to be bolder and better with experimental silhouettes and statement finishes. Image of the Florence Coffee table by New Works, $1870 from Slow Store 1. Bookends, $32 from Paper Plane | 2. Coffee table by Normann Copenhagen, […]

A Touch of Spice: Kitchen Design
Designing your new kitchen is an exciting time. With so much to choose from, its hard to know what to do so we asked the team at GJ’s for their tips and tricks. Once you’ve decided on the layout and function of the kitchen, it’s time to add all the […]
Travel the world the way you want. Sponsored by YOU Travel

A Return To The Wild In Style
Any quick squizz at the latest tech news is all it takes to remind one that humanity is as obsessed with moving as far away from its early cave-dwelling prehistoric existence as possible. From space travel to self-driving cars to artificial general intelligence, to those fake plants that dance when […]

A Hot Winter Escape: Sydney and NSW
There’s winter—and then there’s a Sydney winter. That unique Southern Hemisphere phenomenon where the skies stay clear, the water sparkles, and the season becomes less about retreating indoors and more about leaning in to everything the city and its surrounds have to offer. This is not a time for hibernation. […]

Resort Envy
Developers are forging ahead with what they’re calling “the world’s most ambitious tourism development”. The development, named the Red Sea Project, will see 90 underdeveloped islands off the West coast of Saudi Arabia turned into a tourism hub of 50 resorts, airports, residential properties, luxury marinas, golf courses, entertainment and […]
Journey To Excellence Galleries

Journey To Excellence – 27 Oct 2023 Photo Gallery
M2woman Journey to Excellence, with Craigs Investment Partners brought to you by SRW, Tax Management New Zealand, and Waitiri Creek Wines, was held in Auckland on the 27th of October, 2023 to celebrate the resilience of individuals and organisations in pursuit of excellence and the potential to do good while […]

Auckland 16 February 2018 Gallery
On Friday February 16 M2woman celebrated the success of women in business and opened up the floor for discussion of gender diversity and pay equity in the workplace. Over 250 invited guests descended upon the Pullman Hotel for an afternoon of conversation and discussion. Media coverage of our first Journey […]

Journey to Excellence – 30 May 2025 Photo Gallery
Photography by Danilophoto