The Nugget: Mike Pirrit

Keep it on the down-low, but Mike Pirrit is the man to see when you need to find someone. As a licensed private investigator he finds people for all sorts of organisations for all sorts of reasons – most of which can’t be talked about here.

However, a typical day for Mike could see him start off in a lawyer’s office and end up in a forest, so his gear needs to not only be good looking but also hardworking. That’s why he loves our slim-fit, button-fly premium selvedge denim jeans ($120), this 100% cotton Prince of Wales check shirt (The Cardiff $120) and our brand new navy cotton blazer (The Dalston $400).

Mike reckons being a P.I. is a tough but interesting job that often involves rocking up and door knocking in potentially threatening situations. Lucky then, he is a people person - able to sum goodies and baddies up in a split second. Mind you, he’s had good training working as a police sergeant for nine years - a job that also took him on some interesting missions.

Perhaps none more so than to India to play for a local rugby team, and then to Pakistan to coach their national team. Rugby that is, not cricket, coaching the mighty “Greenshirts” against heavyweights China, Guam, and Sri Lanka.

Living on the subcontinent made Mike appreciate life back here and he loves spending time with his wife and three kids. He also likes to stay in shape - clearly not eating too many donuts on stakeouts ‘cause he’s as fit as a fiddle. Well he’d have to be to compete nationally in stand up paddle-boarding races, put ‘10,000 bloody hours’ into sanding his 1930s boat - the Rere Moana - entirely by hand, and still be able to chase baddies for up to two kilometres on foot. Phew!

Here’s even more interesting stuff we found out about our mate Mike after we did a bit of private investigating ourselves.