As we get towards the end of what has been a tumultuous calendar year, we have seen some industries flourish and some find the going very tough. Rampant inflation has hit everyone in the pocket, and the signs are that this will continue to be...
A downturn like no other! Whether we go into a technical recession or not, defined as 2 quarters of negative GDP growth, a Reserve Bank driven slowdown was a necessity....
We spoke about a changing public focus in our previous newsletter, and subject to a new more transmissible Covid variant not surfacing, that has already occurred. They say a politician has to have some luck on their side to survive in politics’, which has been...
Just when a possible return to a new normal appears on the horizon, Covid throws us a new variant of itself. This Country has always lagged behind the appearance of the virus in various forms, as opposed to the rest of the World, however our...
Prior to mid-August, the New Zealand economy was tracking very strongly, record low unemployment and strong GDP growth...
Economists now seem united in their calls that interest rates will rise strongly within the next 12-18 months, a scenario which has not occurred since pre GFC times. This is a worldwide phenomenon as central banks remove the stimulatory tools and economies bounce back from...
When is a business, not a business, when you are a Residential Landlord, it seems. This Government seems to rush...
This time last year we wrote the “Year of the Rooster” heralding in a worldwide era of political change, whether it be Brexit or Trump....