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The first thing you need to know about us is that we are really good at our job, the second is that this website is updated weekly, yes weekly, and the third, it's the very reason why we come to work "passion, purpose and profit".


Perriams' success is built on forging personal relationships with our clients. Simply put, the more we invest in understanding you, your family and your business, the more valuable the insight we can offer. 


When a website doesn't include "last updated" on it's content, it begs the question "did it happen today, yesterday or 10 years ago?!" Well Perriam & Partners is about today and tomorrow. 

PERRIAMS POWER RANKINGS - 20 OCTOBER 2025


Each week we announce Perriams “Game Changers” for the week.


1. An all South Island NPC final with Canterbury and Otago winning their respective semi-finals. How good is that you!

 

2. Mid Canterbury takes out the Meads Cup, North Otago takes out the Lochore Cup and Otago have the Ranfurly Shield, so there’s going to be absolutely nothing in the North Island Trophy Cabinet, oh dear!

 

3. New Zealand-bred horse Ka Ying Rising wins the world’s richest race in Sydney on Saturday. Or will the Aussies try to claim this, as they have for Phar Lap?





THE PACESETTER - 20 OCTOBER 2025


🔥HOT TOPIC

Teachers and Nurses are striking this week representing one of New Zealand’s biggest ever days of industrial action. So, what’s it all about? It’s not all about pay rates, a lot of it is to do with short staffing and resources but doesn’t that all then come back to pay rates? If we could pay them more, they wouldn’t all be in Aussie! Only by New Zealand becoming wealthier can we afford to spend more. Do you have an answer?


💡SPOTLIGHT

What do the polls say we want in terms of our infrastructure priorities?


Health Facilities       70%

Roads                        49%

Electricity                 42%

Water & Sewage     44%

 

💭OPINION

Prince Andrew, facing increasing public pressure, has been told by his brother King Charles he can no longer use the Duke title.


💎GEM OF THE WEEK

What was a gem, Reader’s Digest has announced that it will stop publishing a printed edition of this classic after 75 years. Another icon gone, and whilst they say it will be available online, who’s going to read it online?


🏉SPORTIFY

The Australian NRL has certainly come out swinging with a 10 year ban on any player that looks to sign with R360. This sparked a bit of media talk over this last week. But if you are in the twilight of your career, why wouldn’t you sign with them?


📊OF INTEREST

Economist Tony Alexander suggests that 4.99% is a good rate for conservative borrowers to lock in for five years. You’d have to be happy with anything under 5%.


A recent survey found that 33% of Gen Z have shared thoughts with their AI friends that they have never told anyone else.


❓QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Stats out over the weekend report that more than 130,000 Kiwi kids have never had a swimming lesson. The first question is, why? And my second question is, whose responsibility is it the parents or school?


📈THE MARKETS

Gold: Are we in a bubble, and could it be just like AI? So, why are gold prices so high? It isn’t the need for gold, but the security value it offers investors in this chaotic world we now live in, where pretty much nothing is certain anymore!



 OCR                                          2.5% ↓                        October 2025
CPI                                            2.7% ↑                        June 2025
Unemployment                      5.2% ↑                        June 2025
House Price Movement        2.3% ↑                        July 2024
Rent Price Movement           4.3% ↑                        July 2024


AND IT’S NOW ONLY  66 days to go until Christmas. 🎄