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PERRIAMS POWER RANKINGS - 02 FEBRUARY 2026
Each week we announce Perriams “Game Changers” for the week.
1. Sam Ruthe beats John Walker’s mile record – indoors, yes, but it won’t be too long until he does it outdoors.
2. Whangarei lawyer, Shannon-Leigh Litt has run more than 50km every day for the last two years, breaking the world record. It beggers belief as to how she had done this and she is a criminal lawyer who still held down her day job.
3. Novak Djokovic into another Australian Open final at 38, but no cigar!
THE PACESETTER - 02 FEBRUARY 2026
SPOTLIGHT
It’s back to school for many this week — and it’s a short one. So, parents, you haven’t got rid of the kids just as quickly as you might have wanted to.
SPORTIFY
With the sad dropping of Sco Robertson from All Blacks head coach, has anybody dug deeper to understand that it might not have anything to do with coaching. But rather that we just don’t have enough world class players currently on the scene?
OF INTEREST
Of the $2.36 billion in Covid Small Business Cashflow loans provided to New Zealand businesses, Inland Revenue has already wrien off $65 million, and $447 million is currently in default.
No wonder we are sll circumnavigang potholes on our roads!
GEM OF THE WEEK
Has to go to Sam Ruthe. He is New Zealand’s next big gold nugget!
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Should there be a separate room at the big tennis opens where the players can go and smash their racquet, let out screams and various expleves, that is cut off from the media?
THE MARKETS
Central Otago Lakes District, which obviously includes Queenstown, is the most aggressive place in New Zealand to rent with the average weekly rent reaching a record $891 per week.
OCR 2.25% ↓ November 2025
CPI 3.1% ↑ December 2025
Unemployment 5.2% ↑ June 2025
House Price Movement 2.3% ↑ July 2024
Rent Price Movement 4.3% ↑ July 2024
And only 326 days until Christmas!
