Perriams Pacesetter — 12 October 2026

GEM

“Eden Park” and the All Blacks deal to the Wallabies, tucking away the Bledisloe Cup for the 24th consecutive year.

SPOTLIGHT

It’s hard at this time to go passed what the various parties are promising.

The latest from Labour is that they promise to bring back fresh, locally made school lunches.

With all due respect — aren’t school lunches the responsibility of Mum or Dad, or both, despite the increased costs of living?

TOPICAL

We read every day about what’s good for us to eat and what’s not so here’s some research about what Walter Willetts eats on an average day.

Who is Walter Willetts? He’s an American who is widely considered the world’s most cited nutritionist.

Breakfast: Steel-cut oats, Greek yoghurt, some nuts & fruit (blueberries a must).

Lunch: Is plant based — consists of fresh greens, chickpeas, more nuts and hummus.

Dinner: Fish or poultry with a salad.

Do you ever snack? Apples or a carrot.

This menu tickle your fancy? Not sure I would last on the snacks — bit boring. 😊

TOPICAL

Both Chrises were caught with their pants down in the last leaders debate when Jack Tame asked them:

“Was being a billionaire immoral or not”

Luxon should have jumped on this. How can they not be helpful for our economy, they create business, they employ and stimulate activity.

So, a low point for Luxon in this debate if you are a National supporter.

SPORTIFY

Here’s a stat you might not know but on Saturday night Beauden Barrett became the longest serving All Black ever with 14 years since he debut and he hit 150 test caps, 3 off Sam Whitelock.

OF INTEREST

Here are the top 5 cities in the world and what we observed in 2026 from economic growth to quality of life according to the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index.

1. New York

2. London

3. Paris

4. Seattle

5. San Francisco

AI-generated text is getting easier to identify.

OpenAI announced it will begin watermarking ChatGPT-generated text in the EU, as new provenance rules come into effect. It’s another step towards making AI-created content more transparent.

OPINION

Is there any street in Christchurch that doesn’t have road works going on at the moment?

If so, let me know and I’ll take that route!

TAX TALK

Lots of it coming from all parties but who has the most realistic policy of generating a new tax rather than “robbing from Peter to Paul”.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

How many of you who vote are influenced by how your parents vote or voted?

I think it might be more than we think!

THE MARKETS

Independent grocery retailer Paddock to Pantry is planning a $25 million expansion to open 2 new stores nationwide.

It currently operates 2 stores so let’s hope that they can mix it with the two big duopoly’s Foodstuffs + Woolworths.

OCR 2.5% ↑ July 2026 CPI 4.1% ↑ June 2026 Unemployment 5.3% ↓ March 2026 House Price Movement 2.3% ↑ July 2024 Rent Price Movement 4.3% ↑ July 2024

Only 76 days to go until Christmas!

PERRIAMS POWER RANKINGS – 12 October 2026

1. The All Blacks were relentless for 80 minutes against the Wallabies and maintain their winning streak at Eden Park.

2. Jordie Barrett’s outstanding performance against the Wallabies. A man on a mission.

3. The leading car, Anton De Pasquale’s Team with 5km to go in the Bathurst 1000 runs out of fuel on the final lap of 150 laps.

You wouldn’t want to be sitting in on the team debrief post-race 🙁

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