Returning NZ’s rockstar economy

Written By Kim Manunui

Focusing on the positives, looking for those hot spots in the economy and gearing up for a shift in gear in the year ahead is where our focus is.

Anyone will regurgitate reports about the state of the economy, where we’re at in the economic cycle etc, we know the rhetoric and we’re all a bit over it really.

Things change, they do … what was doesn’t mean it’s going to stay that way and new phases formulate and that’s where opportunities abound, in paradigm shifts as we race through the years and evolve, we see it all around us and thank goodness it happens or we’d be stuck in the dim dark ages … for better or for worse its called progress and it happens … thankfully!

So we can analyse and evaluate till the cows come home but at the end of the day it is just another cycle we’re in and we’re heading out of it toward a growth phase … coming ready or not.

Some quotes from Mike Hosking I like -

  • We became a rock star economy by standing out from the pack, by being impressive, by being a global leader.

  • This is a better country than that, and it all starts with growth - and your attitude towards it.

  • He also states on comparing ourselves to other countries – it’s not aspirational, it is looking to find something useless and comparing yourself to them, that is not the way to win.

You can see the full article here, it’s from 2019.

We can also see a link here to a more recent One News article in May 2024 on NZ becoming a rockstar economy again.

Thing is, this is NZ, we’ve been up and down the economic scale time and time again and we rock, comparing ourselves to anyone else is to take away our fundamental point of difference because we are like no other and identifying and portraying our unique propositions, pulling together as one NZ, sum of the parts and all that … that is our real mana, as we say in NZ.

Reality bites and we need to be in tune with it and at the same time nimble enough to adapt while staying the course of our fundamentals if they still apply … checking in on those is paramount … are we still relevant or living in the past hoping it will remain and it doesn’t always so sometimes we need to switch it up or end up on the scrap heap.

Given all that, and the fact we can’t ignore the current reality, we can take stock of where we’re at and build to a more progressive phase on the cycle right now with one foot on the gas and one on the brake to hold the momentum until we can release the brake and launch forward when the time is right … we live with positive expectation in a cloak of reality.

Here at Infinance we have many ways to help fund progress whether it’s to provide –

  • equity release or restructuring to get you through this current phase, or

  • capital equipment when its required going forward, to

  • a mortgage or investment property options given the upcoming changes on July 1 which we will address then

  • and a whole lot more

So keeping it real while keeping it positive is what we’re all about and here to help where we can, check us out at www.infinance.co.nz or just give us a call to discover the possibilities.

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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