PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Duncan Garner’s new Gold Coast investment property. It cost significantly less per square metre than a similar home in New Zealand.
OPINION: Every time one of my Kiwi mates returns from overseas, I guarantee he’ll be gobsmacked, verging on angry, at how expensive New Zealand has become.
Cheese, beer, butter, beer, milk, beer, nuts, chips: the price of the Kiwi staples seriously stings, leaving a nasty hole in the wallet.
So New Zealand is expensive, especially when you look at how low our annual wage growth is. It makes arriving at the checkout a nervous wait.
Nothing is proven, but it feels like we just ain’t big enough to drive down prices, or push for better procurement.
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