Financial Investments In New Zealand

We believe that although New Zealand is a small market it provides unique investment opportunities.

According to studies that compare New Zealand against other OECD countries, the two most important areas for improvements are:

We believe that both areas provide opportunities if you are aware of the particular risks.

Economic Data

	Dec 2007	Sep 2007	June 2007
Population		4.240 mill.
Total Employed		2.150 mill.	2.157 mill.
Unemployment Rate		3.5%	3.6%
GDP Growth (quarter to quarter)			0.7%
CPI (quarter to quarter)			0.5%
CPI (year to year)	3.2%	1.8%