THEN VS NOW
It was October 2003. In New Zealand, Helen Clark was prime minister, at the head of the fifth Labour government. The economy was strong and growing and the population hit four million for the first time. Despite the loss of the America’s Cup earlier in the year, confidence was high.
Running in tandem with this, the property market was booming, with prices on the rise and lots of investor activity. It was into this environment that NZ Property Investor was launched, with the first issue published in October 2003.
Much has changed in the years since. The world saw the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and subsequent recession in 2007-08. Now we’re in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and the related economic meltdown.
But despite the economic ups and downs NZ Property Investor has continued to publish. This issue is our 200th issue. That feels like an achievement, particularly in the post-Covid-19 world, and one worth celebrating.
As part of that, we’ve looked back at our first issue, picked out four of the main articles featured and taken a look at the topics covered - then and now.
PRICE PICKING PEAK THE PROPERTY
Not surprisingly it was an article providing an overview of the property market that led the first issue. It painted a picture
