The John Kenel Show

You're not falling behind because you're lazy or doing something wrong, the ground has genuinely shifted under ordinary Kiwis and nobody's bothered to explain why.   Power up 12%, council rates up 9%, insurance up 30% in three years, but the official inflation number says 3.1%.   Once you understand what's actually happening, you'll stop blaming yourself and start building a life that can't easily...

The Greens are calling it a capital acquisitions tax because inheritance tax doesn't poll well, but whatever you call it, it means the government takes a third of what you've spent your life building. This isn't just a tax debate, it's a family debate. Most inheritance isn't super yachts and mansions... It's a house, a small business, a few rentals that mum and dad built by working hard, taking ri...

Its time New Zealand start taking a look at Australia's tax changes and learn from them, both their mistakes and what they do well...    Get finance for your property development with Squirrel: https://funding.tpdc.nz/   Sign up to my FREE weekly newsletter to improve your finances: https://newsletter.thepropertydevelopmentclub.com/yt   Free guide to wills, trusts & passing down your wealth pr...

New Zealand's pension system is heading for a cliff. In 1965, seven working-age people supported every retiree. Today it's four workers per retiree. By 2065, it'll be two workers supporting every person over 65.   The system was built for a different country with a younger population. Now we're trying to run the same pension promise with half the workforce to pay for it.   The usual answer is 'jus...

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Property investors get a bad rep in the media, but as someone who works in the property space, I think its a bit misguided, here's why...   Get finance for your property development: https://funding.tpdc.nz/   Sign up to my FREE weekly newsletter to improve your finances: https://newsletter.thepropertydevelopmentclub.com/yt   Free guide to wills, trusts & passing down your wealth properly: htt...

The greens have come out with a handful of new plans around property and whilst on the surface they may seem attractive, the reality is very very different, today I break it all down.   Get finance for your property development: https://funding.tpdc.nz/   Sign up to my FREE weekly newsletter to improve your finances: https://newsletter.thepropertydevelopmentclub.com/yt   Free guide to wills, trust...

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There seems to be a lot of mixed reporting in terms of whats happening with fuel in New Zealand, so here's everything in one place Get finance for your property development: https://funding.tpdc.nz/ Sign up to my FREE weekly newsletter to improve your finances: https://newsletter.thepropertydevelopmentclub.com/yt Free guide to wills, trusts & passing down your wealth properly: https://wealth.t...

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The Cantillon Effect explains who benefits first when money gets created, but it doesn't explain when things really went off the rails. For that, you need to look at what happened next.   World War I changed everything. Before then, money was tied to gold and governments were constrained. Wars are expensive, so they borrowed and printed. What started as 'temporary emergency measures' became perman...

The laws have changed, but has the culture? National rolled back Labour's hate speech proposals and forced universities to protect free speech. On paper, that looks like a win for democracy.   But freedom on paper doesn't mean much if people are still scared to speak out. Most of us learned to keep quiet during the Ardern era, not because of what was illegal, but because of what felt dangerous to...

The government says inflation is 4%. Gold says it's 19% per year. Someone's lying, and it's not gold.   Most people think inflation just means prices go up. But there's something much bigger happening, a 300-year-old trick that decides who gets rich and who gets left behind.   When central banks create new money, it doesn't land in your bank account. It goes to governments, banks, and big institut...

In this video, I break down what's really changed these past few years in the property space. The equity gap between asset owners and savers. Why DTI rules protect the system but lock out a generation. And the good news... Supply is finally moving, red tape is being cut, and we're past the housing market bottom.   Co-ownership, townhouses, regional moves... Home ownership in 2026 looks different....

Some properties will ruin you, not because they're bad, but because they're lemons. I've been buying property since 1997 and I've owned some disasters myself.   Leaky homes, cross lease issues, body corporate nightmares, flood zones, bad orientation - these aren't just minor problems. They're deal breakers that can cost you hundreds of thousands.   In this video, I walk you through the biggest red...

The government just announced new rules for minor dwellings - granny flats, sleepouts, tiny homes. The ads say 'no consent needed' which sounds like you can just drop a small house in your backyard.   Not quite.... So tune in to find out whats actually happening.   Sign up to my FREE weekly newsletter to improve your finances: https://newsletter.thepropertydevelopmentclub.com/yt   Free guide to wi...

I'll admit it - I've been carrying anger towards New Zealand for years. It started with the lockdowns, the mandates, the way families were separated and businesses crushed while costs kept ticking. That resentment started bleeding into everything.   But carrying anger like that is toxic. It wears you down and narrows your view. So I made a conscious choice to let it go.   Once I stepped back, I sa...

We've already seen this playbook in New Zealand. Vaccine passes turned your rights into permissions overnight... No jab, no job, no cafe, no life. That technology didn't disappear. It's still there, updating every six months, waiting for the next 'emergency.'   Now they're pushing digital ID as convenience. Faster logins, easier renewals, all your life in one app. But when everything's connected t...

I've been a hard asset guy for 30 years, property, productive businesses, real stuff you can't print. Over the last few years, I've been telling anyone who'd listen to look at gold and silver. Now everyone's paying attention.   Gold's up 70% this year, silver's up 150%. That's on top of strong gains last year. Something's definitely happening, but is it hype or something real?   In this video, I b...