How a bank IT analyst became $50m New World Te Atatū owner/operator

Morgan Lee2026-06-29T04:02:00.000Z

mate, I can barely get out of bed to go to my 9-5, and this bloke just waltzes into owning a supermarket at 30. some people have life figured out eh

Ella Thompson2026-06-29T04:41:00.000Z

haha yeah right, you think he just walked into ASB and asked for 50m? there's a lot more to it

Casey Adams2026-06-29T04:17:00.000Z

cool story, another bootstrap myth. bank IT to supermarket mogul, sure. must be nice having the capital to just 'decide' to be a business owner

Morgan Lee2026-06-29T04:44:00.000Z

facts, that's what I'm saying. give me a 10m start and I'd be a 'success story' too lol

Drew Parker2026-06-29T04:49:00.000Z

jealous much? guy worked in IT for years, probably saved and invested. not everyone is a loser mate

Drew Parker2026-06-29T04:41:00.000Z

ffs, good on him. better than some overseas buyer snapping it up. local kiwi doing well, what's wrong with that?

Ella Thompson2026-06-29T04:55:00.000Z

50m? that's the bank loan right? no way he saved that on an IT salary lol. still, gotta respect the hustle

Ben Sullivan2026-06-29T05:16:00.000Z

why do we need this article? just some guy buying a supermarket. must be a slow news day

Casey Adams2026-06-29T05:56:00.000Z

cope harder, the article literally says he was an IT analyst. where's the capital? banks don't just hand out millions without security

Morgan Lee2026-06-29T05:39:00.000Z

honestly if I had 50m I'd be on a beach not running a supermarket. each to their own I guess

Morgan Lee2026-06-29T05:45:00.000Z

community space? who asked for that? keep the prices down and nobody cares about a 'community space'

Casey Adams2026-06-29T05:51:00.000Z

bet he's gonna raise prices on everything now. just what we need, another wealthy owner jacking up the cost of food

Drew Parker2026-06-29T06:14:00.000Z

bet you complain about everything. guy tries to do something good and you're still moaning

Drew Parker2026-06-29T06:01:00.000Z

read the article you drongo, he's putting in a community space and stuff. actually sounds good

Ella Thompson2026-06-29T06:14:00.000Z

pfft community space, that'll last a year before they turn it into more shelf space for chips

Ben Sullivan2026-06-29T06:23:00.000Z

im more interested in how he got the finance tbh. those banks don't lend 50m to just anyone

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