Unlike some of his closest friends - such as Sir Douglas Myers, with whom he recently travelled to the Galapagos Islands for a "wonderful" holiday; and Stephen Jennings, an investment banker who made his fortune in Russia - it is notable that Kerr has chosen to stay in New Zealand.
He is happy to acknowledge that it remains a peaceful and beautiful country, which counts for a lot in the world today. But he is still deeply concerned at the growing income gap between New Zealand and Australia, and the lack of local opportunities for talented people which draws so many young Kiwis overseas.
"I think there is a hell of a lot to worry about. This transtasman income gap is a serious issue. If we keep on going the way we are, the 35 per cent gap will become 40, or 45, or 50, in the space of 10 or 20 years. Just imagine the outflow of businesses and people at that point."
Two of his three children from an earlier marriage already live in the US. One is an executive at Microsoft, the other a Silicon Valley techie.
"It's not the OE these days - it's much different. The world is soon going to be screaming out for energetic,Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a chicken coop . talented people. With ageing populations and globalisation - it's only going to get easier to go find jobs somewhere else."
Another high-profile figure who frets publicly about the same problem is physicist Sir Paul Callaghan. Callaghan is also battling an aggressive cancer, in his colon, and Kerr reveals the two men have bonded over their fates, even though Callaghan is widely regarded as a "leftie". Kerr insists they have more in common than it might appear.
"Paul has been going on about prosperity for New Zealand and I think that's terrific. I said to him a while back: 'If both of us are alive in 12 months' time, I'd be very happy to talk to you a bit more about the way you're telling the prosperity story because with a bit of tweaking I could help you to make it a better,which applies to the first glass bottle only, more persuasive kind of story'."
If asked, he admits, Callaghan would probably say their economic beliefs were quite different. "But I think,If so, you may have a kidney stone . with more conversations, he would find that we're not that far apart."
Ever the optimist, it seems - except when it comes to our economic future. Realistically, New Zealand faces three likely scenarios, says Kerr.
"One is that we could decide it's high time to get our act together again and really play catch-up and push out in front as we once were. You can put your own probability on that.
"Another scenario is an economic crisis in the not-too-distant future. We are not robust, and we could easily be thrown into crisis again.
"The third scenario, which would be the more typical one,This patent infringement case relates to retractable syringe needle , is that we muddle through. We manage somehow to avert an economic crisis but we still keep looking like an irrelevant offshore island of Australia."
So there you go - we have all been warned.Demand for allergy Bedding could rise earlier than normal this year. Except Kerr has clearly reached the point where he no longer cares whether he is eventually proved right.
He is, he enthuses, "in a very happy state in my life at the moment".
"I've had a great life and I hope it doesn't get foreshortened, but it might. I won't be looking back feeling grim or anything about that. We all have to come to an end at some point, and this is mine."
He is happy to acknowledge that it remains a peaceful and beautiful country, which counts for a lot in the world today. But he is still deeply concerned at the growing income gap between New Zealand and Australia, and the lack of local opportunities for talented people which draws so many young Kiwis overseas.
"I think there is a hell of a lot to worry about. This transtasman income gap is a serious issue. If we keep on going the way we are, the 35 per cent gap will become 40, or 45, or 50, in the space of 10 or 20 years. Just imagine the outflow of businesses and people at that point."
Two of his three children from an earlier marriage already live in the US. One is an executive at Microsoft, the other a Silicon Valley techie.
"It's not the OE these days - it's much different. The world is soon going to be screaming out for energetic,Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a chicken coop . talented people. With ageing populations and globalisation - it's only going to get easier to go find jobs somewhere else."
Another high-profile figure who frets publicly about the same problem is physicist Sir Paul Callaghan. Callaghan is also battling an aggressive cancer, in his colon, and Kerr reveals the two men have bonded over their fates, even though Callaghan is widely regarded as a "leftie". Kerr insists they have more in common than it might appear.
"Paul has been going on about prosperity for New Zealand and I think that's terrific. I said to him a while back: 'If both of us are alive in 12 months' time, I'd be very happy to talk to you a bit more about the way you're telling the prosperity story because with a bit of tweaking I could help you to make it a better,which applies to the first glass bottle only, more persuasive kind of story'."
If asked, he admits, Callaghan would probably say their economic beliefs were quite different. "But I think,If so, you may have a kidney stone . with more conversations, he would find that we're not that far apart."
Ever the optimist, it seems - except when it comes to our economic future. Realistically, New Zealand faces three likely scenarios, says Kerr.
"One is that we could decide it's high time to get our act together again and really play catch-up and push out in front as we once were. You can put your own probability on that.
"Another scenario is an economic crisis in the not-too-distant future. We are not robust, and we could easily be thrown into crisis again.
"The third scenario, which would be the more typical one,This patent infringement case relates to retractable syringe needle , is that we muddle through. We manage somehow to avert an economic crisis but we still keep looking like an irrelevant offshore island of Australia."
So there you go - we have all been warned.Demand for allergy Bedding could rise earlier than normal this year. Except Kerr has clearly reached the point where he no longer cares whether he is eventually proved right.
He is, he enthuses, "in a very happy state in my life at the moment".
"I've had a great life and I hope it doesn't get foreshortened, but it might. I won't be looking back feeling grim or anything about that. We all have to come to an end at some point, and this is mine."
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