New Zealand Investment & Active Investor Plus Roadshow Lunch in Boulder
We are pleased to invite you to an exclusive private investor dinner event exploring New Zealand’s Active Investor Plus (“Golden Visa”) programme and the country’s broader investment landscape, including important recent updates on the Golden Visa programme and tax rules.
Bringing together leading New Zealand investors, family offices, advisers and industry participants, the event will provide direct access to New Zealand’s private equity, venture capital, private credit, public markets, banking, tax and immigration ecosystems.
A Conversation Around New Zealand
The programme will explore:
Why New Zealand — its investment environment, stability and long-term opportunities
Active Investor Plus — current residency pathways and investment requirements
Investment opportunities — private equity, venture capital, private credit and public markets
Tax & structuring — key considerations for international investors and families
Investor perspectives — first-hand experiences from those who have invested and relocated
Private networking — meaningful time with investors, advisers and participating organisations
Some of the Participating Organisations
Graham Lawrence - Managing Tax Partner
Paul Gestro – International Business & Growth Capital
Steven Rademaker - Director and founder
Hugo Fisher – Managing Director
Brigette Manaia – Head of Advice/Private Wealth Adviser
Robbie Paul - CEO at Icehouse Ventures
Don Stanway – Investment Manager | Private Capital
Pathways to New Zealand Immigration
Richard Howard – Managing Director
Paul Carman - CEO
Whether your interest is immigration pathways, private equity, private credit, venture capital, listed equities, private credit, banking, or tax structuring, this roadshow will provide direct access to many of the organisations shaping New Zealand's pathway to residency and investment ecosystem.
New Zealand’s Active Investor Plus residency visa program:
The program was set up by the NZ Government to support the real economy by investing into private companies as opposed to just investing into listed equities and bonds which don’t really move the needle economically. New settings were put in place April 1st 2025. Since then, there has been huge interest in the program mainly driven by US, European and Asian migrants who are looking for a “Plan B” amidst the geo-political tensions that have been brewing globally for a number of years now… NZ is clean, green, has a stable democracy, is a long way from the epi centres of these geo political issues, etc. Attached is a link below to the Government website explaining the program, but in a nutshell, NZ’s AIP visa program has two categories: Growth and Balanced:
The Growth category offers migrants a NZ$5m investment option into “Acceptable Managed Funds” across private credit, private equity and venture capital. The applicant applies, commits capital within 6 months, then must spend 21 days in the country over a 3-year period before being granted their visa.
The Balanced category offers migrants a NZ$10m investment option into listed equities, bonds, and some approved property development projects (as well as managed funds in the growth category). The applicant applies, commits capital within 6 months, then must spend 105 days in the country over a 5-year period before being granted their visa.
By the numbers – as at 25 September 2026
Total Applications: 949 applications (comprising 3,092 individuals)
Source countries: 50 countries lead by USA (32%), China (19%), Hong Kong (13%), Germany (6%), Taiwan (5%), Singapore/ UK/ Switzerland/Japan/Vietnam/South Korea (all around 3-4%)
Category breakdown: Growth 85%, Balanced 15%
Approvals: 496 applications finalised with resident visas issued, and another 256 applications approved in principle
Committed Investment: NZ$5.15 billion total investment pipeline, with NZ$2.88 billion already deployed into the New Zealand economy
Main Growth Category investments: Private Credit $852 million, Venture Capital $135 million and Private Equity $120m
Processing Time: Generally 4-6 weeks to approval in principle stage
Learn More About the Active Investor Plus Programme:
New Zealand Active Investor Plus Visa