Foreign investors are given incentives for making growth investments anywhere in New Zealand. Growth investments are acceptable investments,except for bonds, and philanthropic investments. For Investor 1 category, if you invest a minimum of 2.5 million New Zealand dollars in growth investments, you need to spend only 88 days in New Zealand over the three-year investment period. For Investor 2 category, if you invest a minimum of $750,000 New Zealand dollars in growth investments, you need to spend only 438 days in New Zealand over four years from when you first arrived in New Zealand as a resident and you may also qualify for 20 bonus points. If you invest a minimum of $1.5 million New Zealand dollars in growth investments for Investor 2 category, you will qualify for a reduction of $0.5 million New Zealand dollars from your nominated funds of $3 million New Zealand dollars for investment.
