Some places deserve more than a visit.
HCNZ helps global investors establish a genuine foothold in New Zealand — the property, the structure, the relationships, and the confidence that comes from having a trusted partner on the ground, for the long term.
New Zealand has a way of staying with people. The landscape, the pace, the sense that life here is lived at a different scale. For those who have seen enough of the world to know what they value, it represents something worth holding onto.
Most of our clients are not relocating. They are securing a place that will be ready when they are — a retreat for the family, a long-horizon asset, a future home once the moment is right. They have significant choice, and they choose carefully.
Whether you are acquiring a private retreat, establishing a family estate, or positioning for future residency, the path requires more than capital. It requires local knowledge, trusted relationships, and a partner with no agenda other than your outcome.
Hiatt Consulting New Zealand (HCNZ) works with a small number of clients at any one time because the work demands it. We work alongside your existing advisors — whether that is your lawyer, family office, immigration advisor or investment manager — and handle everything on the ground: property identification, project oversight, and ongoing stewardship. Many of our clients are navigating or have completed New Zealand's Active Investor Plus (AIP) programme; we understand its requirements intimately and ensure your New Zealand investment activity reflects that. We have strong real estate agency relationships, but not ties. When you or your advisors engage us, our interests are entirely aligned with yours.
Investing in New Zealand
Establishing the right foundation begins with understanding what you are trying to achieve — for your family, your portfolio, and your future. We work with clients to define that picture, then identify the properties and investments that fit it.
Through years of building trusted relationships across New Zealand, we access opportunities and insights rarely visible from the outside. From initial search and due diligence through to acquisition and ongoing investment activity, our local knowledge and independent judgment ensure every decision is the right one.
For Professional Advisors
Establishing the right foundation begins with understanding what you are trying to achieve — for your family, your portfolio, and your future. We work with clients to define that picture, then identify the properties and investments that fit it. Through years of building trusted relationships across New Zealand, we access opportunities and insights rarely visible from the outside. From initial search and due diligence through to acquisition and ongoing investment activity, our local knowledge and independent judgment ensure every decision is the right one.
Property & Projects
Once established, protecting and developing your New Zealand assets requires consistent professional attention on the ground. Our networks are central to what we offer — engaging the right architect, builder, landscape professional, or property manager from relationships built over time with people whose work we know and trust. We provide long-term management of residential and investment property, and active oversight of whatever your asset requires. We look after the detail, so that New Zealand is exactly what it should be — a place to enjoy, not to manage.Once established, protecting and developing your New Zealand assets requires consistent professional attention on the ground. Our networks are central to what we offer — engaging the right architect, builder, landscape professional, or property manager from relationships built over time with people whose work we know and trust. We provide long-term management of residential and investment property, and active oversight of whatever your asset requires. We look after the detail, so that New Zealand is exactly what it should be — a place to enjoy, not to manage.