Investors, construction firms expected at govt’s investment summit

11th February 2025 By Staff Reporter | news@propertyticker.co.nz | @propertyticker

The government is expecting around 100 investors, business leaders, and construction companies to visit New Zealand next month for a new investment event.

The New Zealand Infrastructure Investment Summit will take place in Auckland from 13-14 March.

The announcement on Monday afternoon of the event followed the government unveiling its plans to expand the overseas investor visa category, with new rules for commercial property investment.

“The government is relentlessly focused on accelerating the growth New Zealand needs to lift our incomes, strengthen our businesses, and create opportunities for all Kiwis,” Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said.

“That means we need to stop saying ‘no’ to growth opportunities like foreign investment and start saying ‘yes’.

“To make it clear we are open for business, the government will host an international investment summit in March, highlighting partnership opportunities for overseas investment across our economy that will boost growth.”

Luxon will open the summit and a number of cabinet ministers will also attend.

“We’re using every tool in the box to kick our economy into high gear,” the prime minister said.

“We recently announced the creation of Invest NZ, a new agency to attract investment here, Fast-Track has started cutting through the red tape holding back important projects, and just yesterday we announced visa changes to attract international investors who are as excited about New Zealand’s bold growth agenda as we are.”

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop said greater foreign investment and more partnerships with government were needed to address the country’s significant infrastructure gap.

“The investment summit will bring together around 100 leaders from global investment and construction companies, among others, to showcase our infrastructure vision and highlight upcoming investment and development opportunities,” Bishop said.

“As well as showcasing upcoming infrastructure opportunities for partnership and investment, the summit will highlight changes to policy, regulation, and legislation that make it easier to do business here, along with other investment opportunities in a range of growth sectors and the Māori economy.

“Attendees will be left in no doubt that New Zealand is a country worth investing in.”

The government said further details of the summit will be made available in due course.