Feature article

NEW ZEALAND PART 4 - a place to call home

Justin Bieber's (potential) NZ property journey

AI summary

This article presents a curated selection of luxury New Zealand properties suitable for high-profile international buyers.

North Island options include a waterfront sanctuary in Russell and a Sumich Chaplin-designed lodge on Waiheke with a helipad. South Island listings feature architecturally significant homes near Queenstown, from a lakeside retreat to a private estate on Closeburn Station. The piece highlights benefits like privacy, world-class golf, and favourable Active Investor Plus visa rules, making NZ an attractive investment.

The North Island: you've already done the research

1. A private waterfront sanctuary – Russell, Bay of Islands

2. Omaru Bay Lodge – Waiheke Island

3. Whangaihe Bay – the legacy play

But could we interest you in Te Waipounamu, the South Island?

4. The Lake House – Bob's Cove

5. Distinction – Closeburn Station

Still deciding?

Reasons why you should lay down a deposit tomorrow

No paparazzi. Well, almost none. Over here the paparazzi is a local podcast and a very proud clay-range owner. Nobody's hiding in the pōhutukawa.
The door is finally open. Since 6 March 2026, Active Investor Plus visa holders can buy one home worth more than NZ$5 million without living here first. The Lake House alone is asking $9.6 million. Waterfront is a bit trickier: the rules still keep coastal and lakeside land off-limits. But leave that with us. We're happy to pop down to the Beehive and ask about a one-off "Beliebers Amendment". We've already drafted the select committee submission. It's one word long: "Baby."
You're already on the right side of the world. Kerikeri, Mangawhai and Queenstown are all a short helicopter hop from an international airport.
Jack gets a proper Kiwi childhood. Bare feet, rock pools, pīwakawaka calling outside the window, and a school roll small enough that everyone knows everyone.
Golf for every mood. Tara Iti and Te Arai up north, Kauri Cliffs next to Whangaihe Bay, and the Queenstown courses down south.
Somewhere quiet to finish the next album. Several of these places come with their own jetty, bush track or high-country station between you and the nearest neighbour.
Spring is starting. Settle by summer and your first Kiwi Christmas is on the beach.
We'd all quite like you to stay. And maybe, just maybe, play Mt Smart again. We still have the 2022 tickets.