For Australian buyers · No stamp duty · Three hours away
Yes, Australians can buy property in New Zealand.
Most Australians have no idea they can do this. You can buy an existing home here, the same as a Kiwi, with no stamp duty to pay. We're Slice of NZ Property. We show you what's for sale, which areas make sense, and what it really costs.
The three numbers that matter
$0
purchase tax
New Zealand got rid of stamp duty in 1999. There's no land tax and no foreign-buyer surcharge either. Buy a $2 million place in NSW and you'd pay about A$95,000 in duty. Here, you pay nothing.
2018
the year of the ban
New Zealand banned foreign buyers in 2018. Australian citizens were left out of it on purpose. The ban made headlines across the ditch. The exemption didn't.
3 hrs
from the east coast
Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane to Auckland or Queenstown, direct. For a lot of people that's quicker than driving to their own beach house.
Find your pathway
Which one is you?
01 - The beachhead
I want a holiday home
You're an Australian citizen and you want a bach. Good news: your passport already does the work. No stamp duty, no consent, existing homes included. Learn the rules, then start looking.
02 - The investor
I want to invest
Residential has nationality rules. Commercial doesn't, and yields run about 5 to 8%. We lay out both, with the numbers.
03 - The pathway
I'm looking at the $5m+ visa
Invest NZ$5m or more, get residency, and since March 2026 you can also buy one home worth over NZ$5m. We walk you through the whole thing.
The bit most people miss
Why does everyone think Australians can't buy here?
Because of the 2018 ban. New Zealand stopped foreign buyers from purchasing existing homes, and that story went everywhere. What didn't go everywhere was the exemption. Australian citizens were never part of the ban. If you've got an Australian passport, you can buy a beach house on the Coromandel or an apartment in Queenstown on exactly the same terms as a New Zealander. And there's no stamp duty, so the tax on the way in is zero.
We've written the full rules out, including what happens if you're a permanent resident rather than a citizen: Can Australians buy property in New Zealand?
Featured listing
FeaturedPauanui, Coromandel Peninsula
First on the list: the Pauanui waterways.
A waterfront home with its own mooring, two hours from Auckland. It's the kind of place Australians never hear about. That's the whole point of this site.
View the listingThe areas
Where should I be looking?
Coromandel Peninsula · Auckland
Pauanui
The planned beach town the Coromandel is famous for - flat, safe and family-built.
Coromandel Peninsula · About 2 hours drive from Auckland Airport.
Whangamata
New Zealand's surf town - a real main street, a famous bar, and 4km of beach.
North Auckland · 60-75 minutes drive from Auckland Airport.
Omaha
Auckland's weekend beach - an hour from the airport, next door to Matakana.
Otago · Direct 3 hour flights from Sydney
Queenstown
The alpine resort Australians already know - and the deepest property market in this list.
Otago · An hour from Queenstown Airport over the Crown Range.
Wanaka
Queenstown's quieter neighbour - same mountains, slower pulse, stronger loyalty.
The free guide
The Australian's Guide to Buying a NZ Holiday Home.
Who can buy. What the exchange rate does to your budget. How both countries tax you, including the capital gains question most guides dodge. Getting a mortgage, what it costs to hold, and how to move the money across. Seven chapters. It's free.
Selling? Australian buyers pay a premium.
Your local listing reaches local buyers. We put your property in front of Australians who'd pay more for it and can't find it.