NZ Adviser has published its 10th annual Top Advisers report, ranking 147 mortgage advisers by residential lending settled between 1 March 2025 and 28 February 2026. The report lands as broker-originated lending approaches 60% of all new home loans in New Zealand.
To qualify for this year’s ranking, entrants had to settle a minimum of $50 million in verified residential loans over the qualifying period. Advisers self-nominated with their settlement figures and aggregator contact details, and every submission was verified by the relevant aggregator before being accepted. A record 147 advisers made this year’s list, up from 94 in 2025 and 63 in 2024.
This year’s report comes as the sector adjusts to the AML/CFT National Strategy, which took effect in July 2026 and moves adviser supervision from the Financial Markets Authority to a single new regulator, the Department of Internal Affairs.