As the adviser channel reaches a new milestone, see who led the market in 2026
Mortgage advisers are no longer competing with the banks for relevance. They're becoming the preferred path to home ownership.
Today, advisers originate around 60% of all new home loans in New Zealand, with major lenders continuing to increase the share of their mortgage books coming through the adviser channel.
Against a backdrop of regulatory change, evolving client expectations, and the growing use of AI, NZ Adviser's Top Advisers 2026 recognizes the professionals settling the highest volumes of residential lending across the country.
This year's ranking grew to 147 advisers, up from 94 last year. Among them are:
- Sandeep Khanna of Sandeep Khanna Mortgages
- Khushpreet Sidhu of Genesis Mortgages
- Cameron Muggeridge of Loan Market Central
- Laura te Kaat of The Mortgage Girls
- Michael Anastasiadis of Bozinoff Mortgages
- Denis Kim of Everglow Finance
- Kulvir Kankara of Omega Financial
- Scott Jackson of Mike Pero Mortgages
- Brenda Murney of Vega Mortgages
- Mohammed Izaz Hussein of SWIFT Mortgage
- Dan Bailey of LifeDirect Mortgages
- Clayton D’Lima of MortgageDesign
- Nick Brewerton of Custom Mortgages
- Geoff Wilton of Counties Home Loans
- Mitchell Williams of Williams Mortgages
- Harry Wang of Trusted Mortgage Adviser
- Becs McCallum of Loan Market McCallum & Co.
- Ankur Bajaj of Reliable Financial Group
- Ryan Smuts of Kris Pedersen Mortgages
- Susie Signal of Vega Mortgages
- Jaz Bedi of The Mortgage & Loan Guru
View the rankings to learn what's driving the continued rise of New Zealand's adviser channel.
