In order to cover the needs of the vast majority of our readers as quickly and efficiently as possible, we're not going to consider family based immigration in any detail here - there are too many ifs and buts in the legislation to give you a quick, informal, one page summary.
Suffice to say that, if more of your immediate family is resident in New Zealand than in your current country (or equal numbers in New Zealand and your current country) of residence, you will probably qualify for NZ residence.
If you have any immediate family in New Zealand at all, it's worth checking with the New Zealand Immigration Service to see whether you qualify for residence. This also applies if your partner is a New Zealander or Permanent Resident.
