This packed 3-hour session covers all the latest immigration updates you need on Parent Boost and Active Investor Plus (Golden) visas. You’ll get practical tips on medical insurance requirements and emerging risks areas, refusal trends and character issues in the Parent Boost Visa. Plus, gain a step-by-step approach to advising on the active investor plus visa. Hear from renowned immigration authorities in New Zealand and benefit from their experience shaping immigration in 2025, with a clear look at what’s ahead in 2026.

Presenters

Shi Sheng Cai (Shoosh), Partner, Ashcroft, Mitchell, McGregor
Shi Sheng Cai (Shoosh) is a Partner at Ashcroft Mitchell McGregor and regularly acts for employers to help with immigration matters. He has over 7 years of work experience in the immigration sector including experience in the areas of global mobility, corporate immigration, investor migration and expertise with complex New Zealand immigration matters. Shoosh is a member of the Law Association Immigration Committee and is an author for Thomson Reuters Human Rights Law resource. You will find Shoosh "a great guy to deal with". He enjoys working with government officers and is a critical thinker with an insightful legal mind.


Marcus Beveridge, Managing Director, Queen City Law
Marcus Beveridge is the Managing Director of Queen City Law NZ Limited. His main areas of practice are construction and property law, commercial law, foreign investment, real estate services and immigration. Marcus has developed expertise in business-based immigration and has acted on literally 100's of successful business-based immigration applications over the best part of 3 decades. Many of these clients have subsequently become major clients of his firm. The total amount of business immigration funds invested in NZ in the last decade is close to NZ$10 Billion. Marcus is a regular commentator on immigration based issues on national Radio & TV and has presented and chaired many NZ Immigration Law conferences over the years. Marcus has also recently been on several Working Groups and Immigration Reference Groups liaising with senior INZ management about assorted immigration issues. His firm comprises one of NZ’s largest immigration law teams. Marcus was formerly Chairman of NZAMI and Convenor of the New Zealand Law Society Immigration Committee.


Simon Graham, Partner, Young Hunter Lawyer
Simon is a litigation partner at Young Hunter Lawyers. He is responsible for leading the firm’s immigration and human rights team. As part of his role, he regularly appears before specialist Tribunals, and the Courts. Simon specialises in providing advice and representation with respect to all aspects of immigration litigation. This includes deportation appeals, refugee and protected status appeals, residence appeals, judicial reviews and High Court appeals, and criminal matters (including immigration fraud) which have the potential to affect a person’s immigration status. He is the convenor of the New Zealand Immigration and Refugee Law Committee of the New Zealand Law Society.


Myles Noble, Head of Insurer Relationships, Complex Claims and Placements, Gallagher Insurance
Head of Claims and EQ Response, Crombie Lockwood. Myles is the Head of Claims and EQ response for Crombie Lockwood and has been with the company since 2002. Prior to this role Myles was with State Insurance for nine years in a variety of positions. Leading a team of 70 claims professionals Myles has worked to hard to cement claims as being a point of difference for Crombie Lockwood and its clients. A truly hands on leader Myles is regularly at the forefront of handling major losses across the country as well as providing technical claims advice internally and externally on a daily basis. Aside from his claims role Myles has responsibility for Crombie Lockwood's Internal Complaints Committee, joint responsibility for underwriter relationships, alternative revenue and Professional Indemnity matters. Myles is Vice Chairman of The ANZIIF NZ Members Advisory Board and Vice President of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association. He was named the IBANZ Young Broker of the Year in 2005 and the IBANZ Claims Professional of the Year in 2011. Myles also won the Wesfarmers Insurance Living Our Values award in 2012 and was a finalist in the Wesfarmers Innovation of the Year Award in 2014. Myles is a highly visible contributor to the industry's Canterbury Earthquake recovery efforts and is a well known public speaker on our industry's Earthquake response, Disaster Recovery Planning and Insurance Claims in general. Outside of work Myles enjoys time with his three young children, football, cricket and (when time permits) his involvement in the music industry.


Bradley So, Director, Queen City Law
Bradley So is a Director at Queen City Law and he manages the immigration team. He specialises in business migration and foreign investments. He has represented significant employers and ultra-high net worth individuals. His clients have invested in excess of $500 million in New Zealand and he has assisted multinationals with their immigration requirements.