John Morrow: The great wealth transfer reshaping New Zealand’s future

OpinionOpinion byJohn MorrowNZ Herald·10 Jun, 2026 04:59 PM8 mins to readJohn Morrow is Head of Philanthropic Services & Family Advisory at JBWere New ZealandJohn Morrow is Head of Philanthropic Services & Family Advisory at JBWere New Zealand.For more than a decade we have talked about Aotearoa New Zealand’s great wealth transfer as though it were imminent.

The reality, as our data now confirms, is that the largest movement of private wealth in our country’s history is underway, though on a longer timeline than most assumed,