We build plans, not sales funnels.
Tanta is a small New Zealand advisory firm specialising in first home buyers, KiwiSaver strategy, and the moments where mortgage decisions and KiwiSaver decisions collide. Here's how working with us looks, and who's behind it.
Three steps from hello to settled.
15 min chat
See if we’re a fit
A quick Zoom or phone call. We get a sense of where you're at — buying soon, KiwiSaver curiosity, mid-mortgage refinance — and you get a sense of whether we're worth your time. No pressure, no paperwork.
30–45 min strategy session
Get into the detail
We get into your numbers — timeline, KiwiSaver balance, borrowing capacity, what your bank's actually telling you. You leave with a plan and a clear sense of next steps, written or otherwise.
Sign up & implementation
Make it happen
If we're a fit, we sign you on, deliver your written advice, and start executing — fund switches, lender applications, structure decisions, the lot. Then we stay in touch as your life changes.
The firm.
Tanta is a New Zealand mortgage and financial advisory firm specialising in first home buyers, KiwiSaver strategy, and the points where the two collide. The deposit you build with one becomes the loan you take with the other — most advisers treat them as separate problems, we don't.
We were founded by advisers who left volume-driven brokerage models — the kind that push the most loans, not the right ones — and built around a different idea. Clients get a plan, not a sales funnel. Education before recommendation. Strategic structuring over rate-chasing. Ongoing reviews instead of set-and-forget.
We work with first home buyers, growing families, and people refinancing existing mortgages — anywhere in New Zealand. Most of our work happens online, by Zoom or phone, so distance is never the reason a conversation doesn't happen. As a licensed Financial Advice Provider (FAP) under the Financial Markets Authority, every recommendation we make is delivered as written advice you can act on, or take elsewhere.
Chris Browne.
Chris co-founded Tanta with his brother Anthony and leads the KiwiSaver side of the business. He's been in the industry since 2014 and has helped thousands of New Zealanders sort their mortgage, KiwiSaver, or both.
Chris founded the KiwiSaver arm at one of New Zealand's leading advice firms before starting Tanta — adding KiwiSaver to Tanta's offering was always part of the plan. Investing is the part of the job he finds most interesting, and he writes the quarterly KiwiSaver commentary on this site.
Outside Tanta, Chris spends his time with his family. To get in touch directly, email chris@tanta.co.nz or book a 15-minute chat.
Tanta Limited is a licensed Financial Advice Provider (FSP 736931). Chris is a registered Financial Adviser (FSP 422906) engaged under Tanta's licence.
Ready for a 15-minute chat?
No commitment. We'll see if we're a fit, and you'll get an honest read on whether your KiwiSaver and home plan are pointing at the same goal.