There are five different ways to obtain permanent resident visa. The easiest way is to spend 184 days each in the first two years of obtaining resident visa.

An entrepreneur work visa is a temporary visa granted for three years to allow a person to come to New Zealand to establish and run a business. Entrepreneur residence visa is a permanent visa. Once you run a business successfully for two years in NZ, you can apply and be granted residence under the entrepreneur category provided the requirements under the entrepreneur category are met.