President Pranab Mukherjee today invited New Zealand investors and entrepreneurs to participate in the "Make in India" initiative. <br/><br/>Mr Mukherjee said that bilateral relations between India and New Zealand gained a new momentum since the visit of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to India in June, 2011. <br/><br/>Referring to the Indian diaspora, Mukherjee said that New Zealand is home to more than 170,000 people of Indian origin. <br/><br/>Earlier today, in a traditional welcome ceremony, President Pranab Mukherjee rubbed nose with the chief of an Indigenous group as he started his visit to New Zealand. <br/><br/>Mukherjee was accorded a guard of honour after the Maori welcome at the residence of New Zealand Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae.