Present Position
Arbitrator, Mediator and Property Manager

Professional Experience
Sharemilking Disputes,
Rural Lease Disputes,
Maori Land Issues,
Valuation Disputes,
Agri Business Disputes.

Career Summary
1974-1978 Appraiser Rural Banking & Finance Corporation, Hamilton
1978-1986 Appraiser Rural Banking & Finance Corporation, New Plymouth
1986-2006 Associate Staples Rodway Stratford - Registered Public Valuer, Farm Management consultant and arbitrator;
2006-2012-General Manager Land Assetts PKWIncorporation
2102-2015- Assetts Manager PKW

Appointments
Tribunal member MAF Appeals Committee Agricultural Recovery programme - Lower North Island Flooding Council Member, AMINZ
Principal Conciliator (Appointments)Variable Order Panel Dispute Resolution Conciliators

Publications
Paper to Lincoln College Valuation Students re Maori Land Valuation (2000);
Paper on Maori Land Valuation Issues to Joint API/Massey Inaugural Certificate of Native Title Course (2003)
Paper on Dispute Resolution and Expert Witness Conduct to NZPI Conference
Paper on Dispute Resolution and Expert Witness Conduct to NZIPIM Conference
Presentation to PINZ Mainland Conference 2019

Background
1974-1992 Owned a 45 hectare combined dairy unit carrying 120 cows and replacements with 700 fattening pigs.
1992-2020 Owns a 110 hectare(eff) seasonal supply dairy unit run by a 50/50 Sharemilker

Speciality Areas

Rural Property Valuation,
Land Compensation (Transmission Lines and Pipeline Easements),
Maori Land Issues
Arbitration/Mediation Sharemilking Disputes
Agri Business Disputes

Qualifications
Fellow (Arb), Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand Inc. (AMINZ);
AMINZ Panel of Arbitrators;AMINZ Panel of Mediators AMINZ List of Rural Dispute Resolution Professionals;
AMINZ Debt Mediation Panel;
Diploma of Agriculture, Lincoln College;
Diploma of Valuation and Farm Management, Lincoln College
Registered Valuer FPINZ;FNZIV
Registered Farm Consultant MNSFM
Licensed Real Estate Agent MREINZ