Meet our team of experts. You can learn all about our individual areas of expertise, along with the many ways in which we can help.
Arthur Chung
Director
A Director at Wynyard Wood, Arthur specialises in property law, with extensive experience in commercial leasing, property development, construction and public works.
Penny Jones
Director
Penny has wide experience in business and property matters, including business and property transactions, financing and property development.
Henry Jansen
Director
Henry joined Wynyard Wood in 1992 and acts for a large number of small to medium-sized enterprises, individual clients and trusts.
Karl Robinson
Director
Karl Robinson is a civil and commercial litigator with over 20 years of experience resolving disputes.
Ian MacDonald
Principal
Ian advises in a range of areas including property and personal property law, occupation right agreements, commercial law, relationship property agreements, wills and trusts.
Eugene Ou
Principal
Eugene has been a practising lawyer for more than 40 years, predominantly as a sole practitioner in general practice.
Pieter Venter
Special Counsel
Pieter has a wealth of experience in litigation, insurance disputes, employment disputes, advocating for survivors of sexual abuse, and much more.
Terry McDell
Consultant
A Consultant to Wynyard Wood, Terry lives at Mangawhai and is happy to receive instructions from existing and new clients within the area.
Richard Osborne
Consultant
Richard works in the specialised areas of corporate and commercial advice with an increasing interest in dispute resolution and not-for-profit organisations.
Rod Ewen
Consultant
Rod has been practising law since 1982. He joined Wynyard Wood in 1985 and has held a senior position in the company since 1988.
Claire Reynolds
Consultant
Claire’s area of expertise is in family law advising clients on matters relating to contracting out and separation agreements, dissolution of marriage and other related matters.
John Verdon
Consultant
John is a consultant in our Property and Commercial team. Widely experienced, John has expertise in Intellectual Property matters.
Narina Bali Watson
Senior Associate
Narina is passionate about the work she does and has wide experience in areas including general property, conveyancing, property development, trust and asset planning as well as business and commercial matters.
Harshi Bains
Senior Solicitor
Harshi has experience in the property, business, trusts, and asset planning areas of law, with a particular interest in property development.
Marina Roelfs
Solicitor
Marina was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2023 and will be working primarily in the areas of Litigation and Dispute Resolution.
Sarah McGregor
Legal Executive
Sarah has an extensive background in customer service, and is now a qualified Legal Executive at Wynyard Wood.
Vicky Davis
Legal Executive
Vicky has over 15 years’ administration experience with 10 of those years in the legal profession, and is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Laws.
Stephanie Wood
Registered Legal Executive
Stephanie has worked in the legal industry for many years and qualified as a Registered Legal Executive over four years ago.
Tegwen Ng
Registered Legal Executive
Tegwen has eight years’ Legal Executive experience in many different areas of law, specialising in property, estate planning and estate administration.
Rachel Holland
General Manager
Rachel joined Wynyard Wood in August 2024.
Denese Litherland
Office Manager
Denese works with our General Manager with the day-to-day management of Wynyard Wood, a varied role which she finds both challenging and rewarding.
Sally Tie
Knowledge Base/Training Coordinator
Sally has a real passion for process and system improvement and in particular improving efficiency and productivity.
Vikki Neal
Trust Administrator
Vikki brings her expertise to ensure the smooth operation of trusts, demonstrating attention to detail and a genuine care for her clients’ needs.
Kent Cheng