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.
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.
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.
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.
John Verdon
Consultant
John is a consultant in our Property and Commercial team. Widely experienced, John has expertise in Intellectual Property matters.
Thomas Barnaby
Senior Solicitor
Thomas has experience in all aspects of property transactions with a particular focus on commercial leasing. He has acted for several large commercial and retail landlord and tenant clients.
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.
Terry McDell
Legal Adviser
A Legal Adviser to Wynyard Wood, Terry lives at Mangawhai and is happy to receive instructions from existing and new clients within the area.
Vikki Hinton
Senior Legal Executive
Recognising the complexities and stress that often come with buying and selling property, Vikki is committed to making these processes as seamless and stress-free as possible for her clients.
Sarah McGregor
Legal Executive
Sarah has an extensive background in customer service, and is now a qualified Legal Executive at Wynyard Wood.
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.
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.
Emma Miller
Registered Legal Executive
Emma is a qualified registered legal executive with over twenty years’ experience in the legal industry both in New Zealand and Australia.
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.
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