Property Law

Jayden McNeil

Jayden McNeil is a solicitor in the property and commercial team in our Whakatāne office. Jayden was born and raised in Whakatāne, and joined Holland Beckett in August 2022 after finishing his law degree at the University of Waikato. Since returning home he has been exposed to a very broad variety of work and values …

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Angus Hendry

Angus Hendry is an Associate in our property and commercial team. Angus was born and raised in Tauranga. He began practicing law in Palmerston North in 2019 before joining Holland Beckett in 2022. Angus has a wide range of experience in property and commercial transactions, as well as trusts and estate planning. He frequently advises …

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Emily Merrill

Emily is an Associate working in the commercial and property team with Joel Murphy. Emily was born and lived in California until 2007 when she moved to Tauranga to complete her secondary schooling. Emily completed her Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Communication Studies (majoring in Marketing) through the University …

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Dan Broadhurst

Dan works out of Holland Beckett’s Whakatāne office, servicing the wider Eastern Bay of Plenty area. Previous to the law, Dan worked as a primary school teacher in Christchurch, Wellington and London. Following overseas travel, Dan switched careers and undertook a law degree at Victoria University. Following study, Dan worked in Whakatāne as a staff …

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Natasha van der Wal

Natasha van der Wal is a Partner at Holland Beckett and leads our Rotorua commercial and property team. Natasha works closely with individuals, corporate entities, local governments, Māori land-owning entities and post settlement governance entities. She provides advice on a range of legal issues working in property, commercial and asset planning including projects involving subdivisions …

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Terry Kirkham

Terry works in the land and commercial law areas. He joined Holland Beckett in 2019, and is based in Rotorua and Taupo. Prior to joining Holland Beckett he practised in Taupo for 10 years. Terry’s work includes rural property and businesses, trusts, commercial and family property, tax, and business and family succession. He applies a …

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Georgina Smith

A partner in Holland Beckett, Georgina is a pragmatic and approachable lawyer. She takes complex legal problems and converts them into understandable concepts with options for her clients. Georgina grew up in ‘windy Wellington’ always curious about how those huge buildings didn’t topple over in the blustering gales and how so many houses were built …

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Bill Holland

Bill is a proud Tauranga local, born, raised, and educated in the region. He began his legal career in Auckland while completing his university studies, before returning home to Tauranga and joining Holland Beckett in 1976. He became Partner in 1979 following the passing of his father, the firm’s founder, Bill Holland Snr. Over a …

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Joel Murphy

Joel Murphy is a Partner in Holland Beckett’s property and commercial, and renewable energy teams. Specialist areas of practice: Residential, Commercial and Horticultural property Subdivisions Developments Renewable Energy Projects (Solar and Wind Developments) Joel advises clients on all aspects of property, including acquisitions and disposals, leasing, developments, financing, subdivisions and related transactions. He has particular …

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Luke Stewart

Luke specialises in property, rural, business and asset planning law. He joined Holland Beckett in 2006 and was appointed a Partner in 2014. Luke manages an experienced team across the Tauranga and Whakatāne offices. Luke’s experience includes the following: Residential and commercial conveyancing and structuring advice for private individuals and developers. Negotiating large forestry, dairy …

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