Dairy Sales

Every property is special and has different attributes and requirements in order to achieve the best result for you. My job is to "achieve that result" and I have a vast amount of experience across many industries that have taught me the skills to do this.

My history spans Sales and Marketing in the National Building and International Freight Forwarding industries. I have run and owner/operated businesses all of my working life so I understand the critical workings of operating a business.

Throughout my years operating as a top salesperson in the rural real estate environment I have met many great people and have a passion for assisting people with their property needs whatever those may be.

I have honed my negotiation skills to make sure that I can achieve fair and equitable outcomes for my clients.

My choice to join the Colliers Rural and Agribusiness team stems from the reality that they have the strongest Global and local brand that’s totally focussed on the sale and lease of income producing assets. They have the best people, networks and the very best tools to get your property "sold". 

The key to this success is the extensive marketing, client databases and the teamwork that exists between the salespeople and staff within the Colliers brand to deliver results.
It is truly through competition that we achieve our greatest results, and the only way to gain the competition in buyers is solely through getting "multiple parties" to engage in the process of buying your property.

I will commit my personal energy and that of my teams to making sure we get the very best reach and visibility of your property to the market.
I am excited and looking forward to working closely with you and helping you write the next chapter in your life. 

Doug launched his real estate sales career in 2007 and joined Colliers in 2020 and is based at the Waipukurau Colliers branch (56 Ruataniwha Street). This is a very powerful combination, bringing together a strong brand that has national and international links, strong leadership and experience and Doug’s unique informative style, energy and professional skill set. Colliers provides excellent tailored marketing solutions for your property and we are able to immediately use the huge regional, national and international network that Colliers has. 

Doug’s professional experience and enthusiasm combines well with his expert knowledge of the Central Hawke’s Bay. His honesty and integrity are unquestionable and his easy manner and caring attitude will put you at ease whether you are selling or purchasing property. He quickly became a very successful marketer and negotiator, establishing a strong and loyal client and customer base. 

Doug’s passion is rural and lifestyle real estate and he has been extremely successful, having been recognised for his efforts with numerous company national awards. Doug has a strong desire to help others succeed in attaining their dreams – whatever they might be.

Doug believes his past experiences, combined with his customer service knowledge, provide the perfect base to his long and fulfilling career in real estate. Continuing with his lifetime philosophy of hard work and high-energy commitment to every task ahead, his sense of satisfaction comes from working closely with vendors and purchasers to help them achieve their individual goals.

Whether you are selling or purchasing property, Doug has an absolute commitment to provide the best possible service to all his clients based on the principles of honesty and integrity.

Give Doug a call today, he's here to help.

Raised in Hawke’s Bay, Hadley has spent much of his working life in the agricultural industry.  After completing a Diploma in Agricultural Business, Hadley started work in the stock and station industry based in the Bay of Plenty. He travelled extensively overseas and set up a farming business while living in England. Returning to New Zealand, Hadley worked as a Rural Finance Manager before embarking on a very successful rural real estate career.

Hadley’s successful background in the industry has seen him develop a wide skillset along with a client base that covers the globe.  His years of specialized experience in rural property marketing and sales have resulted in an outstanding track record of over $300,000,000 in sales. These results place Hadley in the top tier of agents nationwide.

Having established Colliers Rural Hawke’s Bay in 2014, Hadley was appointed National Director of Colliers Rural and Agribusiness in 2017 and continues to foster and develop the TransTasman relationship and foreign interest investment in respect of rural industry assets.

Hamish has lived and breathed the agricultural sector throughout his career while working, leasing and running his own farming business for the last 35 years. Currently farming a small sheep, beef and cropping property with a recently developed apple orchard, Hamish’s broad experience within the industry is highly valued by his clients. 
Hamish has also previously enjoyed a successful rural and lifestyle sales career in real estate, during which he received several awards and Colliers Rural is proud that he has once again joined the real estate industry alongside our Hawke’s Bay rural team.
His extensive experience, coupled with an interest in commercial property investment, gives Hamish a unique perspective into rural property and a proven ability to achieve the best results for his clients. Hamish has built and fostered solid relationships with the local rural community based on trust, knowledge, honesty and professionalism.
With a genuine understanding of all types of rural businesses, whether sheep/beef or dairy farms, horticulture or lifestyle blocks, Hamish is absolutely dedicated to securing a successful sale outcome and premium price for his clients’ rural assets.

Gary Brooks is well-known and highly respected as both a successful salesperson and real estate industry leader. His professional, straight talking approach, specialised expertise acquired from 25 years in the industry, integrity, and top-tier negotiation skills have all combined to see Gary rise to the top of his game, selling in excess of 500 million dollars’ worth of rural real estate. He is an expert at maximising his client’s assets, with a reputation for consistently delivering value while keeping an eye on the finer detail.
Gary ensures he takes the time to listen his clients’ expectations and translates these into workable, timely solutions with solid marketing plans. He knows what works when it comes to marketing property and has previously won highly competitive marketing awards.
With an aptitude for the sale of large scale sheep and cattle farms, premium lifestyle properties, and forestry blocks, Gary not only has an extensive knowledge of rural real estate but also an in-depth knowledge of contract law. 
Gary maintains a large professional network and buyers’ database that includes extensive national and offshore customers, ensuring each property reaches as many qualified buyers as possible. He has the sole New Zealand partnership with both SportsAfield and the North American Land Brokers’ Association, giving all of Gary’s clients access to 180 offices across North America.
Gary works tirelessly for his clients, exploiting his market knowledge, customer networks, attention to detail, and top level sales, marketing and negotiation skills to deliver maximum results for his clients.

I’m Chris Meban and I have 30 plus years of rural experience..

I am a 5th generation farmer who had run the 2,300 ha family dry stock farm, running 20,000 stock units.

I started my working life shepherding on large East Coast sheep and cattle stations before completing a Diploma of Agriculture at Massey University.

In 2008 I moved to Rotorua due to its centrality & outdoor environment that my family & I are so passionate about.

We live on a 55ha lifestyle farm in Hamurana running sheep and cattle.

I have many interests outside of work – hunting, fishing to name a few.

It is my interest in the farming scene and the rural community has led me to the challenge of rural Real Estate.

To me real estate is about achieving the best possible result for my clients and ensuring that the process is a positive one. Creating a marketing plan that will target the right buyers and gain as much attention along with consistent and timely communication with everyone involved

I know my market, and have great communication skills and I have a solid track record of sales over many suburbs and all price ranges.

I understand the target audience for each property I offer so I can quickly identify the most effective way to reach those intended buyers.

My promise to you:

I will apply the farming ethics of hard work and honesty to your real estate portfolio.

With over 30 years of experience in the agricultural sector, specializing in dairy farming and the food processing industry, Clint has joined the Colliers Rural team covering the Bay of Plenty and the Waikato.

Clint started out in a family business designing and building dairy sheds. He developed this business to have national presence in Australia working with some of the largest dairy farms in excess of 15,000 cows, providing support for farmers to effectively manage the welfare of their cows.

From 2013-2016, Clint was appointed lead Project Manager and Company representative for Hancock Prospecting’s move into agriculture on the Hope Dairies Project. Managing key relationships with company stakeholders and Government representatives, Clint was responsible for leading feasibility studies, negotiating and procuring farms and equipment, and creating/heading up a team to manage and develop farming and processing operations over 5000 Ha and project value of $500million.

On a smaller scale, Clint has also set up and developed his own dairy goat farm in Tasmania, securing contracts with both Coles and Woolworths to sell marinated goat cheese across Australia.

His career expanded internationally with animal welfare companies from Israel and Austria in business development roles in Australia and New Zealand with a main focus here in New Zealand.  Clint has achieved great success for Afimilk (Israel), developing a strong dealer network and support team across New Zealand which forged a successful strategic partnership with New Zealand’s industry leader in genetics, LIC.

He was then recruited by Smaxtec (Austria) to help with their introduction to New Zealand with an innovative device that sits inside the cow’s rumen measuring key data points, such as rumination and core body temperature, giving the farmer vital information around the welfare of their cows. Serving as Country Manager, he has built key support relationships and research programs with Fonterra, Dairy NZ and LIC, looking at the future and sustainability of dairy farming in New Zealand. With these roles Clint has travelled to all parts of New Zealand, giving him a great understanding of farming, and creating strong networks within its community.

With years of farm-focused experience behind him, Clint offers a no nonsense, down-to-earth approach that accounts for the realities of agricultural and rural properties. As his work history shows time after time, returning exceptional results is always a firm focus for Clint.

Jason has played a key role in establishing the Colliers Rural and Agribusiness brand in the Tararua and Wairarapa region. As a natural born relationship builder with a passion for the rural community, Jason prides himself on his people skills, his strong negotiation abilities and the exceptional customer service he provides to clients. Born and bred in the Tararua district, having been bought up on a family farm in Waione, both farming and sales have been a major theme throughout Jason’s career. With 16 years of practical farming experience behind him, including time spent in Dannevirke, Eketahuna and Pahiatua, Jason, along with his wife, Kirsten, leased a farm for ten years which eventually allowed them to purchase this property. Jason worked as a Technical Field Rep for PGG Wrightson, advising clients on animal health, cropping, fertiliser and development plans for farms. During his time with the company, Jason built strong relationships which lead to outstanding sales results, winning numerous awards that recognised his achievements. Jason also spent five years on their national retail advisory group, where he developed and rolled out a national training programme for staff.

Jason’s natural affinity for people combined with his results-orientated drive, has seen Jason excel in his chosen field and build a strong network of contacts across rural Wairarapa along the way. Jason is very involved in the local community through various sporting codes. He was the Club Captain for the Eketahuna rugby club for eight years. Currently he is the Club President of Tararua Squash Club and assists co-ordinating a local discussion group. Jason enjoys spending time with his wife and young daughter as well as participating in squash, cricket and trying to get the odd hunt or dive in. Jason has lived in the Tararua district his whole life. The people and the relationships he has formed is what he loves and he is looking forward to using his knowledge of the area, rural expertise and sales skills to help others achieve their goals in life.

A well-known and well-respected rural specialist, Rob Deal has been in the farming industry for many years. With a passion for the rural community and an enthusiasm for everything he puts his mind towards, it is no surprise that Rob has sold over 250 million dollars worth of rural real estate and won many awards for his exceptional sales results.

Having been sheep and beef farming in the Eketahuna area for 17 years, Rob is a familiar face in the Tararua district rural community and has strong relationships with farmers in the region. His genuine approach and expert knowledge of farming means that Rob relates to his clients in both a personal and professional capacity. He understands the issues that affect farming and is well equipped to answer questions from potential buyers.

It was Rob’s passion for a challenge that led him to the real estate industry and he enjoys the process of matching buyers with farms, using a solutions-based approach to ensure he is getting the best results possible for his clients. Rob has an open communication style and outgoing personality which allows him to build great relationships, resulting in many repeat and referred clients over the years.

Rob, his partner Kim and their five daughters love living in the Tararua region and are actively involved in the local community providing sponsorship and support for sporting clubs, schools and community events.

If you are looking for a sales specialist with sound rural knowledge and proven track record in Tararua and Wairarapa, look no further than Rob Deal. Get in touch with Rob today for all your rural real estate needs...

Richard brings to Colliers Rural and Agribusiness a strong agribusiness background and a quality network of relationships in the sector. The past 22 years have been spent in technical, agribusiness and banking based rural advisory roles gaining diverse experience across finance, operations, farm development and sales/syndications.

With a reputation for providing informed and sound judgement and delivering results, Richard is committed to achieving the best possible outcome for his client. The completion of recent dairy, grazing, horticulture and sheep and beef farm sales in the region complement the above skills with market and buyer knowledge to achieve the desired outcome for clients.

Jonny joins the Colliers Rural and Agribusiness team with a wealth of farming knowledge and expertise. He has been farming in equity partnerships for the past 10 years. The first seven years was a 7,500 stock unit sheep and beef property near Clinton, South Otago. Jonny and Tracy still own a financial interest in this property. The last three years farming was at Ikawai, South Canterbury, on a large scale dairy farm.

This experience gives Jonny a solid platform when it comes to understanding what is required to run a successful farm business. He has experience in management, compliance, governance, strategy, finance and working with key professionals.

Since joining the industry nine years ago Mick has firmly established himself in the Canterbury real estate market.

Mick brings with him over 30 years’ experience in the rural and lifestyle sectors in both sales and marketing.  This experience helped develop Micks strong negotiation skills.  Coming from a farming background in North Canterbury, his experience includes being a successful stock agent plus managing and growing his own farming operation. Mick enjoys utilising his knowledge of the rural industry and applying his energy and enthusiasm to provide a quality and successful service to both lifestyle and rural markets throughout Canterbury.

With a strong focus on integrity, teamwork and trust, Mick pays close attention to detail and works tirelessly to achieve results.  His enthusiasm, passion and exceptional customer focus, combined with the superb tailor-made marketing services Colliers has to offer, makes Mick the recipe for success for your next property transaction.  His professional attitude combined with his personable and trustworthy approach makes for sound, long term client relationships.

Alex has a strong rural background having built a career servicing the rural sector. A graduate of Lincoln College with a Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture & Management), Alex worked for a National rural supplies company in the Waikato before taking up a position as a rural manager with ANZ Bank in South Canterbury. In these roles Alex has developed a wide range of skills across finance and farming operations as well as environmental and operational knowledge.

Alex added to these skills when travelling abroad taking up a role as a Credit Analyst for Credit 4 in London and travelling for 18 months before returning to join Colliers International.

Alex believes in building strong relationships with his clients that allows him to understand what is required to consistently achieve the best results. His experience in the rural field sees Alex well positioned to add value to the sales process. His collaborative, friendly nature and ability to relate to a large cross section of people from farmers to rural professionals will ensure  the very best outcomes are achieved every time.

Alex has lived in Canterbury for over 6 years, the people and the relationships he has formed in that time is what drives him and he will utilise his growing knowledge of the area, rural expertise and sales skills to assist others in achieving their goals. If you would like to speak to a Central Canterbury expert, contact Alex Cooney today 

With over five years of experience and an impressive track record of farm sales, George brings the knowledge and experience to assist you on your next rural property transaction. George brings a youthful energy, experience and a passion for success to the table. Having spent many years immersed in the rural sector, George has a clear and detailed understanding of the realities of rural life and has been heavily involved in the running, daily challenges and enjoyment, which comes from all aspects of farming.

Well-travelled, it is his clear communication, easy nature and confidence that sets him apart. Believing relationships built on honesty, trust and a friendly nature are key to success, George brings a unique understanding of people and their individual needs to each and every sale. George credits his success to being able to listen, watch and learn from those around him. Ensuring his collaborative approach achieves personable yet professional results.

Ruth commenced her career in rural real estate in August 2009 before establishing the first Colliers Rural and Agribusiness franchise in New Zealand with Shane O’Brien in September 2014. Her experience and acumen led to a role operating at a national level, spearheading growth in Colliers’ Rural business between 2018 and 2021.

Now based in the Southern-Lakes district, Ruth is Managing Director of the Otago and Southland Rural business, of which she was one of the co-founders in January 2019.

Growing up on a large-scale, high-country farm in Central Otago set the foundation for Ruth’s involvement in the rural industry throughout her working life. After achieving a first-class honours degree from Otago University, Ruth commenced a career in rural finance that spanned nine years with the National Bank. She then joined the progressive new dairy company, Synlait, as Business Development Manager, focusing on growing their farming assets via key acquisitions around the Canterbury region.

Ruth is also involved in the rural building industry with her husband Nigel, and the experience of the incredible highs and lows that this industry has encountered over the past 13 years has honed her management and problem-solving skills to the highest level.

As a rural real estate professional, Ruth's strategy is based around the cornerstones of people and their farming businesses.  Focussing on these rather than solely the physical assets is key to how she achieves positive outcomes regardless of market conditions. Her underlying principles of trust and integrity ensure she continues to form long-lasting, genuine relationships and she applies an open, honest approach to all situations.

Furthermore, Ruth's comprehensive understanding of an often complex and evolving rural market together with her ever-present proactive attitude allow her to provide solutions that go beyond the traditional real estate model.

Chris has 36 years valuation and consultancy experience across a wide variety of property related matters including compensation, financial reporting statutory compliance, acquisition and rural valuation. He previously held senior positions at both Valuation New Zealand and Quotable Value – where his primary focus was the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.

His client work for the firm since 2008 has covered a range of property types and issues including; agribusiness, horticultural ,  lifestyle and residential development land, forestry land valuations, Emission Trading Scheme issues, specialised asset valuations, valuations for financing, due dilligence tax compliance, trust formation, matrimonial disputes and compensation. In addition he has provided expert evidence in the High Court, District Court, Maori Land Court, Environment Court  and Land Valuation Tribunal.

Chris’s infrastructure sector experience has included valuation and advisory projects covering compensation for easement and right of way property interests acquired by Transpower and other leading New Zealand energy companies, for new transmission lines and infrastructure upgrades, and compensation assessments for Crown entities taking property under the Public Works Act 1981 for motorways and pipelines.

His forestry sector experience has encompassed numerous valuation and advisory engagements throughout the country – including advice in relation to devolution of the New Zealand Forestry Service in the late 1980s, land value and rental review assessments as part of Crown Forestry license protocols and Maori Land rental review requirements, various Treaty of Waitangi settlement awards and providing expert evidence.

Chris is based in our Tauranga office and offers our clients sound market advice founded on a comprehensive understanding of the specific sector dynamics and balanced by experience gained working on behalf of owners, regulators and adjudicators in both the public and private domain. He is involved in a number of practice areas including forestry, dairy, kiwifruit,  avocados, infrastructure and pastoral.

Chris is the immediate past chairman of the Tauranga branch of the Property Institute of New Zealand and is a member of  the Waikato No. 4 Land Valuation Tribunal and the Directors Institute of New Zealand.

Tim has 13 years property valuation experience and is based in our Blenheim office. Prior to joining CAPI in 2006 he worked as a valuer for Quotable Value based in Christchurch..

Since 2006, Tim’s client work has included viticulture, high country tenure review and rental valuations, pastoral valuations, lifestyle, specialised asset valuations and compensation for various infrastructure projects nationwide.

Tim’s viticulture experience includes the valuation of vineyards for financing, sale & purchase and rent setting purposes for a number of clients including Pernod Ricard, Indevin, Wither Hills, Cloudy Bay, Allan Scott Wines, Treasury Wine Estates, plus a number of others. Tim is also frequently engaged to provide valuation advice to most of the major banks. Having grown up and lived most of his life in Marlborough, Tim has in depth local knowledge of the region.

Tim has extensive experience in valuing large pastoral and high country properties throughout the South Island, either on behalf of Linz for tenure review or rent review purposes or for corporate and private landowners. Properties valued include Muller Station, Mt White, Mt Albert, Mt Creighton, Godley Peaks, Hossack, Glen Wye, Glenhope, Forest Range plus many more. Tim is designated as an assessor under Section 23P Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 to provide rental assessments on Crown Pastoral Lease properties.

Compensation is another key area of expertise and Tim has provided property advice on a number of projects nationwide including Transpowers 400kV transmission line build through the Waikato, Central Plains irrigation scheme through Canterbury, land acquisitions for roading on behalf of the New Zealand Transport Agency as well as new transmission line easement assessments for various network operators throughout New Zealand.

Tim offers our clients excellent technical skills and market knowledge, together with a sound appreciation of both private and public sector imperatives. He plays a key role in our viticulture, pastoral and compensation valuation teams.

Blue has over 40 years valuation experience encompassing rural and resource interests, specialised agriculture  assets, public sector property (especially forest interests), expert evidence and management. His prior work in senior roles with both Valuation New Zealand and Quotable Value has given him broad property knowledge – with a particular emphasis in the forestry sector.

His client work has traversed a range of property types and issues including; forestry land valuations (lessor and lessee interests), Emission Trading Scheme issues, specialised assets, agribusiness, lifestyle subdivisions, valuations for financing, tax compliance, trust formation, relationship property disputes, Maori land issues, aesthetic land and compensation. In addition he has provided expert evidence and acted as an arbitrator in a number of judicial contexts. He has given evidence in the Valuation Tribunal, High Court, and Enviroment Court.

Blue’s work previously encompassed managing the rating revaluation and roll maintenance programmes for six local authorities in the South Island, giving an in-depth understanding of rating issues and the valuation of exotic forest land and national parks, and acting as Principal Consultant (Rural and Forestry) for Quotable Value. Blue’s more recent large-scale engagements have included the valuation of forest assets in Otago, Nelson, Marlborough, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Northland for due diligence, financial planing or reporting and Treaty of Waitangi settlement purposes, as well as Crown Forestry License rent reviews. .

Blue’s personal involvement in agribusiness extends to ownership of a West Coast pine plantation and membership of the New Zealand Institue of Forestry and Farm Forestry Association. As past President of the Property Institute of New Zealand and former President of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers, Blue is highly regarded by both his clients and peers in the profession. He is based in our Nelson office and plays a key role in our agricultural and forestry sector practices and in our dairy pastoral and horticulture valuation teams..

Prior to joining Colliers, Tim had 25 years agribusiness banking experience in the North and South Island in relationship management, business development and senior leadership roles.

He completed and peer reviewed rural valuations throughout his banking career.  His banking skills include agribusiness finance, credit analysis and rural valuation.

With his wife he owns an irrigated, intensive stock and cropping property in North Canterbury.

The family property was leased prior to farming meaning Tim understands the lease market, has experience dealing with lessor and lessees and negotiating lease agreements.

Tim brings to the Colliers Rural Valuation and Advisory team agribusiness banking and practical farming experience, an understanding of irrigation and environmental compliance as well as a strong network of farmers and their advisors.

His focuses are all types of rural land valuation throughout the South Island and advisory work in the rural sector.
 

Ed has over 20 years’ experience in property valuation and agribusiness throughout New Zealand. He is based in Christchurch and travels regularly to the regions. Prior to joining the Colliers International Rural and Agribusiness valuation team he was a senior valuer and business manager of a valuation firm in Central Otago which covered the lower South Island and spent four years as a farm manager on a sheep and beef farm in the Wakatipu Basin. Ed has also practiced as a valuer in Nelson/Tasman, Wellington and the Wairarapa.

Ed has agricultural and forestry interests in the lower North Island, completed the Kellogs Rural Leadership Programme in 2010 and obtained a Master of Property Studies degree in 2015. He has broad property related experience in both urban and rural sectors focusing more recently on specialized rural and commercial assets and the impact of nutrient regulation on land values.

Having spent a good portion of his career in agribusiness and partnering with rural businesses around New Zealand, Ed understands the challenges of the rural sector in changing current economic and political climates, and appreciates our clients need for quality specialist property advice.

Greg is an experienced registered valuer and leads our Canterbury rural valuation and property consultancy team in Christchurch.

Greg specialises in the valuation of rural property throughout Canterbury and the South Island. His work for the firm has included financial reporting valuations of large scale rural portfolio’s, compensation assessments for major infrastructure projects and one off individual farm valuations for lending, estate and development purposes.

Greg offers our clients excellent technical skills and he has a highly developed understanding of the public sector and relevant legislation. He plays a lead role in our corporate dairy farm valuation work, high country, infrastructure compensation and in other valuation practice areas.

Jack has a strong rural background growing up in North Canterbury where he developed a range of skills which have aided him in his valuation career. 

Jack started working for the company in 2015 after graduating from Lincoln University, where he worked alongside our senior valuers gaining valuable experience. During this period Jack was involved in undertaking corporate dairy farm portfolio valuations for financial reporting, planning and potential acquisition purposes throughout Canterbury and the Waikato, as well as assisting in high country station tenure reviews.

In 2018 Jack completed his registration before taking time off to follow a professional rugby career in Russia. After returning in late 2019, Jack returned to the Rural Valuation profession. 

At the start of 2021 Jack relocated to our Blenheim office where he is now working alongside Tim Gifford. Since moving to Blenheim, Jack has been involved in a number of large scale 
vineyard valuations for finance and rental purposes as well as continuing to work within the dairy and pastoral sectors. 

In addition to Jack’s valuation work he is also a high-power user of all sorts of applications helping to create efficiencies within the Company by developing our modelling and database tools.

Nicola joined Crighton Anderson Property and Infrastructure (now trading as Colliers International) as a graduate valuer in early 2019.  Nicola has been working as part of our largest team based in Canterbury, working collaboratively in a variety of valuation fields. Her focus is predominantly on rural property in the Canterbury region and includes a mix of large corporate dairy portfolio work through to smaller pastoral landholdings and horticulture. 

Prior to joining the firm, Nicola worked for one of Australia's largest valuation firms gaining valuable experience in a diverse range of property types from retail shopping centres to  global government property portfolios.

Coming from a rural background, Nicola has always had a passion for property and the rural sector and is now working towards becoming a fully registered valuer.

Kate is a born and breed Southlander. Growing up on a sheep and beef farm in Central Southland gave her an invaluable appreciation and understanding of the area and primary sector.

Kate graduated from Lincoln University in 2015 with a B. Com. Ag majoring in Agricultural Management and Rural Valuation. In her final year at Lincoln she received the Colliers Rural and Agribusiness Valuation Scholarship and consequently joined the company in 2016.

Kate worked out of the Christchurch office for four years, focusing predominantly on valuing properties in the Southland and Otago regions, gaining experience in dairy, sheep and beef, high country, horticulture and viticulture industries. She was also involved in developing datasets, overview analysis and trend commentaries for the Southland and Otago rural property markets for clients and communication reports.

In May 2019 Kate gained her registration and started building her own portfolio of clients in the Lower South Island.

In January 2020 Kate moved to Southland to open the first Colliers Rural Valuation office in the region.

Brylie has begun her career with Colliers in Rural Valuation after completing a Bachelor of Land and Property Management at Lincoln University. After working with the Colliers Rural and Agribusiness Team as an intern, she has since joined the Tauranga Team upon Graduating. 

Originally from the Hauraki Plains, Brylie grew up on a property converted from sheep and beef to dry stock and forestry and has always been fond of the rural industry. Studying at Lincoln University helped further her knowledge in the rural sector allowing her to experience farming systems in the Canterbury Plains, and through the Prime Minsters Scholarship comparing these systems with the likes of farming and agribusiness practices in Brazil.

Brylie is working with Chris Boyd primarily in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato Regions with niche expertise in kiwifruit orchards and compensation valuations.