A born and bred Southlander, Ash has worked in New Zealand’s rural sector since 1999. He joined the firm in 2010 and became a Principal in 2017.

During this time he has learned the value of understanding the importance of how others like to communicate, how to leverage his strengths and the strengths of others, and the influence of various leadership styles.

His specialist areas are family succession and business planning, cashflow management and budgeting, advice on-farm sale and purchase matters. Ash enjoys coaching his clients to become better in business and continues to evolve his skills in this space.

Away from work Ash is married to Wiki, and has three children Hoani, Aaliyah and Matai.  Ash has many farming connections, enjoys hunting, fishing, running and helping his children enjoy the outdoors.