Property Matters

This week, Stephen chats with Lucia Xiao about her latest book and her travels between New Zealand and Australia and what she sees happening in the investment space in both Countries.

This week Stephen chats with Sarina Gibbon from Tenancy Advisory Ltd about the current state of the Property Management Industry and how much she values those working in it, and what needs to change.

This week Stephen chats to a rising star at Barfoot and Thompson, Justin Hwang who in just a year and a half has gone from a training internship through to a Property Manager and now a Head of Property Management. Hear his career journey and why he thinks Devonport is a great place to live.

This week Stephen chats with Tapere Hewett and Jaime James on the current landscape in personal insurance and mortgages.

This week Stephen chats with Detective Inspection Callum McNeil on his career journey with the NZ Police and his current role with insights into the every growing issue of Cannibas Grow Houses and Meth Clan Labs inside rental properties. Find out what to look out for and how to keep yourself safe.

This week Stephen chats with Spencer Matthews on his new book, "Tides of Change" which focuses on divorce and Separation in New Zealand and the impact it has, especially on your property and investment. Stephen also unpacks Spencer's journey in the New Zealand Police force as a crisis negotiator and gets his top tips on conflict negotiation.

This week Stephen talks with Matt Thompson, from the Barfoot and Thompson family on his own career journey that now has him as Branch Manager of the Mt Albert branch. Matt talks about his career highlights and gives some great tips for those on the market for a new home.

This week Stephen chats to Kate the CEO of Will & Able, a unique New Zealand company doing amazing things in the neurodiverse space.

Season 8 kicks off with Stephen interviewing Anil Anna, General Manager of Property Management for Barfoot and Thompson. Anil shares his career journey and his own investment journey, which combined, put him in a good place to lead New Zealand's largest private rental company.

This week university student Steven Zheng takes a look at our Season Seven episodes and picks out the best bits for you to enjoy.

This week Stephen chats with Barfoot and Thompson Branch Manager, Tony Buckwell. We look back on the year and chat about the best tips and tricks for sales staff as they prepare for a new year.

This week Stephen chats with Financial Advisor Nefe Teare from Opes Partners on her own personal and professional journey with investment.

This week Stephen chats with Leadership Coach Deb Bailey about her latest book, her career journey and how Leaders can survive in these busy times.

This week Stephen chats with Vanessa Williams from realestate.co.nz who loves data. Vanessa unpacks the learnings from 2025 and looks at what we can take into 2026. There are also some top tips for listing properties and how to work within the A.I property search space.

This week Stephen chats with Jeff Tubman and LeAnne Robinson, Regional Managers from Barfoot and Thompson to review the year and chat about 2026 possibilities. They also chat about a career in Real Estate, when is the best time to join a company?

A special episode this week has Stephen chat with Kelvin Davis on the launch of his new book looking at his lifetime in the war, then as a deep sea diver and later owning and operating some large business ventures.

This week Stephen chats with Adam and Matt from All Clear about their own business journey and an update in the Healthy Homes and Meth spaces.

Welcome to Season 7 and we kick off with Stephen catching up with 'the Guru of investments' Nichole Lewis with her take on the market, how and when to invest and an update on her books to help get you into the investor mindset.