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.

This week Stephen looks at the current renters market and stats plus picks out the best bits from Season 6 so far.

This week Stephen checks in with regular guests Tony and Danielle from Barfoot and Thompson Te Atatu to hear how the West Auckland market is going and how Healthy Homes is shaping up for landlords.

This week Stephen chats with Real Estate coach and auctioneer David Palfreyman. They chat career, real estate market and trends and some top tips for agents and vendors.

This week Stephen chats with Rachael O'Sullivan, Head of Talent at Barfoot and Thompson and gets advice for both recruiters and those out seeking a new career.

This week Stephen chats to Olivia McIver from social media marketing company Done By to check in on the current social media landscape and how you can make the most of social media in your business.

This week Stephen chats to Boxer Jesse Maio on his journey from sport to Real Estate.

This week Stephen gets an update from our resident Mortgage Broker, Tapere Hewett with a focus around first home buyers and an update on deposits.

This week Stephen chats to Financial Advisor Jaime James on her recent travels overseas exploring the links to health and wealth.

This week Stephen welcomes back author Nichole Lewis to talk about her latest book, "No Money Deals" the sequel to her hugely popular book "Property Quadrants".

Welcome to Season Six of Property Matters! This week Stephen chats career journey's, the South Auckland market and the Panmure story with Jeff and Sanij from Barfoot and Thompson Panmure.

This week Stephen catches up with Tony and Danielle the team leading Barfoot and Thompson Te Atatu to find out if west is in fact the best place to live and work in.

This week Stephen catches up with Leadership Coach Jodie Shelley about her career journey, leadership coaching and her latest books.

This week Stephen catches up with Leadership Coach and Author Cillin Hearns. Well known for his book First, Lead yourself, in this episode Cillin talks about his sequel Now, Lead Others.

This week Stephen catches up with Mon, New Business Manager for Property Management and Stephen, a Sales Agent from Barfoot and Thompson Browns Bay to chat all things sales and rentals on the Shore.

This week Stephen catches up with Investment guru Nichole Lewis on her books, her investments and her practical advice for those wanting to invest in property.

This week Stephen chats to Tapere Hewett about the current landscape when it comes to mortgages, first home buyers and investment properties.

This week Stephen chats to Dr Angela Lim about the state of mental health in our workplace and how business leaders can engage with Clearhead to support their employees.

This week Stephen catches up with Belinda from Footprint and talks about the importance of having and updating a will.

This week as we celebrate our 100th episode Stephen chats with the CEO, Company Director and General Manager of Property Management from Barfoot and Thompson about their career, the market, and future plans.

This week Stephen catches up with Health Coach Shelley Smith to chat about her career journey, how health coaching can help groups and individuals and how it impacts good leadership.

In this episode Stephen catches up with the team from The Advisory Group to chat tax, accounts and the financials behind owning an investment or commercial property.

This week Stephen catches up with author Kristen Sutherland on her new book focused around planning for your retirement and not just the money aspects.

This week Stephen catches up with Barfoot and Thompson Orewa's Mark and Nicole to discuss the investment market on the North Shore and north of Auckland.

Our team are on a break this week so they put together some of their favourite interviews from this year.

This week Stephen catches up with keynote speaker, motivator, author and all round leadership expert Lisa O'Neill on the launch of her new book, Energy.

This week Stephen catches up with two training experts on how they shape great Property Managers.

This week Stephen catches up with the team from Barfoot and Thompson Papatoetoe to discuss South Auckland's investment landscape.

This week Stephen catches up with Tony and Daniel from Barfoot and Thompson Te Atatu about the West Auckland market and chat about it as a place to live in or invest in.

This week we look back at some of the best bits from this season so far.

This week Stephen chats with three brand new sales agents on how their first few months have gone and their career path ahead.