Firm Profile

We are committed to forming close partnerships with our clients. This way we can understand your unique situation and customise the assistance we provide to suit your needs. Our commitment to excellence is evident in the hardworking nature of our staff, and the exceptional service we offer.

Our enthusiasm for our work means you are provided with a friendly team of professionals who are eager to use their expertise to help you succeed.

Partners

 

Cliff Whitelaw - Director 

"Having a professional working with you to grow and nurture your business will breed success and grow your wealth."
  • Business Development
  • Budget & Cash Flow Modelling
  • Share & Business Valuations
  • Taxation Minimisation & Planning
  • Estate & Trust Planning
  • Farm Accounting

Cliff has been with the firm since 1980 and a chartered accountant since 1976.

He has substantial commercial, farming and financial experience, with a comprehensive knowledge of business structures, law and procedures.  His focus is on assisting his clients to build their businesses with a mentor programme, working with budgets, cashflows & forecasts. He splits his time between the Kaikohe and Kerikeri offices.

Cliff has sat on a number of company boards, is a former FNDC councilor and active member of the Lions Club.  He is involved in the Kaikohe Golf Club and Northland Hockey Association.   He and his wife live in Waimate North and are very keen on sport, particularly golf, boating and snow sports.

Wayne Weber - Director 

"It's all about structure. Plan well now and you will reap the rewards ten fold."
  • Tax Minimisation & Planning
  • Business Structures
  • Company Windups & Liquidations
  • Cashflow & GST Reporting
  • Family Trust Advice
  • Farm Accounting

Wayne was born and raised on a beef farm at Kaeo.  In 1980 he started at an accountancy firm in Whangarei, and in 1989 gained his full accounting after working for several firms and commercial business in Whangarei and Auckland.  since 1993 he has been with Whitelaw Weber (formerly Fletcher Whitelaw) and in 1996 became a full partner.

Wayne works out of the Kerikeri office (opened in 1997) and the Mangonui office (opened in 2005) and acts for a wide variety of clients across a range of industries.  In terms of community activity he was a member and president of the Kaikohe Lions club, a former member and treasurer of Kerikeri Golf Club and currently board chairman of Okaihau College.  Wayne is married to Thyrl, has two daughters, Tegan and Kelsey and lives on a ten acre lifestyle block at Waimate North.   He enjoys the challenge of meeting and assisting people with their business and taxation requirements.

Associates

 

 


Annika Dickey BBS - Chartered Accountant

"Don't just survive in business - Thrive in it."
  • Company & Trust Accounting
  • Company Law Advice
  • Relationship Property Advice
  • Business Development
  • Business Acquisitions & Valuations
  • Forecast & Cashflow Modelling

Annika has been with the firm for 12 years.  She has a Bachelor in Business with a major in Accountancy and has recently completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Accountancy.  She is currently a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the Chartered Accountant’s college of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. 

Annika works closely with her clients, focusing on profitability and monitoring of their businesses. She lives in Kerikeri with her husband and two young children and enjoys spending time with family and friends amongst a very busy life, getting away camping & fishing in the summer months and snowboarding in the winter months.
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 Managers

 

  

Jenny Graham BCom- Associate Chartered Accountant- DipBusSt(Personal Financial Planning)

"Put not your trust in money, but your money in trust."
  • Investment Advice & Monitoring
  • Goal Based Financial Planning
  • Wealth Creation & Management 
  • Asset Protection
  • Tax and GST Advice

Jenny is an Associated Chartered Accountant and Qualified Financial Planner.  She has been with Whitelaw Weber for 12 years and focuses on helping clients achieve their personal financial goals & objectives.

Born and bred in Whangarei, Jenny attended Auckland University.  She made the move further north in 1982 when her husband was transferred to Kawakawa.

Jenny and her husband now have a 45 hectare beef unit at Pakaraka with 2 adult sons living in the South Island.  They are ardent rugby & cricket supporters, keen gardeners and enjoy boating and travel.  She has been the treasurer of the local inline hockey club since 1998.  Her youngest son is off to LA shortly to represent NZ in the U18 division at the Junior Olympics, so sport has always been a big part of the Graham family life

                                                                    
   
   
   

Kerrin Paget - Practice Manager   

  • Farm & Business Accounting
  • Xero Support & Training
  • Practice Management

Kerrin has been with Whitelaw Weber for 8 years.  As well as the management of the firm she is a senior accounting manager looking after key clients, with a particular focus on farm accounting and business software.

Prior to joining the firm, she ran her own horticulture business and worked as sales manager in the ski and dive industry.

Kerrin, her husband & teenage daughter have lived in the Kerikeri area for 13 years, having shifted from Auckland for a better lifestyle.  They live on a 15 acre lifestyle block along with their horses, cattle, ducks & myriad other animals.  Most weekends are spent at horse events throughout Northland, and when time permits, out on the water in the Bay

 

Our Specialist Staff

 

April Jenkin - Employment Specialist 

"Employing is a minefield - if you don't know what you are doing, the consequences can be costly."
  • Design & Maintain Employment Agreements
  • Wage Entitlements Management (including Wage preparation)
  • Employment Advice & Consultation
  • Employment Dispute Resolution
  • Kiwisaver Advice
  • ACC Advice & Management

 


 

Teresa Lomas- BBS. DipMan 


Client Manager
  • MYOB Installation, Training & Support
  • Xero Training & Support
  • Software & System Evaluation
  • Business Accounting & Development

 

 


Accounting Staff

 

Dawn Prime
 
Margaret Radovanovich  
 
Barbara Roberts
Sasha Clark

Christine Sargeant   

Jaclyn Dawson


Luz Fisher

Chelsea Downey   

Donna Crawshaw
 
Ingrid Munford
 
Jessica Rogers
 
Shannon Hawthorn

 
 

Administration Staff

Michelle Timperley - Company & Trust Administrator, Office Administrator - Kerikeri Office


Maria Jobe - Office Administrator - Kerikeri Office

 
Andrea Spake - Office Administrator - Kerikeri Office



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