Terena is a Senior Solicitor in our litigation team, with a focus on debt recovery, contractual disputes, and estate and trust matters.
She advises individuals, trustees, executors, and businesses across a range of contentious matters, including:
Having worked in both New Zealand and Australia, I bring a practical, risk-aware approach to dispute strategy and resolution. My background spans plaintiff personal injury litigation, criminal law, and commercial and residential property — experience that gives me a broad base from which to assess risk and advise clients at every stage of a matter.
I understand that litigation can feel personal and stressful therefore I prioritise clear communication and easy to understand guidance so that you feel informed at every stage.
Recently returning to New Zealand from France with my fiancé and young son – it has reinforced the importance of balance, perspective and strict time management, qualities I bring into my professional work as well.
- Debt recovery and credit enforcement
- Breach of contract and commercial disputes
- Estate and trust disputes.
Having worked in both New Zealand and Australia, I bring a practical, risk-aware approach to dispute strategy and resolution. My background spans plaintiff personal injury litigation, criminal law, and commercial and residential property — experience that gives me a broad base from which to assess risk and advise clients at every stage of a matter.
I understand that litigation can feel personal and stressful therefore I prioritise clear communication and easy to understand guidance so that you feel informed at every stage.
Recently returning to New Zealand from France with my fiancé and young son – it has reinforced the importance of balance, perspective and strict time management, qualities I bring into my professional work as well.
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Clive Cousins
Director
Sydney Austin
Associate – Litigation
Grant Smith
Director
Sam Welsh
Senior Litigation Lawyer
Terena Te Whaiti
Litigation Lawyer
Callum McPetrie
Associate - Property & Commercial
Angela Ingrosso
Legal Executive - Conveyancing
Matthew Bowen
Law Clerk
Sue Cousins
Practice Manager
Chelsea Chong
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