Approved mediation organisations
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has approved 2 mediation organisations to offer services under the Farm Debt Mediation Act 2019. The organisations are:
How the Farm Debt Mediation Scheme works
Choosing a mediator
Farmers can choose 3 mediators from the list of authorised mediators. The farmer sends the mediators' contact details to their creditor. The creditor will then choose 1 of these 3 mediators, and contact them directly to offer them the mediation.
List of locations
Authorised mediators
Auckland
Jenni-Maree Trotman: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Mark Kelly: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Nina Khouri: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – Resolution Institute
Paul Heath: available to work in Auckland.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Rosemarie Brown: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Wi Pere Mita: available to work in Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Waikato, and Wellington.
Profile and contact details – Resolution Institute
Bay of Plenty
Mark Copeland: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Taupō
David Stoevelaar: available to work in Bay of Plenty.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Waikato
Anthony Wilding: available to work in Waikato.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Neil Davidson: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Richard Smith: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Roy Johnson: available to work in Northland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, and Taranaki.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Stu Husband: available to work in Waikato and nationwide.
Profile and contact details – Resolution Institute
Taranaki
John Larmer: available to work in Taranaki.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Ranald Gordon: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Hawke’s Bay
Stephen Goodman: available to work in Hawke's Bay.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Manawatū
Penny Mudford: available to work in Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Wellington, and Tasman.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Palmerston North
Ben Vanderkolk: available to work in Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Nelson, and Marlborough.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Wellington
Baden Vertongen: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – Resolution Institute
Barry Jordan: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Ben Nettleton: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Chris LaHatte: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Denise Evans: available to work in Wellington.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Hayden Wilson: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – Resolution Institute
Canterbury
Andrew Freeman: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – Resolution Institute
David Ferguson: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Ken Fletcher: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Kevin Bailey: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Peter Glassford: available to work in the South Island.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Otago
Doug Harvie: available to work in Otago.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Jim Guest: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Southland
Alastair Gibson: available to work nationwide.
Profile and contact details – Resolution Institute
London
Paul Sills: available to work nationwide via video link from London.
Profile and contact details – AMINZ
Becoming an authorised mediator
To become a farm debt mediator you must be authorised by an approved mediation organisation (AMO). AMOs can authorise mediators they believe meet the qualifications and competencies set by MPI.
AMOs charge a fee to process your application.
Authorised mediator requirement for the Farm Debt Mediation Scheme [PDF, 513 KB]
Becoming an AMO
Organisations must apply in writing to MPI to become an approved mediation organisation. They should include evidence that they meet the requirements, terms, and conditions to be an AMO.
There is no standard application form. Electronic copies of supporting documents are acceptable. There is no application fee.
Farm debt mediation – approved mediation organisation requirements [PDF, 609 KB]
Contact us first
Applicants should contact MPI's farm debt mediation team to discuss their application before they submit it.
- Email: FarmDebtMediation@mpi.govt.nz
- Freephone: 0800 00 83 33
