Halliwells Lawyers: Expert Property, Business & Estate Legal Services

Halliwells Lawyers is a well-established New Zealand law firm that has been providing expert legal advice since 1896. With nearly 130 years of experience, the firm operates from its historic main office in Hāwera, Taranaki, with additional services available in New Plymouth by appointment and mobile legal services throughout Auckland. The practice is headed by principal Aaron Foley and supported by experienced legal professionals including former partners and senior associates.

The firm offers comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas including property law, commercial law, employment law, family law, and estate planning. Their property services encompass residential and commercial transactions, refinancing, mortgages, tenancies, leases, subdivisions, and construction contracts. In commercial matters, they handle business sales and purchases, company law, shareholder agreements, partnerships, employment agreements, and personal grievances. The firm also provides specialised services in trusts, enduring powers of attorney, wills, and estate administration.

Halliwells has particular expertise in rural law, covering the buying, selling, leasing, and financing of rural land, machinery, and livestock, along with succession and relationship property planning. The firm also offers Māori legal services including iwi and hapū governance matters, natural resource law, Treaty of Waitangi issues, and public law. Additional services include civil litigation, debt recovery, dispute resolution, elder law, asset management and protection, and relationship property matters including Family Court proceedings.