Team Members

Warwick has twenty years in rural and agribusiness real estate and is REINZ Rural Salesperson of the Year 2024. He began in Bay of Plenty dairy and kiwifruit sales with Harveys Whakatāne, ran LJ Hooker Gisborne’s rural business — selling Waikura, Pakira and other major East Coast stations — and then led national agribusiness and forestry teams at CBRE and Colliers, transacting more than 30,000 hectares of farmland and forest. He founded Searle Agribusiness to give farm vendors a specialist, nationally connected alternative to the franchise networks.

George is the sixth generation of his family to work across New Zealand’s land-based industries, bringing a strong understanding of forestry, rural property and the wider primary sector. This background, combined with his industry experience, gives George valuable insight into rural land, its productive potential and the factors that shape property transactions.

James combines hands-on farming experience with expertise in rural finance, investment analysis and real estate. His practical understanding of rural assets, carbon opportunities and land-use strategy allows him to provide commercially driven advice and achieve outstanding outcomes for vendors and purchasers.