Jenni-Maree is accredited as an Associate of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand, is an authorised Farm Debt Mediator under s 46 of the Farm Debt Mediation Act 2019 and is a Mediator on the Land Acquisition Resolution Services Panel. Jenni-Maree has also completed the Tuhono Collective Māori Mediation Training Course.
As a former Member of the Employment Relations Authority, and a lawyer with over 25 years’ experience, Jenni-Maree has the skills necessary to assist parties to identify, address, negotiate and to resolve issues in dispute.
As an independent and impartial mediator, Jenni-Maree will ensure that an environment is created where the parties can speak openly, confidentially and constructively about their issues. She will ensure that each party has an opportunity to have their say and will facilitate brainstorming and negotiating of settlement options.
Jenni-Maree is available to act throughout New Zealand as a Mediator or Facilitator on a wide variety of disputes including:
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- Employment disputes, both whilst the employment relationship is on foot and afterwards including collective bargaining
- Civil and commercial disputes
- Building and construction disputes
- Family, Relationship Property
- Farm Debt Mediation
- Land Acquisition
TESTIMONIALS
I was very impressed with your facilitation. You set a very nice tone in emotional circumstances but kept it all on track.
I didn’t have high expectations that we would achieve a result on the day but your expertise proved me wrong.
Thanks for a great job.
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Thank you for the very successful Mediation between ‘X’ and ‘Y’.
The seven-hour mediation process which you fully out-lined in the Zoom Meeting was most conducive to reaching a settlement. I am aware that in fact the meeting went for eight hours. This did show that all that could be done, was done.
The meeting format was ideal.
Telling us in advance that we must bring our food and drinks, so we did not need to leave the building put the day into the right context. This made the participants keenly aware that someone else was making the rules. It re-enforced the seriousness of the meeting. It meant that the family and ‘X’ could not avoid any of the issues, by going out for a coffee-break etc.
Having the use of two rooms, and having us in the same room all day, with the others coming back to us kept our equilibrium on an even keel. We were as relaxed as we could have been in the stressful situation.
We have a high level of family frustration with ‘X’. Getting ‘X’ motivated to do what is necessary towards selling, and moving on is a huge challenge. However, now we have the Settlement Agreement we have a tangible plan to work towards. This is a blessing as far as we are concerned.
So thank you for so successfully getting us to the point of an agreement with ‘Y’. Your work is very much appreciated.
Our very best regards to you. In time I hope to have a happy conclusion to tell you about!
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Thank you, Jenni. It was a pleasure to meet you and I’m glad you were there for the mediation.
Your help was very much appreciated.
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Thank you for your efforts in facilitating the mediation – I know all the parties are very appreciative.
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Thanks once again for the professional way you handled this situation. It has made it easier for me to manage the situation.
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Thanks again for your help on this matter and for the good result.
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It was a pleasure working with you. No doubt we will cross paths again soon!
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Many thanks for completing the mediation. We hope that this enables both ‘X’ and ‘Y’ to have a ‘moving forward’ approach to their relationship.
It has been very supportive from my position to have an independent person to achieve a settlement. This is very much appreciated – with best wishes.
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Thanks heaps Jenni for your mediation the other day. You did a great job.
I think it was a good way to resolve things.
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Thank you, Jenni. We really appreciated your assistance yesterday and we are pleased (and relieved!) to have reached agreement with [employee].
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Thank you for your excellent work on this, I think it will stand us in good stead.