Taranaki’s Crown solicitor, providing specialist commercial and dispute resolution advice in the energy, finance, trust, property development and government sectors - Auld Brewer Mazengarb & McEwen.


Auld Brewer Mazengarb & McEwen provide a full range of legal services for employers and employees both in relation to advice on existing and proposed employment agreements as well as assisting in efficient dispute resolution.

Areas of Advice

  • Recruitment
  • Preparation and review of employment agreements
  • Performance management
  • Disciplinary matters
  • Legislative compliance
  • Mediation
  • Resolving disputes including representation at the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court
  • Collective bargaining
  • Restraint of trade
  • HSE advice (including defending prosecutions and policy reviews)
  • Immigration
  • Employing foreign workers

Highlights of our Work

  • Acting for large employers in the region
  • Being involved in national bargaining - aged care sector
  • Bargaining multi-employer agreements in oil and gas sectors
  • Acting for employers in test cases on reinstatement and incompatibility
  • Working with employers dealing with difficult, sensitive employment matters
  • Providing clients with regular updates
  • Working with international clients on acquisitions and restructures
  • Effectively dealing with restraint of trade issues between two employers


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