About us

We are two professionals backed by a solid team who have worked our lives in property through the pain and gain and offer a comprehensive property development service.

Between us we have worked on a wide reaching property developments from conceptualisation, feasibility and business cases, consenting, design and development of subdivisions, houses, commercial and industrial properties. Our recent passion has been in working with Māori entities in providing papakainga housing, social housing and workers accommodation. Our aim is to bring quality low cost accommodation to marginalised groups, particularly Māori whanau. 

We both whakakpapa Māori - John to Arawa and Whakatōhea and Alan to Kahungnui, Raikaipaaka and Rongomaiwahine.

Our team

Pakeha and Ngāti Kahungungu (Rongomaiwahine and Ngati Rakaipaaka)

  • Town Planner for 15 year working for the Ministry of Works and Development and in several local and regional authorities

  • Developer: Own subdivisions and housing developments

  • Chief Executive of the Land Transport Safety Authority , PWC and AWA management consultants

  • Consultancy - Involved in 100s of developments 12 AEEs each year and many feasibilities

  • Director - AWA Associates Limited

  • Director - AWA Kainga Limited

Community Service: Local, national and international Baha’I community Development roles; ongoing Somali Refugee assistance support

Alan Wilcox
Director

BTP. M Soc Sci (Hons)

John Meroiti
Director

NZCIB / LBP

Ngāti Rangiteaorere, Tapuika and Scottish descent

  • Indentured Carpenter (12 years) -  residential & light commercial

  • Quantity Surveyor (26 years) – [Recent] Senior QS for Pragma Group Holdings. (2017/18) Urban Homes. (2019/20) and CGHQ Commercial. (2021/23)

  • Construction Manager (16 years) - [Recent] Baverstock & Borman Road housing subdivisions. (2017/18) - Upper Hutt medical facility, Resene storage warehouse, Linton army storage, Hawera courthouse (2021/23) 

  • Director: Clearvision Homes Limited – Panel Supply & Install (2023)

  • Director: AWA Kainga Limited – Main Contractor (2024)

Community Service: Advises several Maori Trusts; Helped design the earthquake assessment model with Maltbys; Carried out flood damage appraisals for Tatau Tatau o Wairoa for funding submission to government.

What we stand for

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Integrity

Honouring our promise is important to us. We value integrity; relationship based on honesty and trust in all we do.

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Respect

We value each individual and the whanau and culture they come from. We treat all and ourselves with respect and expect the same from others.

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Quality

In all we do quality is critical. We are conscious we are working with peoples most valued assets; this recognition demands attention to quality in all of our work.