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“I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
Fiona Mackenzie is one of the leading family law specialists in New Zealand. A previous deputy chairperson of the Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society and past convenor of its Policy and Law Reform and Mediation Standing Committees, she is currently a panel member assisting in Hague Convention matters. She was recognised as an expert on the relocation of children, having completed a master’s degree in law focusing on this subject and presenting at international family law conferences in London in 2013 and 2016. She also completed doctoral studies, resulting in a PhD from the University of Otago being awarded, also in the area of family law.
Mackenzie and her team now work mainly in the area of property division and restructuring after the end of a relationship or upon death. This includes the associated interface between trust law, relationship property and succession law. She is increasingly sought after to mediate difficult property and trust matters arising out of relationship breakdowns and unresolved estate disputes following the death of a family member.
Mackenzie strongly supports mediation as a way to resolve issues, seeing the process as ensuring that all parties have an opportunity to be heard with dignity and respect and supported by sound legal advice, re-empowering them to make their own decisions. She is a trained mediator, an FDR mediator, a member of the Resolution Institute and an associate of AMINZ.
44 Brown Street, Tauranga 3110
+64 7 578 5033
fiona.mackenzie@tompkinswake.co.nz
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“To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
1980
2013–2016
2021
Present
Present
Developed as a family lawyer since the inception of the Family Court
Senior lawyer for children since inception of the role
Central authority panel member with respect to the Hague Convention and other international law matters
1980
Member of the Family Law Section Advisory Panel with respect to law reform matters
Presenter at the London Family Law conference
Developed national practice as a mediator specialising in relationship property and estate matters
2013–
2016
Established the Mackenzie Elvin (now Tompkins Wake)/University of Waikato Faculty of Law (Tauranga Campus) annual public lecture
2021
University of Otago LLB (Hons)
University of Victoria, Wellington LLM
University of Otago, PhD in Law
Principal at Mackenzie Elvin Tauranga
Partner at Tompkins Wake
Present
Chair of the Board of the Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zealand since 2019
Chambers 2023 Antitrust/Competition
Finalist in the 2023 APAC Women in Business Law Awards – Antitrust/Competition Law
Present
Assistant Vice President and Senior Broker at MJ Hall & Company since 2018
Present
Milestones
Aug 2022
Milestones
Sept 2021
Feb 2022
Apr 2022
Jul 2022
Aug
2022
Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
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How does he distinguish himself among fellow brokers?
“I believe all brokers are working very hard in a difficult market,” he says. “However, I have demonstrated continued growth, advocacy and performance on my client’s behalf, which is now recognised [for 10 consecutive years] in the Elite Broker awards.”
In 1990, Dixon got started with FAI, working in claims and as a team leader. From the late 1990s up until 2003, he worked at FAI and Suncorp in underwriting and as an area manager at VACC, CGU (South East Queensland). From 2003 to 2012, he got into broking and eventually started Dixon Insurance in 2013. Since then, he’s accumulated numerous acccolades, including Elite Broker, Diversity and Equity, and Fast Broker awards.
During the pandemic, Dixon challenged insurers over the Quarantine Act application to insurance wordings. His argument was that the Quarantine Act does not apply as an exclusion, as the Biosecurity Act was invoked by the Morrison Government, and this was not a subsequent amendment to the Quarantine Act. The test case in the Appeals court was won for Dixon’s client with a unanimous five-judge verdict.
He remains focused on transport, manufacturing, motor trade, engineering and large farm clients.
What are his plans for the future?
On a business level, “more of the same. I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes.”
On a personal level, Dixon invests significant time, effort and funds, along with his GT3, to support many charities through his passion for motorsport. From participating in and sponsoring the Thunderbolt Run (which provides tens of thousands of dollars in support for Beyond Blue and Prostate Cancer), to organising and running the Track Knights for Amira charity night where 28 Exotic Supercars raised funds through passenger laps in wet conditions, Dixon states “this is our time to give back to the community and those in need. My friendships and association with those seeking to do the same, allows us to contribute to those less fortunate and raise funds and awareness”.
He adds: “To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need.”