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Practice Manager Jedda Ford Working as both Practice Manager and a Veterinary Nurse is time consuming and rewarding, with a passion for animals and a commitment to their welfare Jed thrives in this busy after hours Clinic. She has a Jack Russell Cross, two Dachshunds and four cats at home as well as her energetic family. Outnumbered with her Welsh husband and four sons, Jed is always busy on the weekends with sports however she loves downtime with the kids, friends and contributing to her community wherever possible including frequent overseas volunteer trips to nurse underprivileged community animals. |
Head Veterinarian Cori Wigfall - BVM.BVS(Hons) BVMedSci(Hons) Cori has a keen interest in analgesia (pain management) and internal medicine cases. She enjoys teaching and ensuring the clinic runs at the same high standard it has done for many years. Cori also enjoys volunteering for SPAW, a charity that gives veterinary care to the Pacific Islands. Outside of work, Cori enjoys catching up with friends, walking and exploring our beautiful countryside. |
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Veterinarian Mary-Ruth Doole - BVSc Massey 1988, BAgrSc (Hons) Ever since Mary-Ruth was 7 years old, she was fascinated by animals, their health, breeding and management. By the age of 8, together with her sister, she had set up a guinea pig breeding programme and knew deep down that she wanted to be a Vet. Throughout her career as a professional veterinarian, she has enjoyed being in both farm and companion animal practices. Owning a clinic in Parnell for nearly 10 years, Mary-Ruth has found emergency medicine to be both challenging and rewarding. She can be found on her farm in Awhitu tending to her small herd of pedigree Herefords, planting regenerating bush, training her German Shepherd rescue dogs and at film festivals. |
Veterinarian Susan Crow - BVSc 1998 Massey University Having worked as both a farm and small animal vet over the years Susan has found the challenge of working in the after-hours emergency environment to be the most engaging for her. She says "It is a great satisfaction to be able to help pets and their owners when they most need it. Although we deal with many sad situations, the brave and lovely pets and people make it all worthwhile". In her downtime Susan likes to be in or on the sea, or spending time with her lovely husband and their small dog. In addition, she is currently re-learning to ride horses again after a few years off - right now they are teaching her new levels of patience, fitness and humility! |
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Veterinarian Emma Oliver ![]() Emma graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2013. Having had enough of the Great British weather, she moved to New Zealand shortly after completing her degree. Whilst based in Whakatane, the variety and challenge of after-hours and emergency work lures her up to Auckland. Emma is always looking to expand her knowledge and abilities, and enjoys the contrast of working in a rural day time clinic as well as a city after-hours clinic. In her spare time, Emma enjoys riding her bike, swimming, baking, and walking her Springer Spaniel – Maisy. |
Veterinarian Melissa Alley - BVSc Belgrade 1994, NZNVE 1998, MACVSc Melissa gradu She has a special interest in small animal (cat and dog) medicine as well as soft tissue surgery and is committed to providing the highest quality, up-to-date veterinary care for your pets. Out of work Mel enjoys spending time with her family, tramping, going to the gym, travelling and socializing. |
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Veterinarian Sophie Dunn- BVSc Sophie graduated as a vet from Massey University in 2015. Originally from Dunedin, she now lives in Te Aroha and works full time there as a mixed animal vet - working with both farm and small animals. She loves the excitement and variety of cases she gets to see working at Manukau After Hours and is keen to provide a high standard of care to each patient.
Outside of work, Sophie can either be found in the gym or enjoying the outdoors, exploring new places around the country. |
Veterinarian Anna Worthington - BVSc Anna grew up in a Veterinary Dynasty. Her Dad was one of the legendary founding Professors on the Massey University Veterinary school, (and still there, albeit casually, at 86 years old), both her brothers are Veterinarians, and her Mum was a technician on staff for many years. So it was inevitable that she would also don the scrubs and follow suit. She has found her niche in small animal medicine and, after a career hiatus to bring up her three kids, is thriving in the busy and stimulating environment of Emergency Medicine. Anna is always keen to upskill, going to Conferences, reading constantly, viewing Webinars, and asking management for New Kit! She loves her patients and is prepared to fight for the best of outcomes for them, and loves trying to help people help their loved pets. When not at work, she is an Elder at St. Columba Presbyterian church where she has been an active part of the Leadership Team, and wastes time watching her Labradoodle Arliss engage in mortal combat with her young cat Mowgli. Oh and of course she is a 24/7 Domestic Slave, along with hubby Rob, to their 3 teenagers. |
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Veterinarian Milan Knezevic- MVDr, MRCVS, BSAVA PGCert SAM Since graduating in 1997, Milan |
Veterinarian Itsuki Mueller Itsuki graduat Outside of work she enjoys her time being saturated and nature and spending time with her elderly whippet and young toddler. |
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Veterinarian Jennifer Tseng A cliche for the majority working in the industry, Jennifer has wanted to be a |
Veterinarian Kylie Kim - BVSc Kylie graduated from Massey university in 2013 and worked in a clinic for 2 years before embarking on a 2 year trip to the UK. She worked in many different clinics across the country and also travelled extensively through Europe. |
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Veterinarian Max Clout- BVScMax graduated from Massey University in 2015. He is currently a mixed animal vet working full time in the Bay of Plenty and enjoys the variety that this role offers. As much as he loves getting out onto the farm and getting his hands dirty, Max is focusing on the smaller animals, and is currently completing his Master's degree in companion animal surgery. |
Veterinarian Lizzy Linley Lizzy graduated from the Royal Veterinary School in London. She moved out to New Zealand in 2018 and works full time as a mixed vet in the rural Waikato. She is passionate about veterinary emergency critical care and loves surgery. Outside of work she loves travelling, her weekends, when not working, are filled with trips to new places with her favourite people. Exploring the world has become quite an expensive habit! |
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Veterinarian Kerri Heard Kerri graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2014, she then spent her first three years of clinical practice working as a mixed rural vet in the UK. Her passion for surfing and travelling then lead her to explore overseas. For two years she spent her time combining work and travel around the coast of Australia, after which she hopped across to New Zealand. With a keen interest in emergency medicine Kerri enjoys working as part of a team to work up critical care patients. Her key interest is in soft tissue surgery, but also loves the diagnostic work up of medicine cases. Another area Kerri is passionate about is veterinary charity work , applying her skills to animals that need it the most. She has spent 8 months volunteering in Sri Lanka with WECare Worldwide, a veterinary charity providing emergency aid, preventative medicine, and rehabilitation to the street dog population. This remains as some of the most rewarding work she has ever done. In her spare time you mostly find her on the coast - surfing or fishing! |
Veterinarian Asha Reddy Asha was a 2000 graduate of Melbou |
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Head Veterinary Nurse Charlotte Castle Charlotte studied at Vet Nurse Plus and ho She volunteers for NZ Animal Evac and is working her way through the training to be part of the field deployment team, NZ’s only animal evacuation charity. She was raised on a dairy farm in Hunua and currently has 3 cats at home. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, her energetic son, adding to her forest of house plants, going op-shopping, and 50s pin up fashion. |
Veterinary Nurse Rachael Turner Rachael is an experienced vet nurse who has been working in the industry for over 16 years. |
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Veterinary Nurse Daniela Affolter Daniela was born and raised in Switzerland, immigrating to New Zealand in 1995. She graduated from Unitec as a Vet Nurse in 1999, and over 12 years has worked at an After Hours Veterinary Clinic as well as a Practice Manager and Head Vet Nurse at a clinic with a special interest in Avian and Exotic animals. Daniela has recently returned to Vet Nursing after pursuing other career paths for a while. She is happy to be back, as there simply is no better work environment than looking after the well-being of animals. Daniela is currently also studying at University towards becoming a Psychotherapist. When she is not working or studying, she enjoys creating in the kitchen with her Thermomix, or simply taking time out with her dog and two cats. |
Veterinary Nurse Nicole Naidu Nicole is a qualified Veterinary Nurse, She loves working with animals and has worked with both large and small animals however, small animals are definitely her passion and she's always willing to give pats and cuddles! |
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Veterinary Nurse Jec Foeken Jec is a Veterinary Nurse with 2 |
Veterinary Nurse Kritika Gopal Kritika joined MAHVC last year an |
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Accounts Barbara Stretton Having grown up on a dairy farm in South Taranaki, Barb has always had animals in her life. She currently has a Golden Retriever, Maltese Cross, Samoyed, and a Ragdoll cat, residing with her. Outside of work Barb enjoys travelling, pilates, bridge, cooking, hiking, catching up with friends and family, and especially loves spending time with her grandson. She has got several more of NZ’s great walks to tick off her bucket list as well. |
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