Connect Legal Taranaki

Connect Legal Taranaki Two of Taranaki’s longstanding legal firms, RMY Legal and Billings Lawyers, have merged to become

After 43 years of practice, one of our directors, Linda Wilkinson, is retiring. She has a special message for our client...
01/04/2026

After 43 years of practice, one of our directors, Linda Wilkinson, is retiring. She has a special message for our clients:

"After 43 years as a lawyer, it is time for me to seize the day and retire as of the 31st of March 2026.

It has been a privilege to support my clients through the good times and the tougher times, and I have to say how important those client relationships have been to me personally. They have made the job worthwhile. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all my clients for their business and support over the years and to wish them the very best for the future.

After so many years of legal practice, it is a hard decision to entrust my clients to someone else. However, my fellow director Ciaran King is a great replacement for me, and he shares the same set of values regarding client service as well as a similar sense of humour and approach. I feel confident my clients will be in good hands.

As many clients know, senior legal executive Jo Reweti is a powerhouse of information and legal experience. She will still be here when I retire as a key member of the team to support Ciaran and to provide advice to clients about their affairs.

Legal secretary, Samara Poi, assists clients with general inquiries and appointments, as well as taking care of all the important administration matters required to make our teams practice hum. Clients will find Sarama is a good initial point of contact.

We have also recently welcomed lawyer Anne-Sophie Issah to our team. Anne-Sophie has been practising law for over 4 years and has had a wide variety of legal experience. She has a friendly and approachable manner which we know will put our clients at ease.

The team will continue to advise on Trust law, company and commercial law issues, property sales and purchases, subdivisions, Retirement Village purchases, trust administration, Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney, estate planning and elder law.

Kindest regards, Linda "

Connect Legal are proud supporters of Horses Helping Humans Taranaki. We welcome you to the below event this long weeken...
06/03/2026

Connect Legal are proud supporters of Horses Helping Humans Taranaki. We welcome you to the below event this long weekend.

Connect Legal are proud supporters of the NZ Dairy Awards who are hosting a lawn bowls event in a few weeks' time. The i...
23/09/2025

Connect Legal are proud supporters of the NZ Dairy Awards who are hosting a lawn bowls event in a few weeks' time. The information is below. We very much look forward to seeing you there! 🎳

On Friday our team at Connect Legal wore their gumboots to work and fundraised $425 for Gumboot Friday. All money raised...
04/11/2024

On Friday our team at Connect Legal wore their gumboots to work and fundraised $425 for Gumboot Friday. All money raised goes towards providing counselling and support services for young Kiwis! 👢

Connect Legal are proud to be the honorary lawyers for the Taranaki Cricket Association 🏏🏏🏏One of our directors, Scott G...
10/10/2024

Connect Legal are proud to be the honorary lawyers for the Taranaki Cricket Association 🏏🏏🏏

One of our directors, Scott Grieve, recently met with Ryan Evans of the Taranaki Cricket Association to affirm our firm's commitment and support to their cause - to provide, develop and sustain the game of cricket for all Taranaki 🗻

Connect Legal hosted its International Food Night last Friday! Each team was tasked with preparing a different kind of i...
02/10/2024

Connect Legal hosted its International Food Night last Friday! Each team was tasked with preparing a different kind of international food (Turkish, Spanish, Japanese and Vietnamese). Our panel of judges certainly had a great time! Congratulations to the Turkish team who came in first place!! 😄🥘🍙🥙

The team at Connect Legal were excited to welcome four new staff members in June:Maxine Conroy (far right) joined our Fa...
22/07/2024

The team at Connect Legal were excited to welcome four new staff members in June:

Maxine Conroy (far right) joined our Family team as a Solicitor specialising in relationship property and care of children matters.

Chloe Huang (far left) joined us as a Law Clerk following completion of her studies and is working within our Property, Commercial and Estates teams.

Samara Poi and Zo'e Burgess (middle) join us as Legal Secretaries supporting our Lawyers and Legal Executives with various matters.

We are very much enjoying working with you all! 😄

The team at Connect Legal congratulate Todd Western who was recently admitted to the bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of...
06/06/2024

The team at Connect Legal congratulate Todd Western who was recently admitted to the bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, with Director Andrew Bright as his moving counsel.

Todd will be working primarily in the areas of property, family and employment law within our firm. We are excited to see what Todd has in store for us in the future!

Our region is known for its excellence and long history in the dairy industry, that is why we are proud to sponsor the C...
20/03/2024

Our region is known for its excellence and long history in the dairy industry, that is why we are proud to sponsor the Connect Legal People and Leadership Award at the Dairy Industry Awards. This award celebrates up and coming leaders within the dairy industry with a focus on management skills and involvement with the local community.

Pictured is this year’s winner Sarah Avery and one of our Directors Stephanie George who presented the award.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Today we farewelled our Summer Clerk Jojo as she sets off back to the University of Otago to complete her law degree.Som...
16/02/2024

Today we farewelled our Summer Clerk Jojo as she sets off back to the University of Otago to complete her law degree.

Some parting words from Jojo - "I’d like to express my gratitude and appreciation to the wonderful team at Connect Legal. Your support and mentorship have been invaluable, and I’ve truly grown both personally and professionally during my time here. Thank you for everything!"

We wish you all the best for 2024!

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136 Powderham Street
New Plymouth
4310

Opening Hours

Monday 8:15am - 5:15pm
Tuesday 8:15am - 5:15pm
Wednesday 8:15am - 5:15pm
Thursday 8:15am - 5:15pm
Friday 8:15am - 5:15pm

Telephone

+6467698080

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