Our team

Director/Veterinary Surgeon Hi I'm Paul. I graduated from Massey in 1979. My partner Jill McFarlane and I have owned this practice since 1987. When we first started I was the only vet and Jill, along with one other nurse, were the only staff. Due to considerable expansion of the practice there are now five vets [...]

Business Manager I'm Trinette - some of you may know me as I worked for Bayfair & Papamoa Vets for almost 13 years prior to moving to Auckland to pursue Management roles in the Industry. I have worked in a brand new start-up clinic in Ellerslie and a large Vet Clinic in Milford (North Shore) [...]

Veterinarian Hi, I’m Marcus. I graduated from Massey in 2004 and worked in my home-town of Tauranga for several years before heading to the UK. What was planned as a two-year trip stretched out to ten, and now my wife and I have returned to the beautiful Bay to continue to raise our family of [...]

Nursing Manager Hi I'm Debby, I graduated from the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic with a Certificate in Veterinary Nursing in 2009. After graduating, I worked at Bayfair and Papamoa Vets for four years before moving to Perth with my husband Ryan and our black Labrador Reef. I spent two year's in Perth and worked at [...]

Receptionist Bayfair Hi.  My name is Wendy Barnett.  I have worked for Bayfair Vets on and off for the last 27 years, as a vet nurse and now as the main veterinary receptionist.  I love talking with all our clients and also helping in any way I can. In my spare time am very involved [...]

Veterinary Nurse Hi everyone, I'm Katie and like all of us here, I have always had a passion for animals and their wellbeing. I graduated with a National certificate in Veterinary Nursing from the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic in 2009 and worked for a year as aVet Nurse. In 2011 I moved to Australie and [...]

Veterinarian Hi, I'm Cherie.  I graduated from Massey University in 2003.  I spent two years in mixed practice in Te Awamutu before heading to the UK to work and travel for five years.  I moved back to New Zealand with my husband Alex at the end of 2009 and worked for a year in New [...]

Veterinary Nurse Hi I'm Bex.  After graduating vet nursing from BOP Polytech in 2002 I began working here at Bayfair and Papamoa Vets in 2003. In 2008 my husband and I moved to Melbourne with our then 5 year old Huntaway X Sage. I spent the next 7 Years working at the University of Melbourne [...]

Veterinary Nurse Hi there. My name is Janine and I am one of the new nurses who have started working here at Bayfair and Papamoa Vets. I have recently emigrated from South Africa with my husband Jono, to make a new life here in New Zealand, starting our journey in Gisborne. We moved to the [...]

Veterinary Nurse Hi, I’m Nicky and I am a Veterinary Nurse here at Bayfair & Papamoa Vets. I graduated with a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing from Massey University in 2003. After graduating I spent the next few years working as a Veterinary Nurse in Hawkes Bay and Australia. I started working at Papamoa Vets in [...]

Veterinary Nurse Hi, I’m Philly. I have moved over to the sunny Bay of Plenty to be closer to family and the beach! I graduated with my certificate from Vet Nurse Plus in 2009, work brought me to Hamilton where I also completed my Diploma at Wintec. Working in Hamilton, I have been lucky enough [...]

Veterinary Nurse Hi, my name is Simone Couvee-Campbell. I was born and raised in Mount Maunganui and since I can remember I’ve always loved animals. After school I moved to the Netherlands to pursue a career in water polo where I lived and played for around 9 months. Since coming back to my hometown, I [...]

Veterinarian Hi, I'm Julia. I graduated from Massey University in 2015 and worked in Auckland and Matamata before making the move to Papamoa. I work out of both the Papamoa and Bayfair clinics and really enjoy meeting all of you and your pets. It's great to be working with such a talented team of vets [...]