Vaughan Wilson & John Holmes

157 Marine Parade, Napier
REA Licence - Vaughan Wilson: 20074521REA Licence - John Holmes: 20113768
  •   5   (133 reviews)

Our sales performance at a glance

See how Vaughan Wilson & John Holmes has performed in the last 12 months on RateMyAgent*

29
Reviews
13
Properties for sale
24
Sold properties
$1.2m
Average sale price
$29.5m
Total sales value

*Includes all properties sold (last 12 months) where the agent was a part of the transaction and published on ratemyagent.co.nz. It may not be complete and can exclude off-market, private sales and undisclosed pricing and sold dates. Contact agent for full sales history.

Meet the team

Get to know the 2 agents at Vaughan Wilson & John Holmes.

Vaughan Wilson
Vaughan Wilson

Sales Associate

  5   (124 reviews)
About Vaughan
When it comes to selling your home, it is paramount you choose the team and agency that will elevate your home above the rest. With us, you can rest assure that you are in the best hands possible. Thanks to all the incredible feedback from our valued customers, it may come as no surprise that Vaughan & John have been awarded number 3 Sales Associate Napier SIR for 2021, and number 8 Sales Associate Central Region SIR for 2021 About us: Success-oriented sales achievers with a go-getter attitude. Enthusiasm, professionalism, first class service and high energy, are just a few the key components you will receive when working with Vaughan and John. The standard of excellence, commitment and quality NZSIR upholds, aligns perfectly with Vaughan's own personal values and career ambitions. Vaughan comes from an extensive and successful career in general management focusing on marketing, negation, sales and human resources. John’s honest, reliable, and trustworthy manner means a down to earth approach to marketing your property. His background of over 30 years’ experience in accountancy across Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu, are evidence of his attention to detail and high level of business acumen.
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John Holmes
John Holmes

Sales Associate

  5   (43 reviews)
About John
John’s honest, reliable, and trustworthy manner means a down to earth approach to marketing your property. His background of over 30 years’ experience in accountancy across Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu, are evidence of his attention to detail and high level of business acumen. While John is equally at home representing your residential home, his area of expertise is lifestyle property. Born in Hawke’s Bay and growing up in a horticultural family on the outskirts of Hastings, his lifestyle pedigree is top-notch. John’s accountancy career primarily dealt with farming, horticulture, viticulture, equestrian, and associated enterprises. Since childhood, he has been involved in equestrian sport, currently competing in eventing as well as being an international eventing course designer. John lives on a lifestyle block at Maraekakaho. It’s John’s happy place. If you are considering buying or selling property, consider the real estate professional with a history and a genuine love of Hawke’s Bay’s lifestyle and all that it offers. Make your lifestyle possible, and contact John today.
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About us

The standard of excellence, commitment and quality NZSIR upholds, aligns perfectly with Vaughan and john's personal values and career ambitions. It may come as no surprise that Vaughan & John have been awarded number 2 Sales Associate Napier NZSIR for 2023, and the National High Achiever award for NZSIR 2023. Vaughan comes from an extensive and successful career in general management focusing on marketing, negation, sales and human resources. John’s honest, reliable, and trustworthy manner means a down to earth approach to marketing your property. His background of over 30 years’ experience in accountancy across Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu, are evidence of his attention to detail and high level of business acumen.

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Our reviews

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Buyer review
A fantastic duo - Happy first home buyers!!!!
about 1 month ago
A fantastic duo - Happy first home buyers!!!!

It’s quite daunting coming into anything property related when you’re a first home buyer, but Vaughan and John made everything that bit easier! Amazing and prompt communication, even out of country, they prioritised helping us get our ducks in a row before they took to the sea! From initial open home to settlement, they have been nothing but honest, dedicated and genuinely helpful. From our experience, the pair could not be faulted as they have made getting us into our first home as easy as can be. A shout out to Amelia also for being so efficient with getting documents over to us and easing that transition from offer discussions to offer acceptance. All in all, we couldn’t recommend them enough! The biggest thanks to the three of you!

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Buyer review
Awesome communication and support with the process.
about 2 months ago
Awesome communication and support with the process.

Vaughan knew the property very well and could answer most questions we had. He was great at communicating with the vendors to allow us to view the property on back to back days as we couldn't make the open home.

Vaughan WilsonJohn Holmes
Seller review
Expert Advice and Exceptional Service
2 months ago
Expert Advice and Exceptional Service

We had a fantastic experience working with Vaughan and John to sell our house. They achieved a sale by our deadline and provided exceptional service from start to finish. Their advice was honest, practical, and incredibly helpful throughout the entire process. They are highly knowledgeable about lifestyle blocks, which gave us real confidence that our property was being marketed to the right buyers. Their social media marketing was also excellent and played a big part in creating strong interest in our home. We would highly recommend Vaughan and John to anyone looking for professional, knowledgeable, and dedicated real estate agents.

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Seller review
Excellent team
3 months ago
Excellent team

Vaughan, John & Amelia make the perfect team.. It's been a pleasure having the team working for us, professional, excellent communcation, experienced & knowing the market. Would highly recommend this team to everyone needing real estate agents..

Vaughan Wilson
Seller review
Top Notch Team on every front!
4 months ago
Top Notch Team on every front!

Vaughan and John were incredible, from start to finish they went the extra mile to deliver a quick sale at the price we were hoping for. Communication was great the whole time and the process was smooth and informed. We would highly recommend them to anyone looking to sell on the hill!

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Our properties

Vaughan Wilson & John Holmes has 21 properties for sale and sold 24 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

For Sale
DEADLINE SALE: Closes 2:00 p.m. Wednesday 9 September 2026
23 Drake Crescent
Awatoto Hawke's Bay
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2
House
For Sale
DEADLINE SALE: Closes Thursday 10 September 2:00 p.m.
23 Plunket Street
Tamatea Hawke's Bay
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1
1
House
For Sale
AUCTION: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday 16 September 2026
104 Pelorus Avenue
Poraiti Hawke's Bay
5
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2
House
For Sale
DEADLINE SALE: Closes 2:00 p.m. Wednesday 19 August 2026
32A Lucknow Road
Havelock North Hawke's Bay
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Townhouse
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