Vaughan Wilson & John Holmes

157 Marine Parade, Napier
REA Licence - Vaughan Wilson: 20074521REA Licence - John Holmes: 20113768
  •   5   (139 reviews)

Our sales performance at a glance

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

28
Reviews
6
Properties for sale
28
Sold properties
$1.2m
Average sale price
$32.3m
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   (130 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   (45 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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  5  
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Buyer review
Excellent service from start to finish.
29 days ago
Excellent service from start to finish.

Excellent service from start to finish! Vaughan made purchasing our section a smooth and stress-free experience. He always responded promptly, patiently answered all our questions and concerns, and connected us with other helpful professionals along the way. We truly appreciated his support, professionalism, and reliability throughout the process. We highly recommend Vaughan to anyone looking to purchase land or property. Thank you, Vaughan, for your outstanding service and support!

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Seller review
Great experience.
about 1 month ago
Great experience.

We had a wonderful experience working with John and Vaughan on the sale of our house. They were very professional, easy-going, supportive, and always helpful throughout the entire process. Their knowledge of the property market is excellent, and it is clear that they know their job extremely well. John and Vaughan work exceptionally well with their clients and always make you feel supported and confident. Nothing is ever a problem for them — they are approachable, responsive, knowledgeable, and always willing to help. We truly appreciated all their hard work, guidance, and support in achieving a successful sale of our home. I highly recommend John and Vaughan to anyone looking for professional and trustworthy real estate agents to help sell their property. Thank you both for a wonderful job! Elena

Vaughan Wilson
Buyer review
A fantastic team who made buying our first home easy
about 2 months ago
A fantastic team who made buying our first home easy

We had a fantastic experience with Vaughan and Amelia throughout the purchase of our first home. They were both friendly, professional and always easy to communicate with. They kept us updated throughout the process and were always happy to answer our questions. Thank you both for helping us make our first-home journey such a positive experience!

Vaughan Wilson
Buyer review
First home buyers
2 months ago
First home buyers

Vaughan and John were fantastic to deal with as first home buyers. The whole process was explained to us and we were helped through the process step by step. We are now going to own a home of our own and couldn't be happier. Also the lady in the office Amelia was fantastic and went above and beyond. All in all a great team and would be more than happy to deal with them in the future

Vaughan Wilson
Seller review
Made the whole experience so easy and seamless.
2 months ago
Made the whole experience so easy and seamless.

We honestly couldn’t recommend John and Vaughn highly enough! Selling a house and buying our next home can feel like such a stressful and overwhelming process, but John and Vaughn made the whole experience incredibly easy from start to finish. They worked so hard to help us get our house sold quickly, while also helping us secure our next home in such a short amount of time. Their communication, knowledge, professionalism and genuine care made such a huge difference. We always felt supported, kept informed and knew we were in safe hands. What could have been a very stressful time was made so smooth and straightforward because of them. They went above and beyond for us, and we’re so grateful for everything they did to make the whole process happen so quickly. Thank you so much, John and Vaughn — we truly couldn’t have asked for better agents! We would absolutely recommend you to anyone looking at buying or selling their home. 🏡❤️

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Our properties

Vaughan Wilson & John Holmes has 12 properties for sale and sold 28 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

SoldNov 8, 2026
$520,000
1/71A Meeanee Road
Taradale Hawke's Bay
2
1
1
Townhouse
SoldNov 3, 2026
$920,000
717H Puketitiri Road
Puketapu Hawke's Bay
3
2
1
Acreage Semi-Rural
SoldNov 2, 2026
$1,105,000
158 Auckland Rd
Greenmeadows Hawke's Bay
4
3
2
House
SoldOct 29, 2026
$1,034,298
32 Lucknow Road
Havelock North Hawke's Bay
4
2
1
House
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