Vaughan Wilson & John Holmes

157 Marine Parade, Napier
REA Licence - Vaughan Wilson: 20074521REA Licence - John Holmes: 20113768
  •   5   (135 reviews)

Our sales performance at a glance

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

29
Reviews
11
Properties for sale
25
Sold properties
$1.1m
Average sale price
$28m
Total sales value

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Meet the team

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

Vaughan Wilson
Vaughan Wilson

Sales Associate

  5   (128 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   (44 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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Buyer review
A fantastic team who made buying our first home easy
13 days 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
Smooth and easygoing!
14 days ago
Smooth and easygoing!

Vuaghan and John were great, friendly, approachable and quick to clear any doubts along our way. Overall very happy to have worked with him on our purchase, thanks team!

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Buyer review
First home buyers
19 days 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.
21 days 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. 🏡❤️

Vaughan Wilson
Buyer review
A fantastic duo - Happy first home buyers!!!!
3 months 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.
3 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.

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Our properties

Vaughan Wilson & John Holmes has 18 properties for sale and sold 25 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

For Sale
DEADLINE SALE: Closes 4:00 p.m. Thursday 29 October 2026
717H Puketitiri Road
Puketapu Hawke's Bay
3
2
1
Acreage Semi-Rural
SoldSep 17, 2026
SoldSep 15, 2026
Price not available
104 Pelorus Avenue
Poraiti Hawke's Bay
5
2
2
House
For Sale
DEADLINE SALE: Closes 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 14 October 2026
136B Te Awa Avenue
Te Awa Hawke's Bay
3
2
1
Townhouse
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