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Martin Hawes is a financial author, seminar presenter and a financial adviser.
Click here to recieve regular updates and articles from MartinMartin is an Authorised Financial Adviser and Columnist with the Sunday Star Times.


Martin provides individualised financial advice to help clients become wealthy and free to pursue their dreams. Martin offers his services throughout NZ and travels frequently.


He has written 20 books, most of which have appeared on the Best-sellers list and several have sold well into five figures.
The best known is on Family Trusts which was published in 1995 and which has sold over 100 000 copies. He has written many other books on topics such as Property Investment, Shares, Tax, Mortgages and Superannuation.
 

His latest book is "The Money Map" which was published in 2011 and is a book for planning your finances for your life.

Martin wrote the book "Twenty Good Summers - work less, live more and make the most of your money" in 2004 and since then has presented many seminars for individuals and business owners who are planning to retire or semi-retire. Martin has a great interest in this area where people are starting to ease back and, instead of growing their wealth, start to use capital to gain income. The idea of Twenty Good Summers has gained currency since the book was published with people deciding to take charge and have the lives that they have always wanted.

Martin frequently speaks at seminars on financial and business topics, and was presenter of Financial Secrets which screened nightly on Television One. He was also one of the expert presenters on the TV One show "The School of Home Truths" and frequently comments in the news media on topical financial and economic issues.

 

 
   
 
 
   
At seminars and conferences, Martin speaks on such topics as:
  • Business and finance
  • Investment
  • Property
  • Planning to go into retirement
  • Succession and Family Trusts
  • Farm Succession
  • Mortgages and debt
  • Planning your financial future
  • Wealth creation
   
 
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Martin's partner Joan Baker is also a writer and seminar presenter.  Joan offers business and management advice to companies.

 Martin currently writes a column for the Sunday Star Times and has previously written for National Business Review, The Listener, Accountants' Journal, North and South, New Zealand Herald and the Herald on Sunday.
Martin has a small number of independent non-executive company directorships and was National President of Save the Children New Zealand, and a Trustee of the Community Trust of Southland. 
Last year Martin participated in the IODS Experienced Directors Workshop. Martin is a member of the Wakatipu Health Reference Group.
 
His pastimes and interests include rock climbing, mountaineering (attempted Mt Everest in 1995), skiing and cycling. Martin Hawes is 59 years old and lives in Queenstown, New Zealand.
     
 


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