Nathan
Founder and Mortgage Adviser
Nathan’s interest in money started at 13, when a bad sunburn left him stuck inside with a copy of Rich Dad Poor Dad. That began a lasting obsession with how money, debt, negotiation and business actually work.
About
Like a knowledgeable mate. Just, y’know, with the licences.
Straight answers, smarter lending, and people who follow through.
The Good Broker is a New Zealand mortgage advisory for people who already own property. We are led by Nathan and Mike and backed by a team of advisers, credit specialists and mortgage support who keep everything moving, from the first conversation through to settlement and beyond.
The Good Broker started before it had a name.
Nathan built and sold a telecommunications company in Australia, learning that complicated industries work better when someone questions the default, improves the system and explains things properly to the customer.
When he moved into mortgage advice, he kept seeing the same problem. People made one enormous lending decision when they bought a property, then left it largely untouched while their income, family, goals and portfolio changed around it. Their life moved on. Their mortgage often did not.
Mike was the first adviser to join. Nathan spent two years convincing him to leave banking, and exactly twelve months to the day after starting, Mike became a director and shareholder.
Today The Good Broker is bigger than the two of them: an advisory, credit and mortgage-support team built to give good advisers the tools and freedom to do exceptional work. The idea stays simple: straight answers, smarter lending and people who follow through.
Leadership
Mike
Director and Senior Mortgage Adviser
Mike has spent more than 14 years working across personal, business, commercial and agricultural banking in New Zealand and Australia. He has managed multiple bank branches, led large teams and worked with clients ranging from homeowners to business owners and property investors.
How we work
Straight answers
We explain the options, trade-offs and next steps clearly.
Structure first
We look beyond the rate and build lending around the client’s wider position.
Follow through
The adviser remains accountable while the wider team keeps the work moving.
The Team
Good people backing good customers, working towards good outcomes and having a good time along the way.
Mortgage advisers
Cam
Mortgage Adviser
Cam helps clients step back from the immediate mortgage decision and look at what they are actually trying to achieve with their money and their life. He enjoys building practical lending strategies that support long-term goals, rather than simply arranging the next loan.
Joe
Financial Adviser
Residential and Commercial Lending
Joe joined the team at The Good Broker in August 2026. He advises clients on residential and commercial property lending, with a focus on building investment portfolios. Rather than approaching several banks yourself to compare options, Joe handles the process for you. He knows what each lender requires, prepares your application, and secures a loan structure tailored to your situation.
Jet
Financial Adviser
Mortgages, KiwiSaver and Insurances
“You do not need to be loyal to your bank.” Jet helps clients sort and grow their money: arranging the lending, structuring the investments and protecting both. Her focus is stripping out the jargon and the barriers, so people come away from a conversation clear on what happens next rather than talked over.
Claire
Mortgage Adviser
Claire specialises in helping developers, investors and business owners find funding for projects that do not fit neatly inside a standard bank application.
Credit
Kaye
Credit Manager
Kaye works with advisers and clients to turn a lending strategy into an application that a bank can understand and approve.
Shamal
Credit Analyst
Shamal works alongside the advisers as a credit analyst. His job, as he puts it, is unlocking finance for property and businesses, and he is not shy about challenging banks and lenders on their own policies when a deal deserves a closer look.
Mortgage support
Lea
Mortgage Support Team Lead
Lea leads the mortgage-support team that helps take applications from initial preparation through to approval and settlement.
Sofie
Mortgage Support Specialist
Sofie supports mortgage applications by working carefully through the documents, details and lender requirements needed to keep each file moving.
Joa
Executive Assistant
Joa is the executive assistant behind the advisers. She describes the job as being a life organiser: keeping calendars, inboxes and follow-ups in order so the team can spend its time with clients.
- Based in
- Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
- Service area
- Clients throughout New Zealand
- FSP number
- FSP1008761
- NZBN
- 9429052470875
Reckon your mortgage could be working harder?
Book a free 15-minute review and we will work out whether there is anything worth changing.