Dr David Hawkins BVsc

David graduated from Massey University in 1992.  After several years in mixed practice in New Zealand and abroad he started with Franklin Vets in 1997 as a farm services veterinarian and became a director of the company in 2003.

David operates from the Waiuku branch servicing farm and lifestyle clients.  He has a broad experience in mastitis management and control, clinical trial work and is growing an Intelact consultancy base.  David is the current Dairy Cattle Veterinary Society Representative on the National Mastitis Committee and contributes regularly to various farming publications on mastitis and milk quality issues.

Outside of the job he spends a lot of time with family and church activities enjoying squash, music, bush walking and water sports.  David is based at our Waiuku clinic.

Dr Goran Medic BVSc

Goran graduated in 1991 and worked as a large animal practitioner in Serbia.  On immigrating to NZ in 1994, and passing the New Zealand Veterinary examinations in 1996, Goran worked for MAF Quality Management now known as NZ Food Safety Authority (verification agency).

Goran is based at Waiuku, and provides veterinary backup at Pukekohe and Papakura.

Dr Holly Walton BVSc

Holly's formative years were spent in rural Southland where she graduated through the Pony Club system, completing her B and H certificates. She participated in all aspects of competitive riding;pleasure hacking, pony club instruction and dressage judging. Whilst attending vet school in Melbourne, Holly was involved with a family commercial Angus and Merino property and breeding Irish Sport horses. Retuning to NZ she spent time in Hawkes Bay as a mixed practice vet.

Holly then moved south to Canterbury to pursue one of her main interests; equine reproduction and foal care.  Holly worked on a large broodmare farm managing fresh and frozen artificial insemination, scanning and foaling down of some 450 mares.

During this time Holly undertook post-graduate training in equine dentistry with the "Power Float" a non invasive, visually based dental system.  Holly's career took her home to Southland where she worked at an equine referral centre with a leading equine surgeon.  The case-loads here were quite varied, from colic surgeries to fracture repairs.  Holly is very keen to help implement on-farm parasite management, vaccination programmes and general health plans for horse properties.

Having thawed out from the South, Holly has enjoyed exploring the local countryside, beaches and forests on horseback and foot.  Holly has settled into the Clevedon community, enjoying competing in local dressage and jumping events.