36 Harrison Road

Snow began working in the kiwifruit industry in 1980 and attended the Bay of Plenty Horticulture Cadet Scheme in 1981 – 1983. By the finish of the scheme, at a young age, he was managing orchards, had a contract gang and in 1996, bought an orchard which he re-structured and re-husbanded before selling in 2004.

The highs, lows and challenges of the kiwifruit industry are part of life for Snow and his ‘hands on’ knowledge qualify him well to attend to the needs of those who buy and sell kiwifruit orchards. He also established a 120 tree avocado orchard and enjoyed growing and marketing avocados for 15 plus years.

He has sold large numbers of horticulture properties, farms and lifestyle blocks, often at substantial premium prices due to his outstanding passion and negotiating skills.

He began working as a Real Estate Salesperson in 1993, later taking an ownership interest in a company for over a decade and achieving Top Rural Salesperson for three consecutive years, before joining Bayleys in 2012 as part of the very effective Country team.

With Bayleys, Snow has achieved Top 5% status nationally continuously since 2014, and in 2017 had the honour to win Bayleys National Top Individual Salesperson. For Success Realty, Snow earned Top Bayleys Country Office Salesperson in 2017 & 2019 and in May of 2019 he was awarded Realty Groups Prestigious Overall Salesperson of the year 2019. Snows most recent honour was to be awarded the Rural Salesperson of the Year at the 2019 REINZ Awards for Excellence in Real Estate.

A keen gardener, he enjoys tending the needs of his 30 strong Belted Galloway cattle herd on his 25 acre farmlet in the Papamoa Hills.

A ‘passionate and parochial member of the Te Puke and wider community’ his personal mantra of ‘accept, adapt, achieve’ resulting from personal tragedy, and a desire to be the best he can be for his clients, family and himself empower him to strive to deliver for those who he serves.

Customer service, strong work ethic, and attention to detail. This is what Stu has particular focus on and will bring to your real estate experience. After 25 years actively marketing New Zealand and the Bay of Plenty to International tourism and education markets, in particular Japan, he now turns his skills to Real Estate joining the Bayleys Country Team in the Bay of Plenty.

Growing up in the Wairarapa Stu graduated from Massey University with a Bachelor of Business Studies majoring in marketing before teaching English in Japan for 2 years. After returning to New Zealand and moving to Tauranga in 1997, he has operated his own international business in the student tourism and education sector. Working with Japanese companies and building relationships has been Stu’s passion for many years and it is the character and the commitment that Stu brings to the table that ensures his clients achieve satisfaction and success. You don’t survive in the Japanese market without high end customer service and back-to-back delivery and performance. It is these traits that Stu also applies to Real Estate and to help his clients fulfil their property dreams.

Stu has a passion for property, having built, bought, lived in, and sold over 9 properties of his own including urban, office, holiday home, rental and lifestyle property, Stu knows all about what it takes to get a property ready for market and can assist his clients with tips and ideas to get their property to be the best it can be.

Having three grown children in their early 20’s, he says are inspiring him as they embark in their journey and give him energy to live a full and engaged life always striving for excellence.

On the odd day off Stu may be out fishing, surfing, hunting, or mountain biking. He also loves snowboarding, travelling, different cultures and cuisine, and a good wine.

Stu specialises in the country and lifestyle market in the Western Bay of Plenty from Waihi to Maketu. If you are needing a property specialist who will take the time, pay attention to every detail of marketing your home, and give you great customer service every step of the way to your sale and beyond, call Stu today.