Senior Associate | Accredited Mediator | Timaru
Experience:
Hannah is a Senior Associate based in Timaru and brings a unique blend of legal expertise and leadership experience across private practice, human resources, and local government.
With a strong background in culture, engagement, and stakeholder management, she combines these skills with her legal knowledge to deliver practical, people-focused solutions.
Her experience enables her to navigate complex workplace and organisational issues with confidence, providing tailored advice that helps clients achieve positive outcomes while maintaining productive relationships.
As an accredited mediator through the Resolution Institute, Hannah also offers independent workplace mediation services throughout Timaru, Oamaru, South Canterbury and the wider region.
She works with employers, employees and organisations to facilitate constructive conversations and help parties resolve disputes in a practical and collaborative way.
Expertise:
Hannah’s expertise spans all aspects of employment law, including:
With extensive experience in local government, Hannah is particularly well placed to support councils and public sector organisations. Her strong background in dispute resolution, combined with her legal and people-management experience, enables her to help clients find pragmatic and effective solutions to challenging workplace issues.
Hannah takes a practical, outcomes-focused approach and is passionate about helping both employers and employees successfully navigate workplace challenges.
Mediation services
As a Resolution Institute Accredited Mediator, Hannah provides independent mediation services for workplace and employment-related disputes. Mediation can be an effective way to resolve issues quickly, confidentially and cost-effectively, helping parties find mutually beneficial solutions without the need for formal litigation.
Hannah is available to provide mediation services throughout Timaru, Oamaru, South Canterbury and surrounding areas, and can also facilitate online mediations.
Governance and volunteer roles:
Memberships and affiliations
Senior Associate | Accredited Mediator | Timaru
+64 27 237 8126
hgoddard-coles@cmalaw.co.nz
Experience
Hannah is a Senior Associate based in Timaru and brings a unique blend of legal expertise and leadership experience across private practice, human resources, and local government.
With a strong background in culture, engagement, and stakeholder management, she combines these skills with her legal knowledge to deliver practical, people-focused solutions.
Her experience enables her to navigate complex workplace and organisational issues with confidence, providing tailored advice that helps clients achieve positive outcomes while maintaining productive relationships.
As an accredited mediator through the Resolution Institute, Hannah also offers independent workplace mediation services throughout Timaru, Oamaru, South Canterbury and the wider region.
She works with employers, employees and organisations to facilitate constructive conversations and help parties resolve disputes in a practical and collaborative way.
Expertise
Hannah’s expertise spans all aspects of employment law, including:
With extensive experience in local government, Hannah is particularly well placed to support councils and public sector organisations. Her strong background in dispute resolution, combined with her legal and people-management experience, enables her to help clients find pragmatic and effective solutions to challenging workplace issues.
Hannah takes a practical, outcomes-focused approach and is passionate about helping both employers and employees successfully navigate workplace challenges.
Mediation services
As a Resolution Institute Accredited Mediator, Hannah provides independent mediation services for workplace and employment-related disputes. Mediation can be an effective way to resolve issues quickly, confidentially and cost-effectively, helping parties find mutually beneficial solutions without the need for formal litigation.
Hannah is available to provide mediation services throughout Timaru, Oamaru, South Canterbury and surrounding areas, and can also facilitate online mediations.
Governance and Volunteer Roles
Memberships and Affiliations
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