Cherie Hainsworth-Powrie 

Cherie Hainsworth- Powrie is a Barrister and Solicitor, Principal of her Law Practice, and Mediator based in South Auckland/ Franklin with 30 years legal experience and family and general mediation experience.  

Cherie has specialist expertise in family law, relationship property, employment relations, civil and criminal litigation, adjudication and arbitration, and sports/ incorporated societies, and a passion for assisting parties in disputes move forward. LEADR trained in the early 1990’s, a NZLS Panel of Mediators, and a FDR approved Mediator. Experience in adjudicating ACC appeals, and in her private practice mediating and arbitrating various fields of disputes.  

Cherie has strong legal, advocacy, and life experience to rely on; and has a natural flair and passion for Mediation using analytical skills and brainstorming to assist parties. She has a deep understanding of the dynamics of family mediation, encompassing cultural, religious and other foundations upon which viewpoints are sometimes based. She aspires to help separating parents, employers/ employees in house, businesses/ sports teams/ groups, and others to resolve family and relationship disputes, trusts/ estates, property, construction, and business differences; even where all hope is seen to already be lost. 

She is an experienced lawyer appearing as counsel and representing clients in NZ courts (litigation), and presenter (including at NZLS training programmes) and facilitator (including for sporting and community organisations) alongside her Mediation and Arbritration/ adjudication work.