Eltham Vet
Eltham Vet Services is a 10-vet practice that has served the farms and family pets of Central and South Taranaki with distinction since 1937. For your pet’s healthcare & your peace of mind contact or visit us.
Jill joined Eltham Vets in 2003 & the rest is history! Born & bred in Tarananki, coming from a rural background with lots of involvment in Dairy & Equine. Outside of work she is very keen on competing on the NI showjumping circuit, in the Winter months shes enjoys hunting behind the hounds over beautiful land, while enjoying a port or two!
Helen has worked at Eltham Vets since 2018. She has enjoyed working and living in a smaller rural community. Her spare time is divided between her three Grandchildren or being involved with productions at her local Theatre.
Michelle started working for Eltham Vets in Jan 2020 & is married with 3 adult sons. She previously worked in a vet clinic before sharemilking and having her family. They currently have a herd of 200 Hereford Cows and host an annual bull sale. They recently diversified and purchased 99 chickens for Free Range egg production with their new business McLeods Hei Hei. In her free time (funny) she likes to travel in their motorhome to discover new treasures in New Zealand.
Alex joined Eltham Vets in the reception in 2020 after working in the banking industry for 5 years. She is often the voice greeting you on the phone and is also in charge of the Newsletter. She spends her spare time with her husband Alex and their daughter Maggie on their dairy farm, going for walks and cosied up reading a book.
Hi everyone I’m Amber Smith, I will be joining the team as the new Lab Tech. I grew up in Taranaki on dairy farms and have always had a love of animals. I’ve been dairy farming for the last 19 years, so I hope I get to continue working with large animals as well as domestic pets. I also work part time for QCONZ so may have met some of you on your farm.
I am the proud mother of 2 cats and 2 bunnies, oh and 2 beautiful daughters Ashley aged 18 and Reagan aged 14. I’m super excited to join the fun, talented team at the Eltham Vets and look forward meeting you all and your gorgeous pets.
G’Day I’m Erin, Technician, new to the full-time team here at Eltham Vets. Previously some may have seen me around the teatsealing and disbudding camps over the last 3 years. I am Taranaki born and bred hailing from the eastern hill country of Whangamomona. I come from a drystock background and have done many roles from farming, shearing to rural supplies, vet tech, marriage celebrant and a deep tissue styled massage therapist over the last 15 years. My husband Hayden and I purchased the old Ngaere Gardens and intend to eventually get her open to the public again after some much needed maintenance and renovations. I look forward to getting to know and work with you, our clients, this coming season.
All the best for spring.
We are happy to welcome the newest addition to the Eltham Vet Services team, Lonay Price. Lonay is Taranaki born and bred and brings to the team extensive management, Exotic and companion animal nursing and customer service experience accumulated over the last 9 years. She has a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing, and is currently studying towards her Bachelors Degree, alongside having multiple other animal related qualifications. Lonay has a particular interest in anaesthesiology, orthopaedics and animal welfare. Much of her time outside of work is dedicated to furthering the training of her 6 dogs, travelling around the North Island and exhibiting her two Japanese Spitz and two Basset hounds in championship shows. And if that is not enough, her Sundays are spent as an obedience dog training instructor for the North Taranaki Dog Training Club.
Welcome onboard Lonay, we’re excited to have you.
Briar Reardon - Reception / Vet Nurse
Briar started with Eltham Vets in 2024, you will see her happy face at reception or helping in the small animal hosptial. She has 14 years experience working in the vet industry, working in a variety of clinics in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. In her spare time you will find her helping out on her partners drystock farm, playing netball or getting stuck into the garden.
Eltham Vet Services is a 10-vet practice that has served the farms and family pets of Central and South Taranaki with distinction since 1937. For your pet’s healthcare & your peace of mind contact or visit us.
