About.
Sarina Gibbon is a legally trained tenancy advisor and (according to some very nice LinkedIn comments) a rare combo of sharp thinking, real talk, and a knack for making complex things make sense.
An enrolled barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, Sarina has worked in the rental sector for nearly two decades. Her path into tenancy wasn’t exactly planned… she fell into it, stayed for the people, and stuck around because renting in Aotearoa genuinely matters. It affects millions of lives, yet the sector too often runs on bad advice, outdated systems, and a culture that doesn’t serve anyone particularly well.
For 17 years, Sarina was General Manager of the Auckland Property Investors Association, where she led everything from education and compliance to industry advocacy and public commentary. These days, through Tenancy Advisory, she works with a wide mix of clients — from individual landlords to government agencies — helping them navigate residential tenancy law, rethink the way they work, and build stronger, more human systems.
She believes compliance should feel empowering, not scary. The law should be a guardrail, not a cage. And good policy only works when it’s delivered by people who actually care. That belief is the heart of Tenancy Advisory — and why she started the consultancy in the first place.
It’s her legal background that often gets her through the door. But it’s her strategic lens, communication skills, and (let’s be honest) her dry humour that tends to keep her in the room.
“Her legal knowledge and sense of humour with the ability to explain complex matters in a way that is simple to understand is a rare talent. Where others sell fear, she sells knowledge and compassion.”- David Faulkner
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Sarina’s work and commentary have featured across a range of industry and media platforms:
She’s also a regular columnist for NZ Property Investor Magazine.