Keren graduated in 2007 and joined Vets North in 2013 after working in the Bay of Islands and the United Kingdom. Based at the Waimauku clinic, she lives locally and enjoys building connections within the community. Keren has a strong interest in medicine and soft tissue surgery, with a particular focus on diagnostic ultrasound.
Our experienced and qualified physiotherapist Kath, has completed a Diploma in Equine Acupuncture and Level One Animal Physiotherapy through the Australian Physiotherapy Association. She has also completed her Post Graduate Degree and Masters in Animal Physiotherapy through Liverpool University.
You can find her at Vets North Kumeu on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
Jessica has been a part of the Vets North team as a companion animal veterinarian since 2017. She lives in rural Helensville with her husband, daughter and three dogs.
Jess joined the farm animal and equine veterinary team as a new graduate in 2019. She pursued a veterinary degree at Massey University after training as a veterinary technologist in 2015 and gaining clinical experience in both companion animal and rural veterinary practices. Jess grew up in Auckland and now lives in Helensville with her family, two catahoula leopard dogs Koda and Echo, and rescue cat Wendy. In her spare time Jess can be found riding her horse Rusty or enjoying the sunshine at one of the West Coast beaches.
James joined the Vets North team in 2016 as a Large Animal Vet based out of Vets North Helensville. He lives locally with his family and ultra calm retriever Maia.
Elke joined Kumeu Veterinary Services in 1996 and now works in the companion animal side of the practice at Vets North Kumeu. She studied veterinary medicine at the Tieraerztliche Hochschule Hannover in Germany, then moved to New Zealand in 1993 to complete her postgraduate research project.
Elke lives on a lifestyle block in Taupaki, which she shares with her husband, two girls, several horses, sheep, chickens and two cats.
Cathy is a dairy farmer’s daughter who arrived up in Helensville in the early 80’s and made her home here. She was initially a ‘cow girl’ serving a predominantly dairy practice in the early Helensville days. She has now moved into the small animal practice and has now become a ‘cat girl’ and our resident chicken expert.
She lives on a lifestyle block with her two and four legged menagerie.
Ange joined the small animal vet team in 2014 and is based at our Silverdale clinic. She lives on a lifestyle block just out of Helensville with her family and their horse, pet sheep, cows, and cats.
Graeme is a partner in the practice and joined Kumeu Veterinary Services in 2007 to lead the companion animal side of the practice. Since Kumeu Veterinary Services & Helensville Veterinary Services merged in 2014, he now leads the Companion Animal team across both clinics.
He has successfully completed examinations in companion animal internal medicine, gaining membership to the prestigious Australian College of Veterinary Scientists. Graeme has expertise in both medicine and surgery of all companion animals, exotic pets, rabbits, and birds.
Graeme grew up in Waimauku and now lives just a stones throw from his childhood home with his wife Lizzie, son Cole, and Schnack dog Rufus. In his spare time you can find him at the Muriwai Surf Club or cycling the local roads.
