Brendon was born and raised in Invercargill. He finished vet school in the mid 80’s and briefly worked in mixed practice in Invercargill before travelling overseas. After 3 years in the UK he travelled to the USA and completed a 3 year Equine Surgical Residency. After this he worked in horse practice in South Auckland and gained specialist registration with the Veterinary Council of NZ in Equine Surgery. He returned home to Southland in 1996 to become a partner in Southern Veterinary Centre along with Michael Brown. They built a purpose built horse hospital on the edge of the Invercargill Racecourse. A small animal side was soon added a year later and a substantial extension was completed in 2010. Southern Veterinary Centre became part of the VetSouth group in 2015.

The practice offers all manner of routine and specialist equine and dairy veterinary work and Brendon manages this side of the practice. Both his two daughters have safely flown the nest and his ideas of being able to do more hunting and fishing might come to fruition.

A grad of SIT (2018 Diploma of Veterinary Nursing), Michaela has been with the team ever since and is based in our Invercargill clinic. She enjoys anesthesia and nursing medical patients, also the team environment and how every day is different. Spare time is spent in the company of fiance, Ngawai, and their 2 pet rabbits, Cookie and Russell. Michaela’s ambition is to learn as much as possible...and to also make it onto the VetSouth website (Ed: you’re welcome).

Jennifer is originally from Tauranga, she made the excellent decision to move down to "sunny" Southland as she gained her qualification in Veterinary Nursing at SIT in 2019. Her bubbly smiling face is often seen in both our Winton and Invercargill clinics, she loves how each day is so different. She has a strong passion for nursing and enjoys helping her patients heal and getting back home as soon as possible.

A registered Veterinary Nurse, Holly graduated from SIT in 2012. It’s the family orientated culture and great team environment that make work so enjoyable for her. Not to mention the drama of emergency cases and being able to help animals in desperate need of medical attention. There’s a veritable menagerie at home, with…(big breath)...1 Staffy X Bulldog, 1 Staffy Mixed Breed, 1 Pug (all rescue dogs)...3 cats (all rescue) including quite possibly the happiest 3 legged cat in the world...1 house trained indoor/outdoor Giant Flemish X Angora Rabbit...and countless tropical fish. Oh, plus a husband and two young girls. Phew.

An Invercargill native, Kim joined the team after gaining her Vet Nursing certificate in 2014. Kim is especially keen on surgery nursing and retail sales. The appeal of VetSouth? Getting to work with her friends every day. Outside of work, Kim can be spotted riding Gary the Horse at Sandy Point on Sunday mornings. She is passionate about gingernuts and loves spending quality time with her family.

Rochelle joined the VetSouth team in October 2014. Rochelle has a diploma in Veterinary Nursing from S.I.T. Small animals are her passion and she loves having a chat and getting to know all the clients and their pets. Her customer service and vet nurse roles keep her busy in our Invercargill clinic. In her spare time Rochelle enjoys reading, spending time with her daughter and many pets.

Wendy joined the team in 2015 after studying for a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing at SIT in 2014. Wendy loves working with animals and the clients that come in with them!