History

Andrew Graham commenced practice in 1898. He was joined in 1906 by his son-in-law Ralph Dobson who was admitted to the NZ Society of Accountants in 1908.

Ralph Dobson's son Malcolm and grandson Paul both pursued careers in chartered accountancy with the firm. Malcolm retired from the practice in 1982, and Paul in 1990.

In 2006 the firm celebrated 100 years of practising as Graham & Dobson (92 as a partnership and 8 as a company).

There are over 30 employees of the firm today.

Andrew Graham

Ralph Dobson

Ralph Dobson

In the 100 or so years the firm has practised as Graham & Dobson, there have been 16 principals.

They are:

Past	Current
Andrew Graham	David Quinn
Ralph Dobson	Richard Stannard
Malcolm Dobson	Debbie Barwick
Peter Willock	June Hall
David Stannard	Barbara Johnstone
Paul Dobson	Callum Thompson
Robert Ogilvie
Richard Coates
Grahame Rosie
Jared Ingoe

The firm offers a comprehensive range of services with a strong base of farming clients. It is a well recognised substantial accountancy practice in the Gisborne/East Coast District.

Whilst retaining long standing family clients that date back to when the partnership commenced, the firm has developed and expanded into the modern highly computerised company, under which it practises today.

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Paul and Kelly Roberts started their business Roberts Tree Surgeons from scratch 12 years ago. Today the company is a strong team of 10 full time staff. Roberts Tree Surgeons are the one-stop shop for tree removal, tree maintenance and tree planting.

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Callum Thompson

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What our clients say...

Parihohonu Station has been involved with Graham and Dobson since the early 1900s. They have proved to be of great value, producing a high standard of quality work, are trustworthy, astute, and approachable any time at all. The staff are very friendly and will bend over backwards for us. We always recommend this long established firm unequivocally.

Avianne and Nigel Faram
We are grateful for the enormous amount of support the staff of Graham & Dobson provide. They have demonstrated a high level of understanding, knowledge and financial direction and deliver a consistent service in structured, efficient timeframes. This is a company with high integrity and strong values focusing on providing the utmost levels of customer satisfaction.

Gisborne Stroke Support Group Inc.
Graham & Dobson helped me start my own business in 2007. Without their help and support the process would have been a lot harder. They offer excellent on-going support and advice.

Karl Platten - Lawns Plus Ltd (GreenAcres)