Home Ownership Pathway NZ
Our Team delivers outcomes. We care and support growth
Built for Performance. Driven by Purpose.
We are expanding a national team that brings together frontline lending experience, financial expertise, and a deep understanding of our communities. We believe in creating a clear environment where our people can grow, hone their craft, and do work that truly matters.
How we back our team:
- Clear Boundaries & Roles: Total clarity so you can focus on what you do best.
- Full Support & Training: The tools, resources, and leadership to help you perform at your peak.
- Career Evolution: A commitment to your long-term professional development.
We aren't doing things the old way. We are a forward-thinking organisation that has built a unique blueprint for first-home buyer support. By fusing frontline experience with smart systems thinking, we are making a lasting difference for people across Aotearoa.
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Andrew Lavulavu | Founder Home Ownership Pathway
Financial Capability & Housing Pathways
Master of TechFutures (Level 9)
Bachelor of Anthropology, Victoria University of Wellington
NZ Cert in Financial Services (L5) Residential Property Lending, Core V2, CTG.
Leadership New Zealand 2021
Andrew Lavulavu is the founder of Home Ownership Pathway (HOP), a New Zealand-based advisory platform focused on financial capability and sustainable home ownership pathways.
More than a decade on, Andrew has designed, refined, and deployed structured financial and housing pathways that navigate families across Aotearoa through the complexities of lending, debt optimization, and homeownership.
His work transforms intricate market realities into clear, manageable steps that build lasting financial capability
Andrew has been widely recognised for his innovation in developing a pathway-based advisory model, a framework as a template that bridges the gap between rigid financial systems, lending environments, and the lived realities of families.
By translating sophisticated systems thinking into practical, scalable pathways, his work delivers measurable, generational housing and financial outcomes for communities
Under his leadership, HOP continues to evolve as a platform focused on education, structured support, adviser development, and scalable systems that empower both clients and communities toward stronger financial futures.
Contact Andrew
📧 andrew@homeownership.org.nz
📞 09 801 1340
Team Lead - Client Services Business & Residential Lending
Operations & Client Services
Ishan Samarakkody forms part of the operational backbone at Home Ownership Pathway (HOP), helping families throughout New Zealand navigate the realities of lending, debt optimisation, and homeownership.
Backed by extensive experience across banking and retail financial services, Ishan specialises in taking the stress out of complex financial situations. He oversees client engagement and application management, ensuring that every family moving through a HOP pathway experiences a seamless, structured transition from planning to execution.
Ishan is widely recognised for his calm approach, attention to detail, and deep fluent knowledge of lending systems. By working closely with clients, advisers, and banking partners, he ensures that high performance and genuine care are embedded into every step of the journey toward sustainable homeownership
Contact Ishan
📧 ishan@homeownership.org.nz
📞 09 801 1340
Team Lead – Operations
Operations, Systems & Business Support
Nathaniel is an experienced operations and systems leader who has been with Home Ownership Pathway (HOP) for over five years.
He oversees internal processes and operational delivery across the business, helping ensure systems remain structured, efficient, and capable of supporting long-term growth and scale.
With an MBA and a background in finance and operational management, Nathaniel brings strong capability in managing complex business environments while providing the discipline, structure, and systems oversight that underpin HOP’s day-to-day delivery.
His work supports operational efficiency across client services, internal workflows, process management, and organisational systems, helping create a stable platform that enables advisers and support teams to deliver positive outcomes for families across Aotearoa.
Through his leadership in operations and systems support, Nathaniel continues to contribute toward HOP’s focus on scalable infrastructure, structured service delivery, and long-term organisational capability.
Contact Nathaniel
📧 trust@homeownership.org.nz
📞 09 801 1340
