Malcolm Russell Hanna 1930 to 2024
Malcolm passed away on, 18 March 2024 aged 93 years. He died peacefully with family present.
Deeply loved husband of Nanette Hanna, to whom he was married for 68 years. He was the precious father of Sue, Pip, Julie, and Foggy.
Below is the citation Malcolm received when he was elevated to Life Membership in 2002.
Malcolm Hanna commenced his valuation career in February 1962 as a trainee valuer with Gordon Harcourt Limited under the direction of John Harcourt a Past President and Life Member of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers.
Malcolm remained with Gordon Harcourt Limited from 1962 to 1965 when he joined the valuation practice of Gellatly Robertson where he became a partner shortly thereafter. He remained with that firm through various changes (Gellatly Robertson through to Robertson Young Telfer Limited) until 1994 at which time he resigned as a Director of the Wellington Office and the national practice to set up as a sole practitioner, as a chartered arbitrator, real estate advisor and registered valuer specialising in matters relating to arbitration and litigation.
Malcolm was recommended for membership of the student group of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers in March 1962 and from then on he took a very keen and active interest in the affairs of the Institute.
Malcolm completed his examinations in 1965 and in that year was awarded the Council trophy for the student who completed the examination with the most merit.
He was Secretary of the Wellington Branch of the Institute from 1964 to 1967 and became a full member of the Branch Committee in 1966 and subsequently Chairman of the Branch.
Malcolm was a member of the Education Committee and Board of Examiners of the Institute from 1971 to 1975 and was an Examiner in academic subjects and the practical oral examinations in Wellington.
He was appointed the Dominion Publicity Officer in 1971 and became the first Chairman of the Publicity and Public Relations Committee, a position he held until 1975.
He has attended a number of Pan Pacific Conferences and was a principal speaker at the 7th Pan Pacific Congress in San Francisco in 1973 and a commentator at the 8th Congress in Rotorua in 1975.
Malcolm was also co-author of the paper "Education and the Valuing Profession" and was a contributory author of "Urban Valuation in New Zealand Volume II", one of the major textbooks of the Institute. He has represented the Institute on several inter-professional committees, particularly those relating to replacement insurances.
He was made an Associate of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers in 1966 and became a Fellow of the Institute in 1977. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 1978 and is a foundation member of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand in 1987 and for a number of years has served as a member of the National Arbitration Panel of that organisation.
He was invited to membership of the American Society of Real Estate Councillors which is widely regarded in the USA as one of the most prestigious professional real estate groups and was the first New Zealander to be so invited.
Malcolm was appointed by the Government as one of their two representatives on the Valuers' Registration Board and served continuously on that Board for 15 years from 1973 to 1988, nine of those years being as Deputy Chairman. He was a member of the Wellington Land Valuation Tribunal for ten years and was a Director of Valuation New Zealand and Quotable Valuation New Zealand Limited for three years.
He has appeared as an expert witness on a broad range of real estate and valuation matters before the High Court as well as the Land Valuation Tribunal, the Environment Court and the Waitangi Tribunal and has also been involved in many major arbitrations.
There are very few members who have given the service to the New Zealand Institute of Valuers and the valuing profession that Malcolm Hanna has. He is well recognised for his valuation work throughout New Zealand and is held in high regard by his colleagues and the Wellington Branch for the presentation and quality of his work and the enthusiasm and his support for the profession as a whole. Malcolm continues to take a keen interest in the Institute and is a worthy recipient of Life Membership of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers.
