The Nugget: Wayne Maguire

At 3 Wise Men we believe that you only get out of life, what you put into it. Well, that statement could have been written by the indefatigable, irrepressible Wayne Maguire - real estate guru and auctioneer.

Wayne lives each day as though it’s his last. Probably due to the fact that he spent ten years in an army specialist parachuting unit, where every day potentially could have been just that. His highlight? A pitch-black, mid-winter Antarctic supplies airdrop to get McMurdo and Scott Base through until summer and daylight - complete with a not-for-the-faint-hearted mid-air jumbo jet refuel, and a head scratching two sunrises and two sunsets as they flew round under the Earth!

Still, Wayne reckons life these days in the Auckland housing market is also pretty exciting, and as a business owner of five offices and seventy staff, things are humming. He loves how he can help change someone’s life directly - given Kiwis’ love of owning our own piece of dirt.

With a voice as smooth as one of our silk ties and a love of negotiating, Wayne’s also a natural auctioneer, clocking up 10,000 of them. Not that he loves the sound of his own voice (well, maybe a little!), but popular TV show The Block sure did when they made him one of their auctioneers.

At work Wayne’s a suit and tie man - looking the business, but still adding a bit of personality. He loves the details, splashes of colour and quality of our gear, including this Captain suit from our new collection ($700 with 2 pairs of trou), white twill 404 shirt ($120 or 3 for $300), silk Bel Air tie and tan belt ($60 each or grab any 3 for $150), and brand new tan Elton brogues ($230 or 2 for $333).

Yep, Wayne’s a busy man. And why downtime is also really important to him. Mind you, with paddleboarding, boxing, gym and hot yoga to fit round family time, you can’t really call it downtime. Add his charity work with local schools, Ronald McDonald House, and Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ, and it’s all go. For this great cause, he’s been invited to kit-up in full fireman’s gear, and run up the Sky Tower’s 1,103 steps. Sounds fun!

Clearly Wayne packs a lot into each day. He’s also packed a lot into these answers. We wouldn’t expect anything less.