Peter is probably one of the first advisers I got to know well in this industry. He built a strong profile over the years, wrote several books and columns in the Sunday Star Times and Investigate magazine.  He always wanted to win the Financial Planner of the Year Award we ran, but unfortunatly never claimed the top prize, although he would have been a deserving winner.

I remember Peter as a real gentleman who was impish, often with a twinkle in his eye as he delivered some comments with his dry wit.  I understand he never wore a watch and rarely put on a tie.

In the financial planning world he was a strong supporter of independent advice and played a significant role with adviser association SiFA. Several years ago, though, he moved his business, The Money People, into Craigs Investment Partners. While that was a surprise to me, he explained his reasons for doing this in a recent article in ASSET Magazine.

Hensley had a love of golf, and often at conferences you would find him out the course with a core group of fellow advisers.

Peter did a lot of work helping educate people about money matters and he was also a Justice of the Peace and a Marriage Celebrant. Besides being a JP at the local court house he was a visiting JP for the local prison and is a trustee of Hospice Taranaki Foundation.

Hensely was born in Australia and came to live in New Plymouth with his wife Kathryn.  He had recently been diagnosed with a serious illness. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

We wrote this article about Peter 14 years ago

RIP Henso.

- Philip Macalister