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About Team Ants

Team Ants is Anthony Reid, Pauline Cher and Kat Powell, working together as a coordinated real estate team across Palmerston North, Feilding, Ashhurst and the wider Manawatū, operating under Professionals Palmerston North (Unique Realty Ltd, Licensed REAA 2008).

Proudly operating underProfessionals Real Estate
Team Ants working together in the office
Local experience. Team strength. Proven results.

Why Sell With a Team?

Anthony has worked in Manawatū real estate since 2006; Pauline and Kat both list and sell property alongside him, and lead client care and campaign coordination too, so every seller and buyer gets more than one person’s time, attention and buyer network. See recent results on the recent sales page and verified feedback on the reviews page.

More buyer follow-up
Three people chasing buyer interest, not one.
Better availability
Service continues when one of us is in appointments, negotiations or open homes.
Clearer communication
Dedicated client care alongside strategy and negotiation.
Broader reach
Wider buyer relationships across the whole team, not one book of contacts.
Meet the founders

The People Behind Team Ants.

Anthony Reid, Consultant at Team Ants
Anthony Reid
Consultant
20+ yrs local experience
Anthony “Ants” Reid leads strategy, appraisal, negotiation and campaign direction for Team Ants. Working in Palmerston North and the wider Manawatū since 2006, he’s built a reputation as a straight-up, results-driven real estate professional with 5.0★ from 101 verified reviews on RateMyAgent.
Pauline Cher, Sales and Client Specialist at Team Ants
Pauline Cher
Sales & Client Specialist
5 languages spoken
Pauline Cher lists and sells property alongside Anthony and Kat, bringing buyer relationships, client care and fluent Cantonese, Mandarin, Hakka, Malay and English communication to Team Ants, helping make the buying and selling process feel clear, comfortable and well looked after from start to finish.
Kat Powell, Sales and Client Specialist at Team Ants
Kat Powell
Sales & Client Specialist
8+ years with Anthony
Kat Powell is an integral part of Team Ants: she lists and sells property alongside Anthony and Pauline, and also runs the team’s day-to-day operations, keeping communication clear and campaigns running smoothly from listing to settlement.
Read full team profiles → New to buying or selling? Read our Buyer & Seller Guide →
Awards & recognition

National Recognition.

Team Ants was recognised nationally within the Professionals Real Estate network at the 2026 Professionals Annual Awards, across sales performance, lifestyle property and long-term milestone categories.

  • 2nd Lifestyle Sales, NZ: national recognition for lifestyle property sales performance.
  • 15th Sales GCI, NZ: national ranking for sales performance across the Professionals network.
  • 20th Properties Sold: national recognition for sales volume.
  • 200 Million Dollar Club: a long-term milestone for cumulative sales value.
  • 500 Sales Club: a long-term milestone for cumulative properties sold.

Awards matter less to us than what sits behind them: the clients who trust us, the work behind every campaign, and the local relationships built over 20 years in the Manawatū. See verified, sourced feedback on the reviews page.

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