Silks Audit Chartered Accountants Ltd

Edwin Martell Silk started the first Silks Accountancy firm in Whanganui in 1904. Over the decades that followed, the firm underwent many changes.

Silks Audit Chartered Accountants Ltd, based in Whanganui, provides a range of Audit services and has a wide variety of clients including, Schools, Forests, Maori Businesses, Farms, Real Estate Trust Accounts, Charitable Organisations and Companies. From a small local accountancy firm to an international accounting group (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) Silks has come full circle returning to its roots.

In true Silks tradition, David Fraser and Cameron Town understood the necessity for change and that Audit should become an independent business. It would allow their team to stretch and expand their knowledge base and in 2010 the decision to separate the Audit group from the Business Advisory Services group was made. Maintaining the Silks legacy was also important and so our Team name became our business name. We are ‘Silks Audit Chartered Accountants’. January 2011 saw Silks Audit come into their own. We have one of the largest audit teams in the Central and West Coast of the North Island predominately in the Whanganui, Manawatu, Taranaki and Taupo regions. Silks Audit offers a wide range of audit and assurance services from the very small to the very large in sectors such as: Education (Schools, Kindergartens, Kohanga Reo, Early Childhood Centres) , Maori Authorities (Te Ture Whenua Act 1993), Maori Land Court investigations, Maori Trust Boards, Post Government Settlement Entities (Grievances settled with the Crown), Companies (Private, National and International) including overseas shareholding, Prospectus/Issuer Entities (who raise and issue funds to the public) Farms, Forests, Merchandise and Services, Real Estate Trust Accounts, Agricultural Sector –Farms and Forests, Gambling Operators, Anti Money Laudering & Contering Financing of Terrorism non assurance engagements (AML/ CFT), Community Trusts, Incorporated Societies – Service providers, Clubs and Sport trading, Charitable Trusts/ organisations – Health Services, Community Services, Religious and Non – Public Funds – New Zealand Defence Force. In January 2014 David Fraser retired from the partnership and Talia Anderson-Town took over as the second partner. With 12 staff and two partners (Cameron Town and Talia Anderson-Town) they continue the firm today offering a full range of audit and assurance services.

10/09/2026

📍 Rotorua Office

Silks Audit – Rotorua
Room 4, first floor, 1283 - 1285 Fenton Street, Rotorua
📞 07 378 2250

🌐 www.silksaudit.co.nz

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09/09/2026

📍 Taupō Office

Silks Audit – Taupō
19 Tamamutu Street
📞 07 378 2250

🌐 www.silksaudit.co.nz

08/09/2026

📍 Whanganui Office

Silks Audit – Whanganui
156 Guyton Street
📞 06 345 8539

🌐 www.silksaudit.co.nz

08/09/2026

Another gorgeous Silks Audit bubba to add to the mix. Welcome little Emrys 🥰 Congratulations guys!

07/09/2026

📍 Palmerston North Office

Silks Audit – Palmerston North
7 Grey Street, 4410
📞 06 345 8539

🌐 www.silksaudit.co.nz

06/09/2026

📍 New Plymouth Office

Silks Audit – New Plymouth
112 Vivian Street
📞 06 751 0678

🌐 www.silksaudit.co.nz

03/09/2026

🎥 Meet Our Directors – Leading Silks Audit with Expertise & Integrity

💼 Talia Tiori Anderson-Town, FCA

Chartered Accountant (FCA), Massey University BBS & PGDip Professional Accounting

Qualified & Licensed Auditor (CAANZ, OAG, FMA)

Director & Trustee roles: Pharmac (Chair, Finance Audit & Risk Committee), Lotto NZ Commissioner, Māori Trusts & Business Networks

🌟 Areas of Expertise: Māori organisations, education sector, companies, charitable trusts, farms & forests, FMC reporting, real estate trusts, gambling & sports trading

💼 Cameron Town, FCA

Bachelor of Business (Accounting & Management), Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

Chartered Accountant (FCA), Certificate of Public Practice (CPP)

Auditing since 1999; Audit Partner & Owner since 2011

Regional Councillor & Trans-Tasman Audit Advisory Committee member (CAANZ), Trustee on children’s school board, professional development provider for CAANZ

🌟 Areas of Expertise: Māori organisations, education sector, companies & FMC reporting entities, charitable organisations, farms & forests, AML/CFT, gambling & sports trading, defence & real estate trust accounts

✨ Together, Talia and Cameron lead Silks Audit with over a century of combined expertise, integrity, and dedication to organisations across Aotearoa.

🌐 www.silksaudit.co.nz

02/09/2026

📍 Auckland Office

Silks Audit – Auckland
Level 2, 48 Market Place, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010

🌐 www.silksaudit.co.nz

01/09/2026

📍 Hamilton Office

Silks Audit – Hamilton
37B Harwood Street, 3204
📞 07 378 2250

🌐 www.silksaudit.co.nz

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06 345 8539

Website

http://www.silksaudit.co.nz/

Address

156 Guyton Street
Whanganui
4501

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm