Media contacts

If you are a journalist requiring a University of Auckland expert, check the media advisers attached to each faculty or area of interest from the list. For general media queries, contact mediateam@auckland.ac.nz.

Official Information Act requests

To request information under the Official Information Act (OIA) contact:

legal@auckland.ac.nz  

General media enquiries

Issues, University, Vice-Chancellor's office

Media manager
Denise Montgomery

Email: mediateam@auckland.ac.nz
Txt: (urgent enquiries) 027 349 7105

Please provide your deadline in your media requests.

Arts

Anthropology, culture, development studies, drama, English, global studies, history, languages, linguistics, Māori and Pacific studies, media and communication, philosophy, politics and international relations, sociology, creative writing

Julianne Evans

DDI: 09 923 6589
Mobile: 027 562 5868
Email: julianne.evans@auckland.ac.nz

Web: Faculty of Arts

Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI)

Assistive and augmented human technologies, sensing technologies, virtual reality, biomimetics, computational physiology, medical devices

Nikki Mandow

Mobile: 021 174 3142
Email: nikki.mandow@auckland.ac.nz

Web: Auckland Bioengineering Institute

Business

Entrepreneurship, innovation, economics, accounting, finance, commercial law, productivity, sustainability, leadership, governance, management, marketing, property, artificial intelligence, tax, retirement policy

Sophie Boladeras

Mobile: 022 4600388
Email:  sophie.boladeras@auckland.ac.nz

Web: Business School

Creative Arts and Industries (CAI)

Architecture, urban planning, urban design, fine arts (Elam), design, music, dance, arts therapy, creativity, innovation, design thinking

Hussein Moses

Mob: 027 361 1000
Email: hussein.moses@auckland.ac.nz

Web: Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries

Education and Social Work (EDSW)

Curriculum development, Māori medium education, educational leadership, physical education, teacher preparation for early childhood and primary and secondary education, counselling, refugee issues, social work, youth mentoring

Julianne Evans

DDI: 09 923 6589
Mobile: 027 562 5868
Email: julianne.evans@auckland.ac.nz

Web: Faculty of Education and Social Work

Engineering

Civil and environmental, chemical and materials, electrical computer and software engineering, engineering science, mechanical, space

Hussein Moses

Mobile: 027 361 1000
Email:  hussein.moses@auckland.ac.nz

Web:    Faculty of Engineering

Law

Constitutional, public, human rights, indigenous rights, land and environmental, criminal law and justice, employment, family, international law and treaties, healthcare, privacy, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution

Sophie Boladeras 

Mobile: 022 460 0388
Email:   sophie.boladeras@auckland.ac.nz

Web:    Auckland Law School

Liggins Institute

Pregnancy, birth, newborn and premature babies, child health, nutrition, diabetes, obesity, microbiome, milk digestion, genetics and disease

Nikki Mandow

Mobile: 021 174 3142
Email: nikki.mandow@auckland.ac.nz

Web: Liggins Institute

Māori

Te ao Māori, Māori staff. students and research

Te Rina Triponel

Kaitohutohu Pāpāho Māori - Media Adviser (Māori)

Mobile: 021 029 90650
Email:  te.rina.triponel@auckland.ac.nz

Web:    Māori life on campus

Medical and Health Sciences (FMHS)

Health, medicine, nursing, primary care, public health, obstetrics and gynaecology, child health, psychiatry, mental health, neuroscience, surgery, vision, hearing, pharmacy, nutrition, physiology, Māori and Pacific health, health equity

Jodi Yeats

Mobile: 027 202 6372
Email: jodi.yeats@auckland.ac.nz

Web: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Pacific

Moana Oceania, Pacific staff, students and research

Kim Meredith

Mobile: 027 435 7591
Email:  kim.meredith@auckland.ac.nz

Web:   Pacific life on campus

Science

Biology, chemistry, environment, exercise, marine, mathematics, physics, psychology, statistics, space

Paul Panckhurst

Mobile: 022 032 8475
Email: paul.panckhurst@auckland.ac.nz

Web: Faculty of Science

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