Police Detention Legal Assistance Roster

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Auckland PDLA Roster

Last Updated: 14/11/2025, 3:19 pm

The following lawyers are rostered to provide legal advice / assistance AT NO COST TO YOU and AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT on the days they are rostered.

Notes for Police

  • Please contact lawyers from the relevant section of the roster.
  • Roster shifts start and finish at 8 am and run for 24 hours unless otherwise stated in the Hours section.
  • If it is considered a lawyer should attend in person, please note their location preferences in the Notes section.
  • Ensure that the “Show My Caller ID” setting is turned off when phoning lawyers.
  • If your call goes unanswered, consider sending a follow-up text message so the lawyer can promptly return the call.
  • Introduce yourself to the lawyer and provide a summary of what has occurred so far including any calls made to other lawyers.
  • Prioritise calling lawyers from the appropriate part of the roster.


If you cannot contact rostered lawyers from the appropriate part of the roster
  • Please contact any lawyer from any part of the roster except the Young People and Children section (it is the lawyer’s responsibility to ensure that they are the appropriate person to provide advice).
  • If you run out of names on the roster for your location, please call lawyers on the Auckland list.
  • Please report unanswered calls to the contacts below. Please include the name of the lawyer, the time, and date of the missed call.

08:00 Wed, 19 November 2025 to 08:00 Thu, 20 November 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Vivienne Feyen 021 027 56462 021 027 56462 021 027 56462
Adam Couchman 021 635053 021 635053 021 635053
Wesley Hite 022 5048866 022 5048866 022 5048866
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Sacha Norrie 021 2676052 021 2676052 021 2676052
Sam Fernando 021 474712 021 474712 021 474712
Ron Mansfield 021 606127 021 606127 021 606127
Richard Keam 021 824256 021 824256 021 824256
Robert Samuel 021 989018 021 989018 021 989018
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Lorraine Smith 021 964845 021 964845 021 964845
Lincoln Burns 021 452799 021 452799 021 452799
YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN (NON DRINK-DRIVE)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Victoria Letele 021 02398311 021 02398311 021 02398311

08:00 Thu, 20 November 2025 to 08:00 Fri, 21 November 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Anthony Rogers 027 4920437 027 4920437 027 4920437
Ashley Penney 020 4185 2714 020 4185 2714 020 4185 2714
Barbara Hunt 027 4445852 027 4445852 027 4445852
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Shane Cassidy 027 2968882 027 2968882 027 2968882
Melanie Tarsau 027 278 6339 027 278 6339 027 278 6339
Sarah Dickson 029 043 45742 029 043 45742 029 043 45742
Sam Galler 021 750160 021 750160 021 750160
Shane Tait 021 628001 021 628001 021 628001
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Maria Mortimer 021 2425331 021 2425331
Lorraine Smith 021 964845 021 964845 021 964845
YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN (NON DRINK-DRIVE)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
John Corby 027 2889479 027 2889479 027 2889479

Provide feedback about any difficulties with the roster via the following officers in your district during business hours or by email.

Waitemata District:

Michael.Rickards@police.govt.nz  xt 94940

Counties-Manukau District:

shaun.vickers@police.govt.nz  xt 91101

Auckland City District:

scott.beard@police.govt.nz  xt 95766

 

Disclaimer
Any information relating to Youth Advocates and other languages spoken has been provided to Legal Aid and is believed to be current and accurate. However, Legal Aid does not guarantee and does not accept responsibility for its accuracy. The ability of the lawyer to speak another language does not replace the requirement for an interpreter in appropriate circumstances.

This roster can also be accessed directly via https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/lawyers-and-service-providers/legal-aid-lawyers/police-detention-legal-assistance-roster/
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