Police Detention Legal Assistance Roster

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Auckland PDLA Roster

Last Updated: 3/12/2025, 3:41 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 Tue, 9 December 2025 to 08:00 Wed, 10 December 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Peter Choi 021 981 144 021 981 144 021 981 144
Holly Aitken 021 267 8611 021 267 8611 021 267 8611
Peter Tomlinson 021 526959 021 526959 021 526959
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Devon Kemp 022 6443567 022 6443567 022 6443567
Sarah Dickson 029 043 45742 029 043 45742 029 043 45742
Sam Galler 021 750160 021 750160 021 750160
George Burns 021 895 859 021 895 859 021 895 859
Graeme Newell 021 684884 021 684884 021 684884
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
David Hoskin 021 873 361 021 873 361 021 873 361
Sam Galler 021 750160 021 750160 021 750160
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 Wed, 10 December 2025 to 08:00 Thu, 11 December 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Mark Edgar 021 630 957 021 630 957 021 630 957
Ian Brookie 021 1690829 021 1690829 021 1690829
Claire Farquhar 021 555 758 021 555 758 021 555 758
Hugh Leabourn 021 895 511 021 895511 021 895511
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Sam Fernando 021 474712 021 474712 021 474712
Joon Yi 021 410 884 021 410 884 021 410 884
Robert Samuel 021 989018 021 989018 021 989018
Hannah Johnson 027 4299879 027 4299879 027 4299879
Richard Keam 09 218 8605 021 824256 021 824256
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Sam Fernando 021 474712 021 474712 021 474712
David Young 021 743730 021 743730 021 743730
YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN (NON DRINK-DRIVE)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Claire Robertson 021 2856055 021 2856055

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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