Police Detention Legal Assistance Roster

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Auckland PDLA Roster

Last Updated: 17/06/2025, 3:08 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, 9 July 2025 to 08:00 Thu, 10 July 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Graeme Newell 021 684884 021 684884 021 684884
Han-Na Kim 021 273 1300 021 273 1300 021 273 1300
Graeme Timms 021 660720 021 660720 021 660720
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
James Dalton 027 2279884 027 2279884 027 2279884
Hannah Johnson 027 4299879 027 4299879 027 4299879
Lynn Hughes 021 248 9394 021 248 9394 021 248 9394
Maddison Dempsey 021 2799855 021 2799855 021 2799855
Barbara Hunt 027 4445852 027 4445852 027 4445852
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Owen Harold 09 6304969 09 6304969 021 630496
Oscar Hintze 021 2225419 021 2225419 021 2225419
YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN (NON DRINK-DRIVE)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Harvena Cherrington 0272 417143 0272 417143 0272 417143

08:00 Thu, 10 July 2025 to 08:00 Fri, 11 July 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Hugh Leabourn 021 895 511 021 895511 021 895511
Harvena Cherrington 0272 417143 0272 417143 0272 417143
Hannah Johnson 027 4299879 027 4299879 027 4299879
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Maria Mortimer 021 2425331 021 2425331
Sharyn Green 027 4454892 027 4454892 027 4454892
Maxine Pitch 021 398303 021 398303 021 398303
Terence Darby 021 02690969 021 02690969 021 02690969
Marguerite Harrington 027 2924959 027 2924959 027 2924959
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Quentin Duff 027 2427734 027 2427734 027 2427734
Peter Tomlinson 021 526959 021 526959 021 526959
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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