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 Wed, 7 January 2026 to 08:00 Thu, 8 January 2026

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Ian Brookie 021 1690829 021 1690829 021 1690829
Oliver Troon 027 3009182 027 3009182 027 3009182
Oscar Hintze 021 2225419 021 2225419 021 2225419
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Maddison Dempsey 021 2799855 021 2799855 021 2799855
William Mohammed 027 483 4222 027 483 4222 027 483 4222
Kate Goodman-Creed 021 468671 021 468671 021 468671
Kirsten Moyer 027 572 2962 027 572 2962 027 572 2962
Barry Wilson 021 1083826 021 1083826 (021) 1083826
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Barbara Hunt 027 4445852 027 4445852 027 4445852
Susan Petricevic 021 457 887 021 457 887 021 457 887
YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN (NON DRINK-DRIVE)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Claire Robertson 021 2856055 021 2856055

08:00 Thu, 8 January 2026 to 08:00 Fri, 9 January 2026

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Heather Rogers 027 558 3398 027 558 3398 027 558 3398
Ish Jayanandan 021 547007 021 547007
Nigel Cooke 021 2839 766 021 2839 766 021 2839 766
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Adam Couchman 021 635053 021 635053 021 635053
Jerome Webby 020 41915190 020 41915190 020 41915190
Barbara Hunt 027 4445852 027 4445852 027 4445852
Lynn Hughes 021 248 9394 021 248 9394 021 248 9394
Lester Cordwell 021 655062 021 655062 021 655062
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Dan Gardiner 027 4192604 027 4192604 027 4192604
Karl Trotter 027 4484984 027 4484984 027 4484984
YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN (NON DRINK-DRIVE)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Sacha Norrie 021 267 6052 021 267 6052 021 267 6052

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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