Police Detention Legal Assistance Roster

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Auckland PDLA Roster

Last Updated: 20/10/2025, 1:23 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 Sat, 8 November 2025 to 08:00 Sun, 9 November 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Maxine Pitch 021 398303 021 398303 021 398303
Melanie Tarsau 027 278 6339 027 278 6339 027 278 6339
Melanie Coxon 021 911155 021 9111 55 021 911155
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Callum Fredric 027 3675491 027 3675491 027 3675491
Ashley Penney 020 4185 2714 020 4185 2714 020 4185 2714
Brenda Donald 027 4630603 027 4630603 027 4630603
Barry Wilson 021 1083826 021 1083826 (021) 1083826
Bennett Castelino 021 998764 021 998764 021 998764
Barbara Hunt 027 4445852 027 4445852 027 4445852
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
David Dickinson 021 1675549 021 1675549 021 1675549
YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN (NON DRINK-DRIVE)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
John Corby 027 2889479 027 2889479 027 2889479

08:00 Sun, 9 November 2025 to 08:00 Mon, 10 November 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Matthew Goodwin 027 4999433 027 4999433 027 4999433
Michael Kan 021 1661668 021 1661668 021 1661668
Mr Roy 021 228 2260 021 228 2260 021 228 2260
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Dan Gardiner 027 4192604 027 4192604 027 4192604
Cherie Hainsworth-Powrie 027 5299 377 027 5299 377 027 5299 377
Craig Tuck 0800 277 378 0800 277 378 021 112 4821
Ciara Chester-Cronin 027 752 0414 027 752 0414 027 752 0414
Claire Robertson 021 2856055 021 2856055
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Devon Kemp 022 6443567 022 6443567 022 6443567
David Young 021 743730 021 743730 021 743730
YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN (NON DRINK-DRIVE)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Victoria Letele 021 02398311 021 02398311 021 02398311

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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