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 Thu, 3 July 2025 to 08:00 Fri, 4 July 2025

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
Adam Couchman 021 635053 021 635053 021 635053
Sarah Dickson 029 043 45742 029 043 45742 029 043 45742
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
John Corby 027 2889479 027 2889479 027 2889479
James Dalton 027 2279884 027 2279884 027 2279884
Barbara Hunt 027 4445852 027 4445852 027 4445852
Hannah Johnson 027 4299879 027 4299879 027 4299879
John Kovacevich 021 653933 021 653933 021 653933
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Lynn Hughes 021 248 9394 021 248 9394 021 248 9394
Lorraine Smith 021 964845 021 964845 021 964845
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 Fri, 4 July 2025 to 08:00 Sat, 5 July 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
Barry Wilson 021 1083826 021 1083826 (021) 1083826
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
Sharyn Green 027 4454892 027 4454892 027 4454892
Jonathan Hudson 021 945030 021 945030 021 945030
Melanie Tarsau 027 278 6339 027 278 6339 027 278 6339
Ciara Chester-Cronin 027 752 0414 027 752 0414 027 752 0414
Terence Darby 021 02690969 021 02690969 021 02690969
Kirsten Moyer 027 572 2962 027 572 2962 027 572 2962
John Mackey 027 2460695 027 2460695 027 2460695
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Marie Dyhrberg 021 058 7554. 021 058 7554. 021 058 7554
David Hoskin 021 873 361 021 873 361 021 873 361
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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