Police Detention Legal Assistance Roster

Please use the finder below to locate a roster for your area.

Select location from drop down list and click on the Get Roster/List button.
Start and End dates are set at today's date by default. To access another period, amend these dates.

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 Sun, 7 December 2025 to 08:00 Mon, 8 December 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Robert Samuel 021 989018 021 989018 021 989018
Ron Mansfield 021 606127 021 606127 021 606127
Lynn Hughes 021 248 9394 021 248 9394 021 248 9394
DRINK-DRIVE & OTHER CASES UP TO MAX PENALTY 3 MONTHS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Claire Robertson 021 2856055 021 2856055
Susan Giles 027 704 9164 027 704 9164 027 704 9164
Craig Tuck 0800 277 378 0800 277 378
Sumudu Thode 027 6731316 027 6731316 027 6731316
Dan Gardiner 027 4192604 027 4192604 027 4192604
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Scott Brickell 022 4293123 022 4293123 022 4293123
Daniel Schellenberg 022 4300320 022 4300320 022 4300320
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

08:00 Mon, 8 December 2025 to 08:00 Tue, 9 December 2025

ALL OTHER CASES (MAX PENALTY 6 MONTHS TO 10 YEARS)
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Han-Na Kim 021 273 1300 021 273 1300 021 273 1300
Richard Keam 09 218 8605 021 824256 021 824256
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
David Hoskin 021 873 361 021 873 361 021 873 361
Heather Rogers 027 558 3398 027 558 3398 027 558 3398
Sofia Mohtadi 021 028 89096 021 028 89096 021 028 89096
Melanie Tarsau 027 278 6339 027 278 6339 027 278 6339
Scott Brickell 022 4293123 022 4293123 022 4293123
David Young 021 743730 021 743730 021 743730
MAX PENALTY OVER 10 YRS
First Name Surname Office Hrs After Hrs Mobile Comments
Sarah Dickson 029 043 45742 029 043 45742 029 043 45742
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

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/
 Copyright 2025 Legal Statement

 
Share