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# Media contacts

**Source**: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html
**Parent**: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/international-students.html

1. [Home](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en.html)
2. [News and opinion](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news.html)
3. Media contacts

# Media contacts

If you are a journalist requiring a University of Auckland expert, check the media advisers attached to each faculty or area of interest from the list. For general media queries, contact mediateam@auckland.ac.nz.

### On this page

- [Official Information Act enquiries](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#official)
- [General media enquiries](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#general)
- [Arts and Education](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts.html)
- [Auckland Bioengineering Institute](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#abi)
- [Business](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#business) \
- [Engineering and Design](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/engineering.html)
- [Law](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#law)
- [Liggins Institute](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#liggins)
- [Māori](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#maori)\
- [Medical and Health Sciences](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#medical)
- [Pacific](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#pacific)
- [Science](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#science)
- [International Marketing queries](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/media-contacts.html#international)

## Official Information Act requests

**To request information under the Official Information Act (OIA) contact:**

**[legal@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:legal@auckland.ac.nz)**

## General media enquiries

#### Issues, University, Vice-Chancellor's office

### Media manager **Denise Montgomery**

Email: [mediateam@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:mediateam@auckland.ac.nz)\
Txt: (urgent enquiries) 027 349 7105\
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**Please provide your deadline in your media requests.\
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Media advisers for each of the faculties are listed below.**

## Arts and Education

#### ARTS: Anthropology, culture, development studies, drama, English, global studies, history, languages, linguistics, Māori and Pacific studies, media and communication, philosophy, politics and international relations, sociology, creative writing CREATIVE ARTS: Fine arts, music, dance, arts therapy EDUCATION: Curriculum development, Māori medium education, educational leadership, physical education, teacher preparation for early childhood and primary and secondary education, counselling, refugee issues, social work, youth mentoring

### Julianne Evans

DDI: 09 923 6589\
Mobile: 027 562 5868\
Email: [julianne.evans@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:julianne.evans@auckland.ac.nz)

Web: [Faculty of Arts and Education](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts.html)

## Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI)

#### Assistive and augmented human technologies, sensing technologies, virtual reality, biomimetics, computational physiology, medical devices

#### Nikki Mandow

Mobile: 021 174 3142\
Email: [nikki.mandow@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:nikki.mandow@auckland.ac.nz)\

Web: [Auckland Bioengineering Institute](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/abi.html)\

## Business and Economics

#### Entrepreneurship, innovation, economics, accounting, finance, commercial law, productivity, sustainability, leadership, governance, management, marketing, property, artificial intelligence, tax, retirement policy

### Sophie Boladeras

Mobile: 022 4600388\
Email:  [sophie.boladeras@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:sophie.boladeras@auckland.ac.nz)

Web: [Business School](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/business.html)

## Engineering and Design

#### ENGINEERING: Civil and environmental, chemical and materials, electrical computer and software engineering, engineering science, mechanical, space DESIGN: Architecture, urban planning, urban design

### Jogai Bhatt

Mobile: 027 285 9464 \
Email:  [jogai.bhatt@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:hussein.moses@auckland.ac.nz)

Web: [Faculty of Engineering and Design](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/engineering.html)

## Law

#### Constitutional, public, human rights, indigenous rights, land and environmental, criminal law and justice, employment, family, international law and treaties, healthcare, privacy, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution

### Sophie Boladeras

Mobile: 022 460 0388\
Email: [sophie.boladeras@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:sophie.boladeras@auckland.ac.nz)

Web: [Auckland Law School](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/law.html)

## Liggins Institute

#### Pregnancy, birth, newborn and premature babies, child health, nutrition, diabetes, obesity, microbiome, milk digestion, genetics and disease

### Nikki Mandow

Mobile: 021 174 3142\
Email: [nikki.mandow@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:nikki.mandow@auckland.ac.nz)\

Web: [Liggins Institute](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/liggins.html)

## Māori

#### Te ao Māori, Māori staff, students and research, Mataurangi Māori, Te Tiriti

### Te Rina Triponel

**Kaitohutohu Pāpāho Māori - Media Adviser (Māori)**

Mobile: 021 029 90650\
Email: [te.rina.triponel@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:te.rina.triponel@auckland.ac.nz)

Web: [Māori life on campus](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/on-campus/life-on-campus/maori-life-on-campus.html)

## Medical and Health Sciences (FMHS)

#### Health, medicine, nursing, primary care, public health, obstetrics and gynaecology, child health, psychiatry, mental health, neuroscience, surgery, vision, hearing, pharmacy, nutrition, physiology, Māori and Pacific health, health equity

### Jodi Yeats

Mobile: 027 202 6372\
Email: [jodi.yeats@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:jodi.yeats@auckland.ac.nz)

Web: [Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/fmhs.html)\

## Pacific

#### Moana Oceania, Pacific staff, students and research

### Kim Meredith

Mobile: 027 435 7591\
Email: [kim.meredith@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:kim.meredith@auckland.ac.nz)\

Web: [Pacific life on campus](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/on-campus/life-on-campus/pacific-life.html)

## Research Centres

**Centre for Brain Research; Centre for Cancer Research; Centre for Climate, Biodiversity & Society; Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research; Centre for Pacific and Global Health; James Henare Māori Research Centre;  MĀPIHI: Māori and Pacific Housing Research Centre.\**\
Web: [University Research Centres](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/research/research-institutes-and-centres/university-centres-and-institutes.html)

### Rose Davis

Mobile: 027 568 2715\
Email: [rose.davis@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:rose.davis@auckland.ac.nz)

## Science

#### Biology, chemistry, environment, exercise, marine, mathematics, physics, psychology, statistics, space, AI

### Paul Panckhurst

Mobile: 022 032 8475\
Email: [paul.panckhurst@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:paul.panckhurst@auckland.ac.nz)

Web: [Faculty of Science](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/science.html)\

## International recruitment queries

Email: [int-marketing@auckland.ac.nz](mailto:int-marketing@auckland.ac.nz)

## Related links

- [News and opinion](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news.html)
- [Filming on campus](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/on-campus/facilities-and-services/event-and-conference-services/filming-on-campus.html)