# Media contacts
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# 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)
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