Media Contacts

The contact details below are for journalists and other media professionals.

If you are a member of the public, please contact the Auckland Council call centre on 09 301 0101.

Auckland Emergency Management

During an emergency response or civil defence emergency, the Public Information Management (PIM) duty phone will be activated.

Please phone 021 837 176 to speak to the PIM duty manager.

At all other times, for general Auckland Emergency Management inquiries, please contact the Auckland Council media team.

Office of the Mayor of Auckland

For all media enquiries please contact our communications team.
Please do not text the on-call number - text messages may not be seen or answered due to diverts.

Phone: 021 840 117 (on-call)
Email: mayorofaucklandmedia@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Alicia King, Senior Communications Advisor - Mayoral Office
Phone: 022 084 7609 
Email: alicia.king@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz 

Auckland Council Media Team

Weekends and public holidays

We operate an on-call system for time-sensitive queries at the weekends and public holidays. The on-call phone number is 021 199 0055. If your inquiry is not urgent we look forward to working with you on the next business day. Please do not text the on-call number - text messages may not be seen or answered due to diverts.

Monday to Friday

During business hours please direct your media query to one of the team members listed below:

Jo Davidson, Manager Corporate Communications and Media 
Phone: 021 331 634 
Email: jo.davidson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz 
Contact for: governance, staff and legal matters, elections, corporate property, ICT.

Drew Broadley, Principal Advisor Media Relations
Phone: 027 260 8216
Email: drew.broadley@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz 
Contact for: 10-year Budget (Long-term Plan); Annual Report; finance, rates and revaluations; urban growth and development.

Priscilla Southcombe, Senior Specialist Corporate Communications and Media 
Phone: 027 290 9934 
Email: priscilla.southcombe@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz  
Contact for: environment, Healthy Waters, SafeSwim, climate action.

Alice Galletly, Specialist Corporate Communications and Media 
Phone: 027 406 4483 
Email: alice.galletly@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz  
Contact for: resource consents and building consents, compliance, animal management, food grades and licensing.

Holly Reid, Specialist Corporate Communications and Media 
Phone: 027 371 9947
Email: holly.reid@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz  
Contact for: regional parks; cemeteries; libraries, arts, events, venues; customer services.

Nikolai Smith, Specialist Corporate Communications and Media 
Phone: 027 274 5017
Email: nikolai.smith@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz  
Contact for: pools and leisure; local and sports parks; facility management and maintenance; Auckland Emergency Management; community funding and grants

Co-Governance Communications

Challen Wilson, Manager Co-Governance Communications
Phone: 021 924 544 
Email: challen.wilson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Office of the Deputy Mayor

Leigh Hopkins, Senior Communications Advisor
Phone: 027 356 9854
Email: leigh.hopkins@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

CCO media contacts

Auckland Transport

Weekends and public holidays

We operate an on-call system for time-sensitive queries over weekends and public holidays. The on-call phone number is 021 480 957. If your inquiry is not urgent we look forward to working with you on the next business day. 

Please do not text the on-call number - text messages may not be seen or answered due to diverts.

Monday to Friday

During business hours please direct your media query to one of the team members listed below:

Blake Crayton-Brown, Media Manager
Phone: 021 227 4707
Email: blake.crayton-brown@at.govt.nz
Contact for: Public transport, governance, staff and legal matters, climate change and environment

Natalie Polley, Senior Media Specialist
Phone: 021 569 194
Email: natalie.polley@at.govt.nz
Contact for: Road safety and maintenance, major construction projects and parking compliance, walking and cycling, bus and ferry decarbonisation

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited

Ellen Comber, Communications Manager
Phone: 021 196 5150
Email: ellen.comber@aucklandnz.com
Contact for: Investment and industry (business, Screen Auckland, tourism, innovation, skills, investment)

Jos Titus, Communications Manager
Phone: 021 425 718
Email: jos.titus@aucklandnz.com
Contact for: Arts, Entertainment and Events (major and business events)

Other general media enquiries:

Chris Gregory, Media Manager
Phone: 027 292 3601
Email: Chris.Gregory@aucklandnz.com

For inquiries about our three major cultural organisations, please go directly to Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland Zoo or the New Zealand Maritime Museum. 

Eke Panuku Development Auckland

Lisa Franklin, Senior Media Advisor
Phone: 021 198 5954
Email: lisa.franklin@panuku.co.nz

Watercare Services

Rachel Hughes, Communications Manager
Phone: 021 826 856
Email: communications@water.co.nz