How to find us
Physical address:
Health Research Council of New Zealand, Level 1 South Tower, 110 Symonds Street, Grafton, Auckland 1010
Postal address:
PO Box 5541, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142
Phone:
09 303 5200
Email:
Directions:
Our staff
Chief Executive's office
- Professor Sunny Collings Tāhuhu Rangapū - Chief Executive
- Mel Phillips Pou-Taituarā - Executive Assistant to Chief Executive
Communications
For website, media, and other communications-related enquiries:
- Aileen Coombe Communications Manager
- Suzy Botica Senior Communications Advisor
Finance and Corporate Services
- Lynne Bjarnesen Chief Financial Officer
- Ai Lan Pau Accounts Payable Assistant
Knowledge Management and Information Systems
- Esther Viljoen Senior Advisor Business Operations Optimisation
- Peter Adams IT Systems Administrator
- Jason Cleaver Senior Web Applications Developer
- James Hastings Data Administrator
Ethics
For enquiries related to legal and ethics matters, please contact:
- Lana Lon Project Manager, Ethics
Investment Processes
- Ellen Campbell Director, Investments
- Dr Katie Palastanga Research Investment Manager - Biomedical
- Dr Miguel Jo-Avila Research Investment Manager - Biomedical
- Luke Garland Senior Research Investment Manager
- Fiona Kenning Senior Research Investment Manager
- Scott Aitken Senior Research Investment Manager
- Lea Narciso Senior Research Investment Manager
- Melanie Duncan Investments Portfolio Coordinator
- Toni Liu Research Investment Manager
- Orin Robb Research Investment Manager
- Vlatka Matich Administrative Assistant
- Debbie Rikabi Team Administrator
Māori Health Research
- Stacey Pene Director of Equity, Māori and Pacific Health Research
- Le-Shan Pomana-Wesley Manager, Māori Health
- Natasha Hall Health Equity Policy Advisor
- Marian O'Brien Administrator
Pacific Health Research
- Tolotea Lanumata Manager of Pacific Research Investment
- Potesia Cocker Havili Research Investment Coordinator
Research Partnerships
For enquiries about the HRC's Connecting for Impact Fund, please contact:
- Scott Aitken Senior Research Investment Manager
- Lea Narciso Senior Research Investment Manager
Strategy and Policy
- Dr Tania Pocock Director of Strategy and Policy
- Megan Willmott Senior Evaluation Analyst
- Jessica Glen System Design Lead
- Alexandra Boyle Senior Policy Analyst