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:
- Rachel Lorimer Communications Manager
- Suzy Botica Senior Communications Advisor
Finance and Corporate Services
- Lynne Bjarnesen Chief Financial Officer and Director of Corporate Services
- Joy Capuno Management Accountant
- Esther Viljoen Head of Corporate Services
- Ai Lan Pau Accounts Payable Assistant
- Andilee McCallaghan Risk Manager
- Peter Adams IT Systems Administrator
- Jason Cleaver Senior Web Applications Developer
- James Hastings Data Administrator
- Vlatka Matich Administrative Assistant
- Rachel Mose Iopu Administrator
- Melanie Duncan Administrator
- Marian O'Brien Administrator
Ethics
For enquiries related to legal and ethics matters, please email info@hrc.govt.nz
Investment Processes
- Stacey Pene Director of Investments
- Le-Shan Pomana-Wesley Portfolio Lead (Māori Health)
- Tolotea Lanumata Portfolio Lead (Pacific Health)
- Dr Katie Palastanga Portfolio Lead
- Rohit Bhattacharjee Porfolio Lead
- Audrey Tay Investment Process Manager
- Hannah Neale Integrity and Regulatory Lead
- Natasha Hall Health Equity Policy Advisor
- Mia Loheni-Brown Health Equity Policy Analyst
- Scott Aitken Account and Relationship Manager
- Dr Miguel Jo-Avila Senior Investments Process Coordinator
- Toni Liu Associate Research Process Manager
- Sia Cocker Havili Investment Process Coordinator
- Hannah Park Investment Process Coordinator
- Tracey Gardiner Investment Process Coordinator
- Brynn Spain Investment Process Coordinator
- Ami Patel Investment Process Coordinator
Research Partnerships
For enquiries about the HRC's Connecting for Impact Fund, please contact:
- Stacey Pene Director of Investments
Strategy and Policy
- Dr Tania Pocock Director of Strategy and Policy
- Megan Willmott Senior Policy Analyst
- Jessica Glen System Design and Transformation Lead
- Alexandra Boyle Senior Policy Analyst
- Zara Rahmani System Design and Performance Analyst
- Katie Ferry Policy Analyst
For general enquiries
For all general enquiries, including feedback on the HRC's use of plain language, please contact us at info@hrc.govt.nz