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
- Joy Capuno Management Accountant
- Ai Lan Pau Accounts Payable Assistant
Knowledge Management and Information Systems
- Esther Viljoen Senior Advisor Business Operations Optimisation
- Andilee McCallaghan Risk Manager
- 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
- Marian O'Brien Contracts Coordinator (secondment)
Māori Health Research
- Stacey Pene Director of Equity, Māori and Pacific Health Research
- Le-Shan Pomana-Wesley Manager, Māori Health Research
- Natasha Hall Health Equity Policy Advisor
- Mia Loheni-Brown Health Equity Policy Analyst
- Hannah Park Project Coordinator (fixed-term)
- Malia Tonga Administrator (fixed-term)
Pacific Health Research
- Tolotea Lanumata Manager of Pacific Research Investment
- Annie Baiteke Research Investment Coordinator (parental leave cover)
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
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