Welcome to Auckland Council's media centre
The contact details below are for journalists and other media professionals.
Weekend media queries
We have a system to respond to weekend media queries.
The weekend system will operate between 5pm on Friday evening until 8.30am Monday morning. The phone will be answered by one of our communications staff and will be able to deal with all media queries regardless of the topic.
The duty phone number is 021 199 00 55.
Please note mayoral media queries should continue to be directed to the mayor’s chief press secretary.
During the week you should contact the relevant communications staff, their details are as below.
Auckland Council media contacts
Other media contacts
Auckland Council media contacts
Office of the mayor
Chief press secretary
Glyn Jones
Phone: 021 475 897
Email: glyn.jones@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Press secretary
Melanya Burrows
Phone: 027 239 0429
Email: melanya.burrows@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Auckland Council media team
You can email the media team during the week on acmedia@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Public affairs and media communications manager
Glyn Walters
Phone: 021 278 6858
Email: glyn.walters@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Senior media advisor
Angela Jones
Phone: 021 227 7985
Email: angela.jones@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Media advisor
Sharne Parsons
Phone: 021 993 644
Email: sharne.parsons@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Media advisor
Charlotte Haycock
Auckland Council
Phone: 027 297 4966
Email: charlotte.haycock@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Other media contacts:
Auckland Transport
Manager communications and public affairs
Wally Thomas
Phone: 021 593 412
Email: wally.thomas@aucklandtransport.govt.nz
Communications manager
Sharon Hunter
Phone: 021 545 230
Email: sharon.hunter@aucklandtransport.govt.nz
ATEED (Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development Ltd)
Communications Manager
Charmaine Ngarimu
Phone: 09 365 0575 or 021 221 3839
Email: charmaine.ngarimu@aucklandnz.com
Auckland Waterfront Development Agency
Media advisor
Luke Henshall
Phone: 021 424 907
Email: luke.henshall@waterfrontauckland.co.nz
Regional Facilities Auckland
Director external relations
Paul Brewer
Phone: 021 532 920
Email: paulb@the-edge.co.nz
Watercare Services
Communications team
Rachel Hughes, Daniel Wrigley
Phone: 09 539 7300
Email: communications@water.co.nz