Appendix One – Contact details of specified Department of Corrections staff as at 11 February 2020 
 
Name 
Role 
Email address 
Site phone number 
National Office 
Rachel Leota 
National Commissioner 
[email address] 
(04) 460 3000 
Northern Region 
Lynette Cave 
Regional Commissioner (Northern)* 
[email address] 
(09) 306 8350 
Prison Director, Northland Region 
Michael Rongo 
[email address] 
(09) 401 5800 
Corrections Facility* 
Deputy Prison Director, Northland Region 
Gregory Crum 
[email address] 
(09) 401 5800 
Corrections Facility* 
David Pattinson 
Prison Director, Auckland Prison* 
[email address] 
(09) 442 6600 
Tom Sherlock 
Deputy Prison Director, Auckland Prison 
tom.sherlockcorrections.govt.nz 
(09) 442 6600 
Prison Director, Auckland Region 
Stephen Parr 
[email address] 
(09) 250 9400 
Women’s Corrections Facility 
Deputy Prison Director, Auckland Region 
Alicia Murrary 
[email address] 
(09) 250 9400 
Women’s Corrections Facility* 
Prison Director, Auckland South 
Richard Laws 
[email address] 
(09) 250 5900 
Corrections Facility 
Deputy Prison Director, Auckland South 
Aimee Hunter 
[email address] 
(09) 250 5900 
Corrections Facility 
Prison Director, Mt Eden Corrections 
Dion Paki 
[email address] 
(09) 638 2406 
Facility* 
Deputy Prison Director, Mt Eden 
Uila Kirifi 
[email address] 
(09) 638 2406 
Corrections Facility* 
Central Region 
Terry Buffery 
Regional Commissioner (Central) 
[email address] 
(07) 839 7560 
Megan Tuhoro 
Prison Director, Tongariro Prison* 
[email address] 
(07) 384 7400 
Prison Director, Spring Hill Corrections 
Scott Walker 
[email address] 
(07) 826 0200 
Facility* 
Deputy Prison Director, Spring Hill 
Lance Brougham 
[email address] 
(07) 826 0200 
Corrections Facility* 
James Watson 
Prison Director, Waikeria Prison 
[email address] 
(07) 872 6700 
David Alty 
Deputy Prison Director, Waikeria Prison 
[email address] 
(07) 872 6700 
Department of Corrections – Appendix One (C130559) 

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Appendix One – Contact details of specified Department of Corrections staff as at 11 February 2020 
Name 
Role 
Email address 
Site phone number 
Lower North Region 
Paula Collins 
Regional Commissioner (Lower North) 
[email address] 
(04) 460 3000 
Mark Cookson 
Prison Director, Manawatu Prison 
[email address] 
(06) 355 9300 
Graham Dack 
Prison Director, Whanganui Prison* 
[email address] 
(06) 349 6800 
Prison Director, Hawke’s Bay Regional 
Leonie Aben 
[email address] 
(06) 872 8000 
Prison* 
Deputy Prison Director, Hawke’s Bay 
Shannin Mortensen 
[email address] 
(06) 872 8000 
Regional Prison* 
George 
Prison Director, Rimutaka Prison* 
[email address] 
(04) 529 0800 
Massingham 
Stephen Morgan 
Deputy Prison Director, Rimutaka Prison 
[email address] 
(04) 529 0800 
Phillipa Carey 
Prison Director, Arohata Prison 
[email address] 
(04) 231 3000 
Southern Region 
Ben Clark 
Regional Commissioner (Southern) 
[email address] 
(03) 345 6400 
Prison Director, Christchurch Women’s 
Deborah Alleyne 
[email address] 
(03) 345 6400 
Prison 
Michael Howson 
Prison Director, Rolleston Prison 
[email address] 
(03) 345 6400 
Joanne Harrex 
Prison Director, Christchurch Men’s Prison 
[email address] 
(03) 345 6400 
Deputy Prison Director, Christchurch 
Stephen Eaton 
[email address] 
(03) 345 6400 
Men’s Prison* 
Lyndal Miles 
Prison Director, Otago Corrections Facility*  [email address] 
(03) 417 9300 
Deputy Prison Director, Otago Corrections 
Lane Groen 
[email address] 
(03) 417 9300 
Facility* 
Daryl Tamati 
Prison Director, Invercargill Prison 
[email address] 
(03) 211 3400 
 
*All names with an asterisk are seconded to their current Prison Director or Deputy Prison Director role 
 
Arohata Prison, Christchurch Women’s Prison, Invercargill Prison, Manawatu Prison, Rolleston Prison, Tongariro Prison and 
Whanganui Prison do not have deputy prison directors. 
 
 
Department of Corrections – Appendix One (C130559) 

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