Research Office
Level 14, Support Building, Auckland City Hospital
Private Bag 92024, Auckland, New Zealand
Tel: 064 9 307 4949
Fax: 09 307 8913
Dr Mary-Anne Woodnorth
Research Manager
Ext 23854
mwoodnorth@adhb.govt.nz
Dr Helen Wihongi
Māori Advisor – Research, Auckland and Waitemata DHBs
021 0203 1167
helen.wihongi@waitematadhb.govt.nz
Tim Sato
Research Advisor and Co-ordinator
Ext 23851
tsato@adhb.govt.nz
Mary Righton
Research Co-ordinator
Ext 23876
mrighton@adhb.govt.nz
Erin HanlonGenevieve Morris
Grants Co-ordinator
Ext 23852
ehanlon@adhb.govt.nzgmorris@adhb.govt.nz
Rong Hu
Research Statistical Consultant
Ext 23857
rongh@adhb.govt.nz
Peter Reed
Statistics Advisor
Children's Research Centre
preed@adhb.govt.nz
DHB Research Governance Contacts
If you intend to involve other New Zealand DHBs as localities in your research project you will need to obtain research approval from those DHBs via their own processes.
Below is a list of contact details for DHB research offices and key contacts:
Bay of Plenty DHB
Phone: 07 579 8797
Email: research@bopdhb.govt.nz
Charlie Stratton | Research Manager
Phone: 07 579 8797
Email: charlie.stratton@bopdhb.govt.nz
Canterbury DHB
Phone: 03 364 3630
Email: research.uoc@otago.ac.nz
Rebecca Coombes | Research & Development Manager
Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences & Canterbury DHB
Phone: 03 364 0038 or 80038
Cellphone: 021 364 038
Email: rebecca.coombes@cdhb.health.nz
Capital and Coast DHB
Phone: 04 918 5117
Email: res-research@ccdhb.org.nz
Marina Dzhelali | Service Leader, Research
Email: marina.dzhelali@ccdhb.org.nz
Counties Manukau DHB
Dr Dominic Madell | Dr Shamshad Karatela | Research Manager
Phone: 09 276 0280 Ext 8280
Email: Dominic.Madell@middlemore.co.nzShamshad.karatela@middlemore.co.nz
Hawkes Bay DHB
Phone: 06 878 8109
Email: clinicaltrials@hbdhb.govt.nz
Diana Schmid | Research Co-ordinator (Clinical Trials)
Phone: 06 878 8109
Cellphone: 021 244 2225
Email: diana.schmid@hawkesbaydhb.govt.nz
(For research other than trials)
Sally Houliston | Nurse Educator Practice Development
Phone: 06 878 1619 ext: 4505
Cellphone: 027 453 5271
Email: sally.houliston@hawkesbaydhb.govt.nz
Hutt Valley DHB
Phone: 04 570 9250
Email: research@huttvalleydhb.org.nz
Helen Sinclair | Nurse Educator Practice Development
Phone: 04 570 9250
Cellphone: 027 280 7893
Email: helen.sinclair@huttvalleydhb.org.nz
Lakes DHB
Phone: 07 349 7955 ext 8562
Email: research@lakesdhb.govt.nz
Dr Barry Smith | Population Health Analyst (Health Inequalities Programme) Planning & Funding Division, Chair Research and Ethics Committee
Phone: 07 349 7955 ext 8562
Cellphone: 027 448 7434
Email: barry.smith@lakesdhb.govt.nz
Committee Secretary, Lakes DHB Research & Ethics Committee
Phone: 07 348 1199 ext 8491
Cellphone: 027 4487 434
Email: shan.tapsell@lakesdhb.govt.nz
MidCentral DHB
Phone: 06 350 8602
Email: hdec.research@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
Dr Anne Robertson | Chair, Ethics Advisory Group
Phone: 06 350 8602
Email: anne.robertson@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
Kenneth Clark | Chief Medical Officer
Email: kenneth.clark@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
PA to Chief Medical Officer
Email: annette.dyer@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
Nelson Marlborough DHB
Phone: 03 546 1848
Email: pam.stinton-whetnall@nmdhb.govt.nz
Dr Nick Baker | Chief Medical Officer
Email: nick.baker@nmdhb.govt.nz
Pam Stinton-Whetnall | PA to Chief Medical Officer
Email: pam.stinton-whetnall@nmdhb.govt.nz
Northland DHB
Phone: 09 430 4101 ext 8801
Email: michael.roberts@northlanddhb.org.nz
Dr Michael Roberts | Chief Medical Officer
Email: michael.roberts@northlanddhb.org.nz
South Canterbury DHB
Phone: 03 687 2362
Chris Eccleston | General Manager Clinical Governance
Email: ceccleston@scdhb.health.nz
Kaye Cameron | Nurse Coordinator Quality & Risk
Email: kcameron@scdhb.health.nz
Southern DHB
Phone: 03 470 3843
Email: hrs@otago.ac.nz
Dr Dayle Matthews | Manager, Health Research South, Dunedin School of Medicine & Southern DHB
Phone: 03 474 7604
Email: dayle.matthews@otago.ac.nz
Tairawhiti DHB
Phone: 06 869 0500 ext 8812
Email: ros.iversen@tdh.org.nz
Dr Ros Iversen | Chief Medical Officer
Email: ros.iversen@tdh.org.nz
Taranaki DHB
Phone: 06 753 6139 ext 864
Email: research@tdhb.org.nz
Frances McNulty | Clinical Board Co-ordinator
Phone: 06 753 6139 ext 8645
Email: frances.mcnulty@tdhb.org.nz
Waikato DHB
Phone: 07 839 8750
Email: research@waikatodhb.health.nz
Veronique Gibbons | Waikato Clinical School (University of Auckland), Waikato Hospital
Phone: 07 839 8750
Email: v.gibbons@auckland.ac.nz
Alternative contact: mary.lapine@waikatodhb.health.nz
Wairarapa DHB
See website: wairarapa.dhb.org.nzwairarapa.dhb.org.nz
Waitemata DHB
Phone: 09 486 8920
Email: research@waitematadhb.govt.nz
Rose Smart | Decision and Research Support Manager Promotion
Phone: 09 486 8920 ext 2071
West Coast DHB
Phone: 03 769 7400
Email: michele.coghlan@westcoastdhb.health.nz
Michele Coghlan | Nurse Manager Clinical Services
Phone: 03 769 7400 Ext 2690
Mobile: 027 564 3143
Email: michele.coghlan@westcoastdhb.health.nz
Whanganui DHB
See website: wdhb.org.nz