Contact us

Contact the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences for general and course enquiries, and find out where we are located.

Email: address
Phone: +64 4 463 5337
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm, Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm

Physical Address

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Room CO 311 (Level 3)
Cotton Building
Victoria University of Wellington
Kelburn Parade, Wellington 6012
New Zealand

Postal Address

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington
New Zealand

Course Enquiries

Programme Directors

Geography:

Prof Rewi Newnham
Prof Rewi Newnham
Programme Director, Geography
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 200, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- rewi.newnham@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5279

Earth Sciences:

Dr Cliff Atkins
Dr Cliff Atkins
Programme Director, Earth Sciences
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 302C, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- cliff.atkins@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6143

Undergraduate Programme Coordinators

Development Studies:

Dr Marcela Palomino-Schalscha
Dr Marcela Palomino-Schalscha
Lecturer
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 210, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- marcela.palomino-schalscha@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5899

Environmental Studies:

Dr Rebecca Kiddle
Dr Rebecca Kiddle
Senior Lecturer
Wellington School of Architecture
- CO, Room 205, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- rebecca.kiddle@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5919

Environmental Sciences:

Dr Lynda Petherick
Dr Lynda Petherick
Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 207, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- lynda.petherick@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5844

Human Geography:

Prof Warwick Murray
Prof Warwick Murray
Professor in Human Geography
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 211, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- warwick.murray@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5029
AProf Sara Kindon
AProf Sara Kindon
Professor
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 213, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- sara.kindon@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6194

Geology:

Dr Cliff Atkins
Dr Cliff Atkins
Programme Director, Earth Sciences
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 302C, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- cliff.atkins@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6143

Geophysics:

Prof Martha Savage
Prof Martha Savage
Professor
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- 044635961
- CO, Room 529, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

GIS (Geographic Information Systems):

Dr Mairead de Roiste
Dr Mairead de Roiste
Senior Lecturer · Programme Director, Masters of Geographic Information Science (MGIS)
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- 04 463 6431
- CO, Room 215, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- mairead.deroiste@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6431

Physical Geography:

Prof Rewi Newnham
Prof Rewi Newnham
Programme Director, Geography
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 200, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- rewi.newnham@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5279

Postgraduate Programme Coordinators

Development Studies:

Prof John Overton
Prof John Overton
Director Development Studies
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 209, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- john.overton@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5281

Environmental Studies:

Dr Wokje Abrahamse
Dr Wokje Abrahamse
Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 203, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- wokje.abrahamse@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5217
AProf Ralph Chapman
AProf Ralph Chapman
Associate Professor · Director of Graduate Programme in Environmental Studies
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science · Environmental Studies
- CO, Room 212, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Environmental Sciences:

Dr Lynda Petherick
Dr Lynda Petherick
Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 207, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- lynda.petherick@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5844

Human Geography:

AProf Sara Kindon
AProf Sara Kindon
Professor
School of Geography, Environmental and Earth Science
- CO, Room 213, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- sara.kindon@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6194