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Head of School
Head of School
School of Languages and Cultures
Deputy Head of School
Senior Lecturer · Director of Classics
School of Languages and Cultures
School Manager
School Manager
School of Languages and Cultures
School Administrators

Lissa Harrop
SLC School Administrator

Chris Park
Administrator
School of Languages and Cultures

Lona Nguyen
School Administrator
School of Languages and Cultures
Postgraduate Coordinator
Professor of Chinese
School of Languages and Cultures
Honours Coordinators
Professor of Chinese
School of Languages and Cultures
Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures
Contact for Students with Disabilities
Senior Lecturer in German
School of Languages and Cultures
Contact for Māori and Pasifika Students
Rainbow Representative
Language Learning Centre (LLC)

Dr Diego Navarro
Language Technology Specialist
Language Learning Centre
Asian Languages and Cultures
Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures
Lecturer in Asian Studies
School of Languages and Cultures
Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures
Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures

Yoshie Nishikawa
Associate Professor · Director of Asian Languages and Cultures
School of Languages and Cultures
Senior Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures
Classics
Lecturer in Classics
School of Languages and Cultures
Associate Dean (Students)
Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Associate Dean (Students) · Senior Lecturer in Classics
Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · School of Languages and Cultures
Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures
Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures
Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures
Professor Jeff Tatum is away on Research Leave on T1, 2023
Professor of Classics
School of Languages and Cultures
European and Latin American Languages and Cultures
Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures
Associate Professor · Associate Professor of Italian
School of Languages and Cultures
Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures
Head of School
School of Languages and Cultures
Reader
School of Languages and Cultures
Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies
School of Languages and Cultures
Senior Lecturer in German
School of Languages and Cultures
Senior Lecturer · Director of European and Latin American Languages and Cultures
School of Languages and Cultures
Senior Lecturer in German
School of Languages and Cultures
Lecturer in French
School of Languages and Cultures
Va'aomanū Pasifika
Senior Lecturer · Director of Va'aomanū Pasifika
School of Languages and Cultures
Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures

Toaga Alefosio
Diploma in University Studies (Pasifika Pathways)

Sera Vatuloka
Adjuncts/Visiting Scholars

Jean Anderson

Emalani Case

Niusila Faamanatueteuati
Emeritus Professors
Emeritus Professor
School of Languages and Cultures

Chris Dearden
Emeritus Professor
School of Languages and Cultures
Emeritus Professor
School of Languages and Cultures