Staff
Acting Head of School
Deputy Head of School
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Dr Babette Puetz
Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures
OK 513, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade
School Manager
School Administrators
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Chris Park
Administrator
School of Languages and Cultures
VZ 610, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
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Mitch Wood
School Administrator
School of Languages and Cultures
VZ 610, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
Postgraduate Coordinator
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Dr Simon Perris
Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures
OK 512, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade
Honours Coordinator
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Dr Simon Perris
Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures
OK 512, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade
Contact for Students with Disabilities
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Dr Babette Puetz
Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures
OK 513, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade
Contact for Māori and Pasifika Students
Rainbow Representative
Asian Languages and Cultures
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Yoshie Nishikawa
Lecturer (Teaching) in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures
VZ 705, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
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Dr Michaela Kelly
Lecturer in Japanese
School of Languages and Cultures
VZ, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
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Classics
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Prof Jeff Tatum
Professor of Classics
School of Languages and Cultures
OK 509, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade
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Dr Simon Perris
Associate Professor
School of Languages and Cultures
OK 512, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade
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Dr Babette Puetz
Senior Lecturer
School of Languages and Cultures
OK 513, Old Kirk Building, Gate 2, Kelburn Parade
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European and Latin American Languages and Cultures
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Dr Monica Tempian
Associate Professor in German
School of Languages and Cultures
VZ 614, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
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Prof Sarah Leggott is on secondment for the remainder of 2026.
AProf Nicola Gilmour is on Research Leave until July 2027.
Global Studies & Intercultural Communication
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Prof Marco Sonzogni
Professor
School of Languages and Cultures
VZ 615, Von Zedlitz Building, 26 / 28 Kelburn Parade
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Professor Sally Hill is on Research Leave until January 2027.
Teaching Fellows
Va'aomanū Pasifika
Dr April Henderson is on Research Leave until February 2027.
Diploma in University Studies (Pasifika Pathways)
Adjuncts/Visiting Scholars
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Dr Richard Millington
Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Languages and Cultures
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Dr Claudia Bernardi
Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Languages and Cultures
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Dr Dennitza Gabrakova
Honorary Research Associate
School of Languages and Cultures