Michael Coddington

Audiologist and Owner

Michael is the owner and has more than 35 years as an amplification expert and is well known for developing services in the public sector such as at Middlemore Hospital, and his later role with Deaf children. He has been a guest lecturer on the M Aud programme. He came to Tauranga in 2001 to be with family, and shortly afterwards developed this practice into one of the best in New Zealand. He has a particular passion for technology, and really enjoys giving his best to people.

Michael grew up in the wild far north going to Ahipara School on the 90 mile beach, then Ngaratanua School near Whangarei. He considered himself Maori until he one day looked in the mirror - he is actually of English/Scottish/Norwegian/Italian descent. He travelled extensively in England, Scandinavia, and the United States looking at audiology centres of excellance with his late wife Kaye. Kaye ( nee Shrimpton) was from tauranga - she became director of the National Audiology Centre, helped develop the MAud course in Auckland, and the NZ Cochlea implant program.  Michael is now married to a Siberian Princess.     

BSc (psychol IV, Otago ), Dip Aud (Melb), MNZAS, NZiAud