Both the Police Minister and IPCA declined to comment.
Summarised by Centrist
Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming, New Zealand’s second-highest-ranking police officer, is under investigation by the IPCA and NZ Police. The nature of the allegations has not been disclosed, but McSkimming has been on leave for several weeks.
A 27-year police veteran, McSkimming was recently passed over for the Police Commissioner role. Both the Police Minister and IPCA declined to comment while inquiries are ongoing.
The Advertising Standards Authority became involved after a voter complained that National was misleading people by claiming Labour’s proposed capital gains tax would hit small businesses and KiwiSaver.
Green MP Tamatha Paul physically pushed back an attendee and repeatedly ordered him to “get out” as he attempted to question former health minister Ayesha Verrall following a Wellington candidates’ meeting.
The Electoral Commission has used the Green Party’s election slogan, “For all of us”, in an official enrolment advertisement, then dismissed concerns about political neutrality by calling it a “common phrase”.
Police repeatedly withheld information about an Electoral Commission referral involving Te Pāti Māori by saying an investigation was active.
A purchaser may prefer the security of leaving the deposit in trust, while a vendor may need early access to complete a linked purchase. Where both sides are properly informed and voluntarily agree, the state should not make that bargain more difficult.
This is not a race we can afford to lose.
‘We’ll slaughter the bastards’
