Not interviewing the complainant is the most fundamental investigative failure that there is. Not only that, but not a single one of the police officers who arrested me and lied about me was interviewed either. If I made errors of this magnitude at work I would lose my job.
The spokesperson said police relied on commercial helicopters in situations where aerial support was needed and police aircraft were unavailable or unsuitable and said each deployment was assessed on operational need.
Commissioner Richard Chambers says he has full confidence in the new leadership group, describing them as bringing the experience, competence and integrity needed to support frontline staff and deliver on the priorities of New Zealand Police.
Brazier’s exit cannot come soon enough. The firearms community and the public deserve better than cover-up artists in charge.
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has accused New Zealand Police of political bias and “double standards” after officers signalled they would not facilitate his group’s planned march across the Auckland Harbour Bridge on 31 January.
“I respect Mr Coster’s decision. It was the right thing to do,” said Sir Brian Roche in the announcement on Wednesday.
Christopher Stevenson KC, who represents Price’s whānau, alongside Julia Spelman, said in the statement Friday, “We’re aware this filing comes amid growing public concern about police investigating themselves.”
Trust must be earned and when the NZ Police decided to get political around the rainbow alphabet they seriously shot themselves in the foot, so to speak.
This rot goes deep. It is systemic. And until someone with a backbone rips the whole corrupt structure apart and rebuilds it, nothing will change.
Part Three: What the McSkimming scandal means for politics in New Zealand.
Part Two: How the highest level of New Zealand Police protected their own and prosecuted the victim.
Until the rot is cut out, no woman in this country should trust police with a sexual assault complaint if the accused wears enough braid.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of a police recruit wing in Auckland on Friday morning, Sir John Key acknowledged it had been a “tough week” for police.
