When I lodged my crime report on New Zealand (NZ) Police’s online portal in January 2021, I reasonably expected its very simple Euro/Interpol (who don’t normally deal directly with the Public – only Countries’ Police) referral would be properly completed by Police within 3 months. I had no inkling 4.5 years later would be no… Continue reading Intro to New Zealand Police’s Personal Corruption and Serious Misconduct & Neglect of Duty
Copious Resolution Opportunities!
This section summaries the absurd Police insinuation they conducted themselves perfectly & I was being unrealistically demanding. It identifies all the opportunities Police had to properly conclude my lodged crime report & (Ministers too) address their performance issues. Had any of these people taken action when I initially contacted them, subsequent PNHQ personal corruption and… Continue reading Copious Resolution Opportunities!
Richard Chambers – Yet More Total Apathy!
(Most of the comments in the “Andrew Coster” section also apply to Richard Chambers) Richard Chambers became Police Commissioner on 25 November 2024. On his first day, I was ‘delighted’ he outlined one of his high-level priorities was “Leadership – that is accountable, connected, supportive & visible”. I was also ‘delighted’ he said in the below video… Continue reading Richard Chambers – Yet More Total Apathy!
Ministerial Services (MS) – Obstructive & “Unsolicited”
Dismissal/Final Warning – K Harding, Lee Hodgson – Director Ministerial Services, T Keene – Supervisor &/or other accountable leaders of Ministerial Services (MS) Information Requests Team These 3 personnel & maybe others unbeknown to me have gone to quite extraordinary lengths to withhold the truth from me! On 2 June 2022, Jackie Sheehan-Wanhill of this team… Continue reading Ministerial Services (MS) – Obstructive & “Unsolicited”
Some General Comments on New Police Commissioner
As Police are one of the Country’s largest operational agencies, it is essential the new Commissioner is a hands-on operator who is very aware of Police’s external & internal realities (Coster did not analyse crime data to identify geographical areas which required more policing resources & was not even aware many personnel in the same… Continue reading Some General Comments on New Police Commissioner
Dishonourable Mentions
Office of the Ombudsman On 20 October 2023, I “URGENT & VERY IMPORTANT” emailed Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier (Christopher Luxon, Kenneth Johnson, Kevin Currie, Liz Sinclair & Simon Murdoch – IPCA Board Members, and Mark Mitchell) “As…Coster’s Office has a Terrible track record of Totally Ignoring the Public (Me 100+ times since August 2021!)!!…, I am… Continue reading Dishonourable Mentions
New Zealand Government Total Apathy with PNHQ Performance
National Government hasn’t done ANYTHING to bring this issue to the Police Commissioner’s attention since I first raised it in October 2023! Self-declared “incredibly serious about law & order” party have ZERO interest in addressing totally unacceptable PNHQ performance! “We’re going to be tough on crime” campaign trail bluster was for votes only. Instead of providing substantive… Continue reading New Zealand Government Total Apathy with PNHQ Performance
Executive Leadership Team Restructure Recommendation
I was shocked/very disappointed to see the 2025 restructure failed to address Police’s major ‘culture, leadership, people & service’ issue. In fact, the restructure put even less emphasis on addressing this major issue – hence, it is likely to get worse! Again, research overwhelmingly painted a bleak picture of culture, which was commonly seen as… Continue reading Executive Leadership Team Restructure Recommendation
Calling for IMMEDIATE Resignation of New Zealand Police Commissioner
Your culture, financial & operational management, and leadership skills are seriously deficient/leave a lot to be desired. As Commissioner, you have to be held accountable for this shocking experience since January 2021. The buck stops with you, especially considering you had 173 opportunities to ‘nip it in bud’/prevent this widespread PNHQ personal corruption and (serious)… Continue reading Calling for IMMEDIATE Resignation of New Zealand Police Commissioner
Leadership Teams Disciplinary Recommendations
Mark Evans – Executive Director Prevention For most of period under review – since January 2021 – Evans was responsible for “Service Delivery”, which I believe included MS. So, he should be held responsible for their rogue behavior. However, as I notice his role has changed to one of “Future Policing”, looks like he has… Continue reading Leadership Teams Disciplinary Recommendations
Others’ Misconduct & Neglect of Duty
Redeployment & Final Warning – Jimi McGrogan, Inspector, Professional Standards On 13 May 2021, McGrogan illogically sent IW some of my ‘disjointed’ – i.e. not portraying end-to-end understandable ‘story’ – emails, instead of my 89 pages report, to review! So, of no surprise, IW concluded “We can’t identify the criminals & nature of the crime”.… Continue reading Others’ Misconduct & Neglect of Duty