On 28 November 2025, I sent Paul Goldsmith – IPCA Minister the following open letter.
Paul Goldsmith, cc: Christopher Luxon
ipca Minister,
28 November 2025
Open letter Calling for DISMISSAL of ipca Board & CEO
Paul,
Bringing to your attention devoid of integrity, and serious misconduct & neglect of duty by Andrew Coleman, Kenneth Johnston, Kevin Currie & Liz Sinclair warranting their dismissal.
On 17 January 2024, emailed (cced to Cath Anyan – Case Resolution Manager, Kevin Currie – CEO, Stuart Graham – Investigations Manager & Kenneth Johnston – Board Chairman) my performance complaint to IPCA – requesting they open an Investigation into Police’s disgustingly woeful handling of my case over last 3+ years. Despite 24 follow-up emails (all ccing Currie & Johnston), including updated versions of the complaint, (through to 26 June) no response.
On 23 April 2025, I resubmitted the Police performance complaint to IPCA’s website portal. Despite 37 follow-up emails (ccing Andrew Coleman – Board Member, Currie, Johnston, Andrew MacNeill – Assurance Manager & Liz Sinclair – Board Member), including updated versions of the complaint, (through to 12 November) no response.
On 8 July 2025, Chief Ombudsman informed me “IPCA…told us…it has no intention of responding to police performance complaint you have been sending…as this relates to substantially same matters as those already investigated by them (in 2021)”.
IPCA know my submitted complaints are not “substantially the same matters”!
My 2021 complaint was just 5 pages of only 1 Police personnel’s behaviour prior to May 2021. My current performance complaint is 52 pages of many Police personnel’s behaviour from August 2021. It makes a mere 1 paragraph reference to my previous complaint. Every other person mentioned in this complaint is not mentioned in my previous complaint!
On 14 November 2025, I submitted my complaint to Police’s online portal. On 18 November, received “Your complaint has been reviewed &, as it is a duplication of your complaint made to police in 2021 (IPCA ref…), it will not be processed as a complaint. IPCA has been consulted in this process, and they agree” response.
Again, IPCA blatantly lied about my Police performance complaint!
Immediately – as below – I gave Andrew Coleman, Andrew MacNeill, Kenneth Johnston, Kevin Currie & Liz Sinclair another opportunity to find some integrity/stop lying. No response.
IPCA’s devoid of integrity, and serious misconduct & neglect of duty since January 2024 has been a huge disservice to Police & the Public! At that time, this complaint was only 14 pages in length – now, it has ‘ballooned’ to 52 pages! An extra 38 pages of PNHQ’s personal corruption and serious misconduct & neglect of duty has been exposed by IPCA’s devoid of integrity, and serious misconduct & neglect of duty since January 2024!
As Andrew Coleman, Kenneth Johnston, Kevin Currie & Liz Sinclair – despite having 60+ opportunities in the last nearly 2 years – failed to address this devoid of integrity, and serious misconduct & neglect of duty; they must be dismissed.
I am happy to provide evidence to my above claims to facilitate their dismissal processes. I look forward to your TIMELY commitment to follow through on my dismissals recommendation.
Andrew Flanagan
Despite 42 follow-up emails – last 37 marked “VERY/IMPORTANT & URGENT” (through to 4 July 2026) – ccing his direct reports Ruth Money, Chief Victims Advisor & Andrew Kibblewhite, Secretary for Justice; no response from Goldsmith (or Kibblewhite & Money).
IPCA’s devoid of integrity, and serious misconduct & neglect of duty since January 2024 has been a huge disservice to Police & the Public. At that time, my Police performance complaint was ‘only’ 14 pages in length – now, it has ‘ballooned’ to 64 pages! An extra 50 pages of Police’s corruption and serious misconduct & neglect of duty has been exposed & remains unaddressed by IPCA’s devoid of integrity negligence since January 2024!
Click here for a complete overview of my appalling government experience. It got a lot worse than the above introduction!
(Lobby for Good are receiving numerous reports from NZers who have been failed by the very agency designed to protect them – IPCA. IPCA is supposed to be Public’s last resort when Police fail or make unreasonable decisions.
But what happens when IPCA gets it wrong? What happens when they dismiss valid complaints or side with Police without proper investigations? Nothing! There is no independent body you can complain to if IPCA fails you. The system effectively ‘forces’ you to give up! That is not good enough – accountability cannot have a dead end.