Richard Chambers

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September 2026

• 11 SepIPCA: No evidence for sexual assault, stalking claims against top cop
• 3 SepTwo men charged after methamphetamine-soaked clothes found at Auckland Airport
• 3 SepCartier opens first New Zealand boutique on Auckland's Queen Street
• 3 SepWellington City Council by-election scheduled for December 11
• 2 SepPolice Commissioner cleared of criminal wrongdoing following investigation+3

August 2026

• 13 AugPolice apologise to Rakesh Naidoo over incorrect information

December 2025

• 18 Dec 2025Three new assistant commissioners appointed to New Zealand Police
• 17 Dec 2025Mike Pannett appointed as new deputy police commissioner+4
• 2 Dec 2025Woman in McSkimming case calls for wider police culture inquiry
• 1 Dec 2025Social Investment Agency head on leave following misconduct report
• 1 Dec 2025Police Commissioner aims to prevent repeat of McSkimming investigation failure

November 2025

• 21 Nov 2025Sam Hoyle and Tania Kura visited Jevon McSkimming for welfare check
• 19 Nov 2025Former deputy police commissioner visited Jevon McSkimming after charges were laid+3
• 17 Nov 2025Prime Minister calls police cover-up in sex allegation case
• 15 Nov 2025Report reveals failures in police handling of complaints against former official
• 13 Nov 2025Police Commissioner admits to receiving a speeding ticket+3
• 12 Nov 2025Employment investigations launched into police leaders following misconduct report
• 12 Nov 2025IPCA report finds serious misconduct in police handling of McSkimming case+2
• 11 Nov 2025Andrew Coster placed on leave following police misconduct report+1
• 11 Nov 2025Government to create police watchdog after damning McSkimming report+4
• 9 Nov 2025Process begins to strip former deputy police commissioner of medals
• 6 Nov 2025Former deputy police commissioner pleads guilty to possessing objectionable material+4
• 5 Nov 2025Police will not prosecute Stuff over Tom Phillips audio reporting+4

October 2025

• 28 Oct 2025Northern Territory Police renew recruitment drive for New Zealand officers
• 13 Oct 2025Police reverse firearms vetting changes ordered by former deputy commissioner+1
• 4 Oct 2025Senior departures reshape New Zealand police leadership team

September 2025

• 30 Sep 2025FBI director gifted illegal 3D-printed guns to New Zealand officials+1
• 22 Sep 2025Email to former deputy commissioner led to firearms vetting changes+1
• 19 Sep 2025Online supporters call Tom Phillips a hero following police shooting
• 18 Sep 2025National Party deletes Instagram post containing anti-police slogan
• 11 Sep 2025Police consider legal action over leaked Tom Phillips radio audio
• 10 Sep 2025Jayda Phillips helped police locate siblings in Waikato bush
• 10 Sep 2025Tom Phillips fatally shot following confrontation with police in Waikato
• 9 Sep 2025Police Commissioner rejects hero claims for fugitive Tom Phillips+1
• 9 Sep 2025Police investigate after Tom Phillips is fatally shot and children found+2
• 2 Sep 2025Lower Hutt shop manager hospitalised after assault by group of youths

July 2025

• 30 Jul 2025Retail crime investigations decreased following former police directive
• 24 Jul 2025Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura to retire in November+3
• 20 Jul 2025Police commissioner reacts to allegations against former deputy+4
• 18 Jul 2025New taskforce launched to tackle corruption in the public service
• 7 Jul 2025Review finds weaknesses in police IT systems and internet controls
• 1 Jul 2025New police college campus opens in Auckland

June 2025

• 5 Jun 2025Senior press secretary Michael Forbes resigns following police investigation+1
• 4 Jun 2025Police use Auckland buses for $119,000 recruitment campaign

May 2025

• 29 May 2025IPCA recommends new interview training following review of police technique
• 27 May 2025Police Commissioner cancels directive regarding retail crime thresholds+1
• 23 May 2025Former deputy commissioner denies inappropriate firearms vetting allegations
• 16 May 2025Police Commissioner launches independent review into technology misuse+1
• 13 May 2025Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming resigns amid conduct investigation
• 13 May 2025Alleged objectionable material found on former deputy commissioner's work computer+2

March 2025

• 4 Mar 2025Dunedin Hospital removes artwork by late artist John Middleditch
• 2 Mar 2025New Auckland training facility to open this year

February 2025

• 26 Feb 2025Government proposes strengthening citizen's arrest powers to combat retail crime

January 2025

• 28 Jan 2025Police Commissioner proposes disestablishing 37 executive and support roles+2
• 16 Jan 2025Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming farewelled with full police honours in Nelson+2
• 15 Jan 2025Police nationwide observe minute of silence for Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming+4
• 2 Jan 2025Man charged with murder after Nelson police officer killed in car ramming+2
• 1 Jan 2025Senior Sergeant killed and officer injured in Nelson vehicle incident+3
• 1 Jan 2025Police officer dies after car rams patrol vehicle in NelsonN

November 2024

• 20 Nov 2024Richard Chambers appointed as new Police Commissioner