Haumaha appointment inquiry should be restarted, says national

The investigation into the appointment process of Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha fell into a "horrible mess" and should be repeated, says National.

It appeared yesterday that Pauline Kingi, who was chosen to conduct an independent investigation into the appointment of Haumaha, approved it a few years ago on the professional networking site LinkedIn

The spokesperson National Justice Mark Mitchell said today in Newstalk ZB that Police Minister Stuart Nash should take control of the situation. It's very important, it's about probity and maintaining the confidence of the country and the general public and it's just a horrible mess. "

He and Nash described Kingi as a woman of great integrity but Mitchell told him Mitchell said:

" They should defend her and start again, "Mitchell told Newstalk ZB, saying that Haumaha was never going to be the next police commissioner but "was doing a fantastic job in terms of engaging and building relationships between the government and the Maori."

"This is not an exam or a look at Wally or his aptitude. It's just a look at the process that led to the decision, "he said.

" Let's wait and see how that goes. "

Kingi was questioned yesterday by the director of the Department of Home Affairs after Herald contacted the office of Home Affairs Minister Tracey Martin who oversees the investigation.

Herald then revealed that Kingi, who is involved in the selection of senior police officers, approved Haumaha on LinkedIn 23 times

"She confirmed that she had, like many Neo -Zelandais, created a LinkedIn account at its launch, "said Martin in Parliament yesterday in response to questions from National MP Chris Bishop. [19659002]" At that time, it was common practice for Maori professionals to support each other through this new medium. "

Martin revealed that Kingi had stated that she knew Haumaha professionally and that she frequented the same tangi as Haumaha, n 2015 or 2016. [19659002] "Dr. Kingi signed a statement saying that she has no conflict of interest in the appointment."

Martin expressed full confidence in the process that led to the appointment of Kingi, as well as her aptitude for She quotes her "substantial resume" which contains being a Companion of the Order of Merit of New Zealand.

Bishop had asked Kingi to resign and Martin to appoint a new presidency.

Kingi, a Last week, she was appointed chair of the $ 150,000 investigation board to "review, identify and report on the effectiveness of the process".

She was named more than three weeks after the Herald made by Haumaha during the Austin operation, an investigation into the historical police-crime allegations made by Louise Nicholas.

Kingi was asked to begin his investigation on August 6 and report back within six weeks.

All statements This information was provided to the State Services Commission, which played a key role in the appointment of senior officials. It will also consider whether the Committee has examined all the relevant information gathered or received in order to reach its recommendation and whether it has provided the Ministers with all relevant information at its disposal or that it knew.