Management Team

The chief executive of Police is known as the Commissioner and is appointed by the Governor General.

The Commissioner is accountable to the Minister of Police for the administration of police.

Nationally we are organised into 12 districts, which are administered from the Police National Headquarters in Wellington.

There are three operational branches:

  • General duties
  • Criminal investigation
  • Traffic safety

We also have staff who provide administrative and specialist support such as forensic services.

See also: New Zealand Police management structure October 2007


Our People

We have over 10,300 staff, of which 75% are police officers and 25% non-sworn support.

Commissioner of Police: Howard Broad - read A Broad view on crime and crash reduction
Deputy Commissioner (Operations): Rob Pope
Deputy Commissioner (Resource Management): Lyn Provost

District Commanders:

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