NZ Police Commissioners, Executive and District CommandersThe 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 services, but acts independently in carrying out law enforcement decisions. See also: New Zealand Police management structure October 2008 The Police Executive
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Commissioner of Police |
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Acting Deputy Commissioner - Resource Management The Acting Deputy Commissioner - Resource Management is Michael Player. |
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Deputy Commissioner - Operations |
Other Executive Members
Assistant Commissioner International Services Group - Jon White
Assistant Commissioner Strategy, Policy and Performance - Grant Nicholls
Assistant Commissioner Intelligence and Investigations - Vacant
Assistant Commissioner Operations - Viv Rickard
Assistant Commissioner Auckland - Steve Shortland
Auckland Metro Crime and Operations Support (AMCOS) - Superintendent Ted Cox
General Manager Finance and Planning - Bruce Simpson
General Manager Public Affairs (Acting) - Russell Pilcher
General Manager Human Resources - Wayne Annan
Organised and Crime Financial Agency of NZ (OFCANZ)
Establishment Director - Detective Superintendent Malcolm Burgess
District Commanders
- Northland Superintendent Mike Rusbatch
- Waitematā Superintendent Bill Searle
- Auckland City Superintendent George Fraser
- Counties/Manukau Superintendent Mike Bush
- Waikato Superintendent Allan Boreham
- Bay of Plenty Superintendent Gary Smith
- Eastern Superintendent Sam Hoyle
- Central Superintendent Russell Gibson
- Wellington Superintendent Gail Gibson (acting)
- Tasman Superintendent Gary Knowles
- Canterbury Superintendent Dave Cliff
- Southern Superintendent Bob Burns





