Please attribute to Police Commissioner Richard Chambers:
I am pleased to announce the provisional appointments of Jill Rogers as Deputy Commissioner for New Zealand Police and Cassandra Anderson as Chief of Staff.
Jill is an outstanding leader of people, is strongly connected to the communities she has worked in, and has dealt with some particularly challenging operational matters.
She has been acting Deputy Commissioner since March 2025.
Cassandra has extensive experience working at Police since 2007, including as chief of staff to former Police Commissioner Mike Bush. She returned to Police last year after two years in a Tier 2 role as a deputy chief executive at Oranga Tamariki. She has a strong knowledge of the public sector environment and takes on a key role in the executive team.
Along with the appointment of statutory Deputy Commissioner Mike Pannett last December, this means we begin 2026 with a stable and strong executive. As announced earlier, Superintendents Corrie Parnell, Jeanette Park and Tim Anderson will also begin as Assistant Commissioners from February 9.
I have full confidence in my refreshed leadership. They bring the experience, competence and integrity that is needed to deliver on the priorities of Police.
I know they will serve the frontline and staff of New Zealand Police and the communities of New Zealand well.
Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers
Jill’s policing career began in 1993 and spans frontline policing, complex investigations, and command and leadership roles.
She has been relieving Deputy Commissioner since 31 March 2025 with responsibility for Northern Districts (Northland, Waitematā, Auckland City, Counties Manukau, Waikato and Bay of Plenty. ). She has also had responsibility for iwi and community partnerships, deployment, road policing, district support, and service, victims and resolutions.
She has spent most of her service in the Auckland region. From 2017 to 2023 she was District Commander in Counties-Manukau, the most diverse of the policing districts.
In 2023, she was appointed Assistant Commissioner: Leadership, Talent and Development, giving her responsibility for recruitment, the Royal New Zealand Police College and all training and development for New Zealand Police.
Earlier in her career, she served as Area Commander Auckland Central for three years, worked in Waitematā District and has relieved as Acting Detective Superintendent in Central District.
In 1996 Jill joined the CIB, where she worked for 17 years on a range of serious and complex criminal investigations.
Jill holds an Executive Master of Public Administration and joined Police after a period as a teacher.
Chief of Staff Cassandra Anderson:
Cassandra Anderson has extensive experience at New Zealand Police, where she held a range of roles between 2007 and 2023, including as Chief of Staff to former Police Commissioner Mike Bush.
In 2025, Cassandra returned to Police after two years as Deputy Chief Executive of People, Culture & Enabling Services at Oranga Tamariki.
At Police, she was Executive Director of People Capability from 2020 to 2023, undertaking culture and leadership reforms, and overseeing employment relations and professional development. She also reviewed and reformed the Royal NZ Police College operating model.
Prior to that she served as Chief of Staff to the Commissioner from 2015 to 2020, and held positions in policy and strategy, focusing on crime prevention and organised crime.
Her earlier career included time as a Private Secretary at Parliament and a policy advisor in the Ministry of Justice.
She has an Executive Master of Public Administration, a Bachelor of Laws, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Māori Resource Management from Victoria University of Wellington. She has also studied at the Australia New Zealand School of Government.
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