Deputy police commissioner Rob Pope was told not to reapply for his job – prompting his decision to "retire".
But then there's a VERY interesting revelation:
The contract of the 36-year veteran is due to expire on April 3 and he had wanted to stay on until August 2012 to make the most of his superannuation scheme.
But Police Minister Judith Collins declined – and told him that to agree would make her "a corrupt minister".
One can only concur with Judith Collins' decision here. Rob Pope may indeed have had a long record of service with the police, but to work the system to ensure he maximised his superannuation would have been completely wrong.
And it seems as though Collins is determined to have a cleanout at the top of the New Zealand Police, bringing in a new adminsitration untainted by the issues which have dogged police for some time. The story continues:
The Dominion Post reported in July how his boss, Commissioner Howard Broad, was also told by Ms Collins that he would not be reappointed. He then issued a statement saying he had not sought to extend his tenure and would leave in April.
Mr Pope was promoted at the same time as Mr Broad, in April 2006, both on a five-year contract.
Ms Collins hinted about Mr Pope's future this month when she said creating a culture change would be a key element in her decision on whom to appoint deputy commissioner.
It is also thought new commissioner Peter Marshall did not want to work with him.
Peter Marshall will need to build his own team, and for that team to be effective, it will have to be comprised of people who enjoy his confidence. Clearly Rob Pope did not fit that category. On that basis, Judith Collins' candour towards Rob Pope is both understandable and, in our ever-humble opinion, absolutely right. There could yet be hope for "Bullshit Castle"!!
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I imagine that'll give Scott Watson a lonely smile.
@ redeye - I daresay that it will; who would have ever thought that Rob Pope might not play things by the book?
Iv2, I think D C Pope did play by the book but should have kept the latest printing not the one published about 35 years ago.
The current rulebook is worded differently Duh.
A good old fashioned cop though.
Somewhat different handling of the changes at the top of the BS castle than the assassination of Doone though, don't you think
Quite so Gravedodger; the way the Doone's resignation was engineered by the former Prime Minister marked the point where the police became completely politicised. It was a shameful episode when a good cop got pilloried for political ends.
Quite so IV2, and one would have to surmise that if the Labour party ever gets their corrupt hands on power again, they will also "engineer" the demise of Peter Marshall should he fail to toe the party line.
Cheers Lofty
I think this was always inevitable when the old school just do not want to change. Rob Pope and Howard Broad were appointed by the Labour govt. who wanted lap dogs to do as they were told. This has been obvious since then.
It was also obvious that something had been said to Rob Pope about his reapplication for the job, when the Minister stated in her TV3 interview last week that 'Inappropriate' relationships by senior staff and the junior staff was not going to be tolerated. And of course both Pope and Broad had had such relationships. I can confirm what Ian Wisheart stated in his book, 'Absolute Power' as I worked in Ch-ch at the time.
All we need now if for Greg O'Connor to resign as Police Association President' as he has this absolute belief that there is nothing wrong with the Police and they never do anything wrong.
This is only the tip of the iceberg re the corruption at police head office. watch out.
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