One of the women who came forward to complain of treatment received while working with Wally Haumaha in 2016, talked to 1 NEWS after a report from the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) found the Deputy Police Commissioner intimidated, belittled and humiliated colleagues.
The IPCA report cleared Mr Haumaha, who was promoted to the position in May, of several complaints into his behaviour.
However, it also found that he acted poorly on two separate occasions, including one incident in which he was believed to have acted inappropriately and unprofessionally for a senior executive.
The report concluded that his behaviour was "inappropriate and unprofessional" but did not clearly constitute workplace bullying.
One of the woman that made a complaint, who does not wish to be named, was initially "disappointed" the report didn't label Mr Haumaha's actions as bullying.
"I was disappointed but when I read it a bit more I thought it was really clear that humiliating, inappropriate, belittling conduct is not okay no matter what we call it," she said.
The complainant told 1 NEWS she wasn't hoping for Mr Haumaha to lose his high-profile job over her allegations.
"For me this was never about anyone losing their job, it's a big responsibility to be on your shoulders to think that someone might lose their job - I just wanted the right level of accountability."
The report went on to criticise Mr Haumaha for approaching staff from police to support him during the investigation.
Staff later complained saying they felt that refusing to do so would label them disloyal and jeopardise their careers.
However, Mr Haumaha's lawyer says he instructed him to do it.
"They knew we needed to gather information to respond to these allegations. I mean how else were we to defend him?" lawyer Gerard Dewar says.
National's Police spokesperson Chris Bishop gave his opinion on the matter today.
"It's just not tenable that the second top police person in the country can exhibit that sort of behaviour and stay in the job."
Earlier, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addressed the media about the report into Mr Haumaha's conduct.
The Deputy Police Commissioner was criticised in a report, which found he acted “inappropriately” towards women staffers. (Source: Other)
"I'm very disappointed at the findings of the IPCA report, which shows Mr Haumaha has, in some cases, acted inappropriately and unprofessionally.
"There is a clear expectation on police that they act professionally. I have relayed my views to the Minister of Police and asked that he pass on to the commissioner my expectation that he deal with those matters as employment matters."
Police Commissioner Mike Bush said while the investigation did not find evidence of bullying, the report has raised issues he is taking seriously.
"These are matters that I will deal with as Commissioner of Police.
"I expect high standards from all my staff, but especially members of my executive.
"The IPCA report clarifies a number of matters that have been traversed in the media in recent months."
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