The police commissioner has announced several new executive appointments, as the organisation continues to deal with the fallout from the Jevon McSkimming scandal.
Commissioner Richard Chambers said Superintendent Jeanette Park, Superintendent Corrie Parnell, and Superintendent Tim Anderson had been provisionally appointed as assistant commissioners for NZ Police.
Today's announcement follows Deputy Commissioner Mike Pannett's confirmation as the statutory Deputy Commissioner yesterday.
"The appointments of new Deputy and Assistant Commissioners will ensure that from early 2026 we will have a refreshed leadership team and be well-placed to deliver on our core priorities," Chambers said.
"Jeanette, Tim and Corrie all have significant operational experience and a strong understanding of the front-line, as well as the communities police serve in.
"They will bring different perspectives and experience to the wider team."
Park started her career in Papakura in 1991 and has been the District Commander of the Eastern District since 2020. She was awarded the Bravery Star in 2005 after being wounded in a critical incident where her colleague, Detective Constable Duncan Taylor, was shot and killed.
Parnell joined the police in 1993, having worked across a range of investigative groups. He completed a three-month leadership programme at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He was appointed Wellington District Commander in 2019 and served as acting Assistant Commissioner: Investigations, Serious and Organised Crime.
Anderson joined the police in 1994 and has been the Bay of Plenty District Commander since 2022. He was the lead Senior Investigating Officer in the investigation into the Christchurch terror attacks. In 2022, he was awarded the Police Bronze Merit Award and is a trained personal protection officer.
The trio will begin their new roles as assistant commissioners in early February.
Chambers said he would appoint a second, non-statutory, Deputy Commissioner early in 2026.
It comes after Jevon McSkimming resigned as deputy commissioner in May following serious allegations of possessing objectionable publications, namely child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
McSkimming was sentenced on those charges yesterday.
The concerning material on his work devices were discovered during another investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority into allegations of sexual misconduct. McSkimming was the Deputy Police Commissioner, the country's second most powerful police officer, at the time of his suspension in late 2024.
A damning IPCA report released last month found serious misconduct at the highest levels, including by former Commissioner Andrew Coster, over how police responded to the allegations made by a woman McSkimming had been in a relationship with.
McSkimming has not been charged over those allegations.
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