A super injunction and criminal investigation: What next for ex-police deputy McSkimming - The Front Page

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Only a few weeks after he had reportedly been in contention for the country’s top police job, now-former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming was suspended and put on leave.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority and New Zealand Police were investigating, but the nature of the allegations could not be reported.

Months went by without any developments.

That was until last week, when McSkimming resigned after new allegations surfaced of “objectionable material” on his work computer.

NZ Herald senior reporter Jared Savage joined The Front Page podcast to explain what is happening, what media can report, and where to from here.

Listen to the full episode for answers to:

• Who is Jevon McSkimming?
• What did his career look like?
• How did he come to be under investigation at the end of 2024?
• What is a “super injunction”?
• How have Police Commissioner Richard Chambers and Police Minister Mark Mitchell reacted?
• Where to from here?

The Front Page is a daily news podcast from the New Zealand Herald, available to listen to every weekday from 5am. The podcast is presented by Chelsea Daniels, an Auckland-based journalist with a background in world news and crime/justice reporting who joined NZME in 2016.

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