Moral Panic - Child Sexual Abuse
	Focus on People - Howard Broad - Index Destroyed the careers and previously unblemished reputations of four well-qualified, experienced and dedicated child care workers
	Stuff April 4 2006 Assistant Commissioner now the top cop NZPA Top Cop: Howard Broad has been appointed the new Police Commissioner after more than 30 years in the force. Photo by Marten Hol, Dominion Post Long-serving cop Howard Broad has been appointed the new Police Commissioner and Rob Pope has been made Deputy Commissioner in charge of operations. Police Minister Annette King said the appointments were for five years. The Government has also decided to reappoint Lyn Provost for a further five-year term as Deputy Commissioner in charge of resource management. Mr Broad has been with the police for more than 30 years, including 18 years with CIB and then in policy, planning and strategy roles at National Headquarters. In 1999 he became District Commander Auckland City Police District. He was seconded in 2003 and 2004 to work in the UK Home Office and in 2004 was appointed Assistant Commissioner. Mr Pope, who has also been with the police for more than 30 years, is best known for heading the investigation into the Sounds murders. Mr Broad's appointment follows the retirement of former Commissioner Rob Robinson in December. Deputy Commissioner Steve Long was appointed as Acting Commissioner but is also set to retire soon. "He has managed the transition period professionally and with great assurance, as indeed he has managed his whole police career," Ms King said today. She said as commissioner, Mr Broad would have to lead the police in their response to increasingly complex criminal activity and threats to public safety. "The commissioner will also lead the rewriting of the Police Act, now almost 50 years old, and the police response to the findings of the current Commission of Inquiry on integrity and conduct issues," she said. "Mr Broad has developed a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of policing in New Zealand. "He has excellent strategic thinking and management abilities that are underpinned by strong front-line experience." Mr Broad joined the police as a cadet in 1975, the same year as Mr Pope. Ms Provost became Deputy Commissioner in 2001. She was previously acting chief executive for Archives New Zealand and before that a senior manager for the State Services Commission. Assistant Commissioner Peter Marshall had been widely tipped for the top job that instead went to Mr Broad. In recent times, Mr Marshall investigated the foot and mouth hoax scare on Waiheke Island and the speeding motorcade of Prime Minister Helen Clark.