24 Sep 2024

Police Commissioner to head govt social investment agency

From Checkpoint, 4:42 pm on 24 September 2024

No bad blood, that's the message from outgoing Police Commissioner Andrew Coster who is leaving the force early to head up the government's new social investment agency. He begins a 5 year term there in November - meaning he leaves his police role about six months early. Appointed under Labour in 2020, he's had a testy relationship with the National Party - but that once frosty relationship has warmed up, deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen.