Simon O'Connor: Policing the police

Recent revelations around how some senior police officers acted is shining a spotlight on much needed reform and changes, including the Harmful Digital Communications Act.

My father was a police officer, and my uncle. A number of my friends are police officers, or once served. I have huge admiration for the work they did and for the police as a whole.

But without doubt, the latest revelations of how some senior police officers ran interference to protect a now disgraced ex-colleague, is appalling. This impacts many people, but it will be a huge kick in the guts to serving officers and their families.

Kevin: How Far Do the Cover Ups Go?

One thing is for sure. Heads need to roll. Even if one of those heads happens to be the current President of the New Zealand Law Society.

A formal complaint has been laid with the New Zealand Law Society following revelations in this week’s landmark Abuse in Care report that the president of the legal organisation advised a religious group it could destroy the records of all the children it cared for.