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Richard Chambers.

Chris Hipkins has accused the Police Commissioner of not being a good employer by making statements about one of his own officers that have "no evidential base".

On Tuesday the country's top cop, Richard Chambers, announced a review will be carried out into the period during which Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo was engaging with the Labour Party, after he was announced as one of their top candidates on Monday.

Naidoo, who is the ethnic, iwi and communities relationships manager for police, has been ranked 13th on the Labour Party list, which almost guarantees him a seat in Parliament.