Adam PearseDeputy Political Editor·NZ Herald·3 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to read‌Hipkins said Labour had conversations with Naidoo over several months, but that he officially made the call to become a candidate for the party last week.A member of the Police Commissioner’s ethnic advisory board claims Police Minister Mark Mitchell “misunderstands the constitutional relationship” between the Crown and police following his criticism of Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo, who will contest the election for Labour.

Gregory Fortuin, a former race relations commissioner, has written to Mitchell, as