What was Jevon McSkimming's Role in the 2022 Parliamentary Mandates Protest? 

Seems the current Commissioner doesn’t know … Does ANYBODY know? 

Media Release - 18th November, 2025.

New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party (NZOFP) has been conducting its own investigation into Police Violence at the Mandate protests. We gained a number of WhatsApp messages under the Official Information Act. Including the Correspondence between the police commissioner and various politicians. In light of the recent McSkimming & Senior Police debacle, many of these have become enlightening. 

They highlight the communications between Government and Police and questionable actions of both. 
 

McSkimming was the Deputy Commissioner promoted from Assistant Commissioner to the non-statutory role of Deputy Commissioner, Strategy and Service on October 27, 2020. 

The above OIA shows that Richard Chambers appears to have been replaced as head of the Protest Operations with Jevon McSkimming. Yet the current police commission  doesn't know what McSkimming's role was in the protest in this latest OIA ? 

On Sunday 16th of November, 2025 we sent this Whatsapps (Previously obtained under OIA)  we have to the current commissioner Richard Chambers with an OIA and this was his immediate response below at 1.30am in the morning.

He states - “Also, my role was National Controller for Operation Convoy. Former Commissioner Coster put Mr McSkimming into the structure but I am unclear what his title, role and purpose was. This approach and discipline sits outside of the structure and disciplines we apply to major events. This is an aspect the IPCA report into the Parliamentary Protest Commented on.“  (See his reply below) 

The NZOFP (OIA Gained) whatsapps cover the period that Andrew Coster created the Statutory Role of Deputy Commissioner, approved by Chris Hipkins with approval from the PM Jacinda Ardern. See the Whats App Below 

Also see our recent media release here NZOFP - PRESS RELEASE: Commissioner's Whats App message obtained by NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party Proves Police Nepotism

The behaviour of Coster and McSkimming and other senior leaders during this time raises serious questions about whether their actions or influence may have impacted, the decision of police during the protest and the thoroughness and impartiality of the investigation into the approximately 1900 + complaints submitted to the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) regarding police violence at the mandate protests.  

For further info contact Contact: NZOFP LEADER 

Sue Grey LLB Hons, BSc (Biochemistry and Microbiology), RSHDipPHI