Three new appointments to the Independent Police Conduct Authority

Justice Minister Simon Power today announced that Angela Hauk-Willis, Dianne Macaskill, and Richard Woods have been appointed as members of the Independent Police Conduct Authority. 

Ms Hauk-Willis and Ms Macaskill have been appointed for three-year terms, and Mr Woods has been appointed for two years.

The IPCA consists of up to five members appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of Parliament. The IPCA is currently chaired by Justice Lowell Goddard. 

"Under Justice Goddard's leadership, the IPCA will continue to be a rigorous and independent watchdog," Mr Power said.

"These appointments give it a range of management and governance experience required by a Crown entity board."

Background:

Angela Hauk-Willis is a former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury who was responsible for all corporate and central operations, and the technology strategy.  She was a member of the senior leadership team with special responsibility for corporate governance, Māori responsiveness, ethics, and integrity. 

Dianne Macaskill is an independent contractor. She was Chief Executive and Chief Archivist at Archives New Zealand from 2001 to 2009, and a former Deputy Government Statistician at Statistics New Zealand from 1996 to 2001.

Richard Woods has been chairperson of the Environmental Risk Management Authority since April 2008. From 1999-2006 he was Director of the Security Intelligence Service. In his previous diplomatic career he served in Rome, Tehran, Bahrain and Washington, and as ambassador in Tehran, Athens, Moscow, and Paris.