The Prime Minister says Andrew Coster has been an outstanding Police Commissioner - as he takes on a new role
Coster has been appointed the head of the Government's Social Investment Agency, stepping down as Commissioner by November.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Andrew Coster faced some pushback when National was in opposition - but Chris Luxon was eager to defend him.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Very so passing your political correspondence with us.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Hey, Barry, good afternoon, Heather.
Speaker 1 (00:03):
Okay, So I see Luxon went read in the face
when he was asked about Andy Coulster.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Well, yes, he wasn't quite about to announce the Social
Investment Agency new head of it.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Oh sood he had had this actually got ahead of itself.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Well ye, what happened was the press release was issued
about the same time that Christopher Luxon was speaking to
journalists yes on his way into caucus, and he didn't
realize clearly that it had been released. And then push
part way through, he was told, well, we've already got
a copy of the release, So that made him a
but red face. I think he was sort of caught
(00:41):
on the hop on that one. But Andy Coster is
really interesting to me because I remember all the brew
haha at the time when he was appointed over others
like Mike Clement, a hard nosed old cop at the
time by Desindhar Dun because the Prime Minister, along with
the Minister of Police, but the Prime as the final
say on who the commissioner is. And this was sort
(01:04):
of out of left field, if you like. Andy cost
to taking the job and he's been the subject, as
we all know, of much criticism. Simon Bridges, you remember
the Strikeforce raptor man. When he was the head of
the National Party. He described him as a woke Commissioner
of Police, which is pretty unusual for a politician of
(01:26):
that elk to do that. But I've got to say
Chris Luxon wouldn't hear an ill spoken word against Commissioner
cost and was quite defensive of the outgoing cops record.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
I'm the leader of the National Party and I'll just
say to you, when we came to power, mart Mitchell
wrote a lovely four page Leader of Expectations and he's
an exceptionally good job for us. I'm very proud of
I think he's an exceptional good job. Now he's done
a really good job. You might want to be little
at with those sort of questions, but the Pointer, well,
I'm not Simon Bridges. If you have noticed, I'm the
leader of Chris lux and the leader of National Party
(01:59):
promise rom his O.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Somebody pointed this out to me. It might have been Yeah,
I realized it was actually pointed out to me yesterday.
He's getting quite shirty with the media, am Yes, and
it's a.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
Bit of pushback, and I think it's probably time that
Luxon did that, because he's been too placid up until now.
And look at all Winston Peter has taken a leaf
out of his book. I mean lost, He's not lost
nothing in the way he treats the media if they
get annoyed. I remember old Jerry Brownly once and Paddy
Gold remember this. Paddy wrote some stories that Jerry wasn't
(02:34):
all broadcast, some stories that Jerry wasn't happy about it.
Jerry literally refused to speak to him when he came
across for bridge runs and normally politicians speak to everyone.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Hey, is Takouota Ferris in trouble tomorrow?
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Well, yes, I remember last week the Maldi party. Ferris
accused his parliamentary colleagues of being liars. Then in the
next breath he told one himself here he is to
remind you lies.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
In other words, many in this house are masters of it,
and it is a.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Disservice to those who voted you into your positions.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
He made the allegation that members of his parliament lies
there should be stopped on the tracks.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
Right then, My apologies, I didn't quite pick that up
but if that is what the members said, then he
should withdraw and apologize as quickly as possible.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
I haven't made that statement.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
A well, you know, Parliament has forgotten that he did
make that statement, and I believe there'll be more about
it tomorrow. He's got to set the record straight the privileges.
He's had a privilege's complaint laid against him and he's
gotten until midday tomorrow to respond to that complaint, presumably
(03:41):
apologize to the House in the afternoon. If he doesn't
do that, then it's over to the Speaker and Jerry
Browne I think would probably be of a mind to
send him to the Privileges Committee.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
With Karen saw.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Oh well, this is a great piece from Carrenture. I
felt today. Now everybody knows that the Children's Commissioner, she
was herself foster child, and she left no one in
any doubt about how she feels about children coming under
the care of a rung of tamaiki. Chure was being
questioned by the Greens Kaarrangi Kata about contracted services being
(04:15):
cut to a rung a tamriiki, but she was passionate
to say the least children.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
Do come to the attention of dung atomediqi when those
who are supposed to care for them have failed and
autung Atomitiki has to come in at a child's worst
moment and actually make sure that they are taken care of.
It is disgusting that autong atomiki has to exist. People
need to step up and start taking care.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Of their children.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Here here, Yeah, a lot of people will agree with that.
Do you think the Greens are doing the right things
thing taking us to a meeting.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Well, it's got the potential of dragging it out even
longer that you imagine they've now put down October seventeen,
when the lall get together at sex thirty at night,
or their delegates will and decide wh they will enact
the wocker jumping legislation will in the meantime, of course,
Darlene Tanner could play them at the game again and
appeal the decisions. So this could go on and on
(05:07):
and on. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Interesting, and the part of me hopes it does because.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
It's you just like you, just like seeing somebody being
an irritant. Well, if you pick it, you're got to
live with it.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Thank you, I appreciate it. Very sober senior political correspondent
eight Away from five.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
Very so passing your political correspondence with us.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Hey, Barry, good afternoon, Heather.
Speaker 1 (00:03):
Okay, So I see Luxon went read in the face
when he was asked about Andy Coulster.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Well, yes, he wasn't quite about to announce the Social
Investment Agency new head of it.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Oh sood he had had this actually got ahead of itself.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Well ye, what happened was the press release was issued
about the same time that Christopher Luxon was speaking to
journalists yes on his way into caucus, and he didn't
realize clearly that it had been released. And then push
part way through, he was told, well, we've already got
a copy of the release, So that made him a
but red face. I think he was sort of caught
(00:41):
on the hop on that one. But Andy Coster is
really interesting to me because I remember all the brew
haha at the time when he was appointed over others
like Mike Clement, a hard nosed old cop at the
time by Desindhar Dun because the Prime Minister, along with
the Minister of Police, but the Prime as the final
say on who the commissioner is. And this was sort
(01:04):
of out of left field, if you like. Andy cost
to taking the job and he's been the subject, as
we all know, of much criticism. Simon Bridges, you remember
the Strikeforce raptor man. When he was the head of
the National Party. He described him as a woke Commissioner
of Police, which is pretty unusual for a politician of
(01:26):
that elk to do that. But I've got to say
Chris Luxon wouldn't hear an ill spoken word against Commissioner
cost and was quite defensive of the outgoing cops record.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
I'm the leader of the National Party and I'll just
say to you, when we came to power, mart Mitchell
wrote a lovely four page Leader of Expectations and he's
an exceptionally good job for us. I'm very proud of
I think he's an exceptional good job. Now he's done
a really good job. You might want to be little
at with those sort of questions, but the Pointer, well,
I'm not Simon Bridges. If you have noticed, I'm the
leader of Chris lux and the leader of National Party
(01:59):
promise rom his O.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Somebody pointed this out to me. It might have been Yeah,
I realized it was actually pointed out to me yesterday.
He's getting quite shirty with the media, am Yes, and
it's a.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
Bit of pushback, and I think it's probably time that
Luxon did that, because he's been too placid up until now.
And look at all Winston Peter has taken a leaf
out of his book. I mean lost, He's not lost
nothing in the way he treats the media if they
get annoyed. I remember old Jerry Brownly once and Paddy
Gold remember this. Paddy wrote some stories that Jerry wasn't
(02:34):
all broadcast, some stories that Jerry wasn't happy about it.
Jerry literally refused to speak to him when he came
across for bridge runs and normally politicians speak to everyone.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Hey, is Takouota Ferris in trouble tomorrow?
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Well, yes, I remember last week the Maldi party. Ferris
accused his parliamentary colleagues of being liars. Then in the
next breath he told one himself here he is to
remind you lies.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
In other words, many in this house are masters of it,
and it is a.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Disservice to those who voted you into your positions.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
He made the allegation that members of his parliament lies
there should be stopped on the tracks.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
Right then, My apologies, I didn't quite pick that up
but if that is what the members said, then he
should withdraw and apologize as quickly as possible.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
I haven't made that statement.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
A well, you know, Parliament has forgotten that he did
make that statement, and I believe there'll be more about
it tomorrow. He's got to set the record straight the privileges.
He's had a privilege's complaint laid against him and he's
gotten until midday tomorrow to respond to that complaint, presumably
(03:41):
apologize to the House in the afternoon. If he doesn't
do that, then it's over to the Speaker and Jerry
Browne I think would probably be of a mind to
send him to the Privileges Committee.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
With Karen saw.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Oh well, this is a great piece from Carrenture. I
felt today. Now everybody knows that the Children's Commissioner, she
was herself foster child, and she left no one in
any doubt about how she feels about children coming under
the care of a rung of tamaiki. Chure was being
questioned by the Greens Kaarrangi Kata about contracted services being
(04:15):
cut to a rung a tamriiki, but she was passionate
to say the least children.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
Do come to the attention of dung atomediqi when those
who are supposed to care for them have failed and
autung Atomitiki has to come in at a child's worst
moment and actually make sure that they are taken care of.
It is disgusting that autong atomiki has to exist. People
need to step up and start taking care.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Of their children.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
Here here, Yeah, a lot of people will agree with that.
Do you think the Greens are doing the right things
thing taking us to a meeting.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Well, it's got the potential of dragging it out even
longer that you imagine they've now put down October seventeen,
when the lall get together at sex thirty at night,
or their delegates will and decide wh they will enact
the wocker jumping legislation will in the meantime, of course,
Darlene Tanner could play them at the game again and
appeal the decisions. So this could go on and on
(05:07):
and on. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Interesting, and the part of me hopes it does because.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
It's you just like you, just like seeing somebody being
an irritant. Well, if you pick it, you're got to
live with it.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Thank you, I appreciate it. Very sober senior political correspondent
eight Away from five.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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