One of the country's top cops will not face employment action over his decision to keep evidence in his office that was later sought in a criminal inquiry.
Deputy Commissioner Viv Rickard was given a detailed summary of allegations from State Services Commission executive Deborah Te Kawa about the actions of her former married lover.
The lover was former police Superintendent Jon Moss, who left the force at the end of 2009 after a relationship with a junior police officer.
The Herald on Sunday revealed last week that Rickard kept Te Kawa's letter in his office for almost two months - until commissioner Howard Broad heard of the allegations.
Broad launched a criminal inquiry and the document was taken as evidence.
A Police Headquarters spokesman said on Friday there would be no action taken against Rickard over holding on to the information. "Mr Rickard was placed under an obligation of confidence and abided by that confidence."
He refused to say whether Rickard would be interviewed as a witness in relation to the inquiry. Police staff have advised the Herald on Sunday that interviewing Rickard would be critical to preserve the chain of evidence.
Rickard was obliged to keep a confidence
Viv Rickard. Photo / The Aucklander
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