Top cop investigated over driving incident

Top cop Wally Haumaha says he is confident a police investigation into a driving incident will clear him.

Superintendent Haumaha, national manager of Maori, Pacific and ethnic services, based in Wellington, confirmed police were investigating a complaint against him for an incident involving another car on May 8.

He had not been stood down from his position.

The whole thing had been "sensationalised" and "grown beyond belief", he told the Rotorua Daily Post.

"It's a minor infringement notice that is still being worked through."

He said the incident involved a give way sign and another driver and although he would "dearly love" to talk about it, he could not comment further.

Mr Haumaha said the other driver involved in the incident complained about him to police, which was why they were investigating. He was unsure how long the investigation would take but was confident it would be "dealt with".

Police media adviser for Maori, Pacific and ethnic services Paul Eagle said Mr Haumaha was in a traffic incident on May 8 and Wellington police were investigating a complaint, made by the other driver.

A report would go to the Independent Police Conduct Authority.

- NZPA