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Update: This story has been updated to include details about an additional police employee, and to clarify Chris de Wattignar's title at the CAA.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority's report found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police over how they handled accusations of sexual offending by former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood reveals who some of the senior leaders are that we've been able to identify.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority's 135-page report - released on Tuesday, found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police, including former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster.

Only two of the staff criticised in the report were named: Coster and former Deputy Commissioner Tania Kura. At least one is challenging the authority's findings.

RNZ has approached several staff, former and current, it understands are some of the others implicated in the report.

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kura

The IPCA said Kura failed to make "sufficiently robust enquiries" in relation to allegations posted on LinkedIn in May 2023, relying "too readily" on McSkimming's account.

The IPCA commended Kura's acceptance of responsibility for the failure to refer allegations to the NIU and the IPCA.

"However, her failure in this regard was compounded by her subsequent actions; after Commissioner Coster tasked her with overseeing the response to Ms Z's emails, there were several points at which