[9] Auckland Mayor Christine Fletcher was sent a suspicious letter featuring a photo of a woman wielding a pistol and containing two lumps in October 2000.

The letter turned out to be a false alarm, after being x-rayed police deemed it safe to open, and discovered a theatre invitation and lollies.

[17] He stated one of his goals as commissioner would be restoring public confidence in the police,[18] and that youth gangs were an "area of opportunity" to prevent future crime.

[22] Broad paid tribute to Sergeants Derek Wootton[23] and Don Wilkinson,[24] officers killed separately in the line of duty in 2008.

He announced he would be reviewing the Arms Act, as the air rifle suspected of causing Wilkinson's death could be purchased over the counter without a licence.

When police conducted the dawn raids he announced they were necessary in the interest of public safety, that those arrested on 15 October had used firearms and other weapons at the military-style training camps.

On 8 November, Solicitor General David Collins declined to prosecute under the Terrorism Suppression Act, citing insufficient evidence.

In the aftermath Ruatoki residents wanted utu (revenge) in the form of Broad's resignation,[32] a call echoed by the Māori Party[33][34] and Global Peace and Justice Auckland.

[38][39] The June 2007 issue of Investigate magazine revealed that in a pornographic film involving bestiality with a chicken screened at Broad's home in 1981.

[40] A 2008 investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority cleared Broad of allegations he had "pulled rank" to avoid being breath tested in 1992.