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Expanded citizen’s arrest powers imminent as NZSA urges safety-first approach

Expanded citizen’s arrest powers are set to come into effect in New Zealand, but the New Zealand Security Association is warning that greater legal powers must be accompanied by appropriate training, procedures and careful assessment [...]
Cyber Security

Which New Zealand companies are most likely to be targeted by Ransomware hackers?

Delivered during March’s National Cyber Security Summit, insights from Atmos’ Anthony Cooke maintain their relevance. He’ll be speaking again at next week’s Cyber Security Risk Conference. At Brightstar’s National Cyber Security Summit in Q1 2026, [...]
Cyber Security

Cyber Criminals Are Not Breaking In – They’re Logging In

Three recent New Zealand cyber incidents are reminders of the need to keep up in an fast evolving threat landscape. In times past we heard about cyberattacks in the media as far-away, one-off incidents. Now, [...]
Features

Lincoln Potter: Zen and the art of security science

2026 NZ Outstanding Security Performance Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient Lincoln Potter has turned a career-long love affair with security science into an artform, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. On 26 June, security consultant Lincoln Potter [...]
Aerospace

New Zealand-developed FireVision technology integrated into Transall aerial firefighting platform

Aerial firefighting organisation Transall Tankers and technology company Tabula have partnered to integrate live fireground intelligence capability into the Transall C-160 aerial firefighting platform. The integration of Tabula’s FireVision platform will combine live fireground mapping, [...]
Defence

NZ Army and Royal Gurkha Rifles sharpen combat skills under the Southern Alps

Soldiers from the New Zealand Army’s 2nd/1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (2/1 RNZIR) have trained alongside soldiers from 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) during an exercise at Burnham and Tekapo. The biennial [...]
Electronic Security

Make it Count: Nominating for the 2026 New Zealand Security Awards

If you’re thinking you have a colleague who might be worthy of a New Zealand Security Award, nominate them, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon, but make sure your nomination is a compliant and competitive one. [...]
Features

John Wick and the Art of Physical Security Risk Management

So what do John Wick and the New Zealand Government’s Protective Security Requirements (PSR) have in common? ICARAS Security Consultants explores a few lessons from the underworld. The John Wick franchise has enthralled audiences with [...]
Guarding & Patrols

Decade of Firsts: Su Kaur celebrates 10-year milestone with FIRST Security

Su Kaur has notched up a stellar decade with FIRST Security during a career that has seen her rise from security guard to a range of regional management roles, writes Nicholas Dynon. Su Kaur has [...]
Features

Race to the Bottom: European report evidences what we already know

Latest International Security Ligue report into the procurement of security personnel services in Europe finds misalignment between procurement practices and the operational realities of modern security delivery, writes Nicholas Dynon. Procurement of Security Services – [...]

NZSA to host Security of Crowded Places in New Zealand Forum 2026

June 2, 2026

Following a successful showing last year, the Security of Crowded Places in New Zealand Forum is back – this time Auckland’s Eden Park will set the stage. The New Zealand Security Association has issued an […]

Escape. Hide. Tell. The three words that could save your life

October 19, 2025

A new safety campaign guides New Zealanders on what to do to stay safe during an armed offender incident in a crowded place, but international opinion is divided as to its efficacy, writes Nicholas Dynon. […]

What can we learn from the Westfield Bondi Junction Mall incident?

May 30, 2024

The Sydney tragedy leaves us with the question of how to react to extremely low probability events with potential catastrophic consequences, writes Dr John Battersby of Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies. On […]

FBI report designates 50 shootings in 2022 as active shooter incidents

May 1, 2024

A report from the FBI on active shooter incidents in the United States shows handguns and rifles as firearms of choice, and open spaces as the most commonly used location type, writes chief editor Nicholas […]

Five years on from Christchurch mosque attacks political leadership needed

May 1, 2024

Government has remained reluctant to promote a public facing strategy that informs the public on how to protect venues from attack and stay safe during an attack, writes Chris Kumeroa, Chair of the Crowded Places […]

Spectator security survey: Preference for visible security measures, ignorance of active shooter policies

April 4, 2024

The latest survey of US spectator’s perceptions of venue safety and security highlights a preference for visible security measures and an ignorance of active shooter response policies. According to the authors of the Spectator Sports […]

Expanded citizen’s arrest powers imminent as NZSA urges safety-first approach

Which New Zealand companies are most likely to be targeted by Ransomware hackers?

Cyber Criminals Are Not Breaking In – They’re Logging In

Lincoln Potter: Zen and the art of security science

New Zealand-developed FireVision technology integrated into Transall aerial firefighting platform

NZ Army and Royal Gurkha Rifles sharpen combat skills under the Southern Alps

Make it Count: Nominating for the 2026 New Zealand Security Awards

John Wick and the Art of Physical Security Risk Management

Decade of Firsts: Su Kaur celebrates 10-year milestone with FIRST Security

Race to the Bottom: European report evidences what we already know

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