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Month: May 2021

Peeni Henare
Defence

The Interview: New Zealand Defence Minister Peeni Henare

May 31, 2021

In this exclusive interview, Defence Minister Peeni Henare talks with Line of Defence Editor-at-Large Dr Peter Greener about future peacekeeping, prioritising spending, the Pacific, and a Labour focus on Defence. PG: Minister, acknowledging the confluence of […]

David Clarke
Features

Hills appoints David Clarke as new Chief Executive Officer

May 19, 2021

Hills has announced the appointment of David Clarke as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Mr Clarke brings significant experience as a chief executive officer and chief financial officer of ASX-listed companies, with extensive knowledge […]

Brad Small
Interviews

Conversation Starter: How to resolve the security skills shortage?

May 7, 2021

Brad Small, Gallagher’s Regional Manager, Zealand & Pacific Islands, speaks with NZSM about addressing New Zealand’s security skills shortage. It’s an issue, he says, we need to own both collectively and as employers. A key […]

Mindshift
Cyber Security

Melonie Cole: Placing people at the centre of security

May 7, 2021

Melonie Cole, owner and consultant at Mindshift, a Women in Security Awards Aotearoa finalist and speaker at the recent ASIS NZ Women in Security event, contributes an article of two parts to NZSM. The common […]

Crowded Places
Features

Crowded Places Strategy: from development to implementation

May 7, 2021

Recent discussions between New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Security Association around Protecting our Crowded Places from Attack: New Zealand’s Strategy is a positive development, writes Nicholas Dynon. Published by Police on 17 September 2020, Protecting our […]

Private Investigators
Investigations

Security licensing body clarifies ‘private’ investigator confusion

May 7, 2021

A recent PSPLA decision clarifies what the ‘private’ in ‘private investigator’ means, writes Nicholas Dynon, concluding that employment investigators are required to be PSPLA licensed but that lawyers are not. A decision from the Private […]

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