Kia ora and welcome to the December 2023 – January 2024 issue of New Zealand Security Magazine! It’s that time of the year again when gift giving is in the air and we flex our collective consumer muscles at shopping malls across Aotearoa. This edition of NZSM is, of course, our annual retail issue.
As always, a big thanks to our wonderful advertisers. Our advertisers play an important role within New Zealand’s security sector by contributing to a vibrant and informed security sector through their sponsorship of the magazine.
Our gratitude extends to our supporters (both print and online) and leading manufacturers and distributors Loktronic, ASSA ABLOY, simPRO, Provision-ISR (SWL), HID, Hikvision, and Vivotek (Clear Digital). We’d also like to recognise our association and event partners for this issue, the New Zealand Security Association, ASIS International New Zealand Chapter, Safe & Secure Facilities, Infrastructure & Places Conference (Brightstar), and the New Zealand Security Sector Network.
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I was pleased in the lead-up to this issue to chat with Retail NZ Carolyn Young to talk retail crime and moves in the retail sector towards facial recognition technologies. It was a conversation that focused on the specifics of the facial rec use case in retail and why it is a potential game changer for big store retailers. Details inside.
Also inside, we look at – and provide the ‘study notes’ to – several recently published reports and whitepapers, including IFSEC’s Video Surveillance Report 2023, the Serious Fraud Office’s Guide to Fraudster Personas, the whitepaper ISO31000:2018 The Case for Reform, Retail NZ’s Position Statement on Retail Crime, and the Australian Government’s crowded places Security Contracts Guiding Principles.
A great article too by several Australian academics on how urban planners can rethink their playbook in order to make cities safer for women. Asking the right questions, they write, is a good place to start!
There’s plenty more great reading inside this issue of NZSM, so I hope you enjoy. Also, if you haven’t already, consider subscribing to our regular eNewsletter THE BRIEF. It’s a great way to keep up to date with the latest. Details on the Defsec website.
Lastly, this issue of NZSM will likely be our final in-print issue! From January 2024 we move to a digital-only distribution model. This means you’ll still receive the same full-colour 48-page magazine containing the news and features you would expect, but you’ll be receiving it via your desktop, laptop, or phone rather than New Zealand Post.
So, if you’re not already a digital subscriber make sure you visit www.defsec.net.nz to sign up!
Nicholas Dynon, Auckland
