Kia ora and welcome to the April-May 2025 issue of New Zealand Security Magazine! This issue is our annual government, access management, and IT security themed issue, and this year we’re focusing on the New Zealand government’s announcement to bolster citizen’s arrest powers, foreign interference, ideology’s role in terrorism, AI cyberattacks, online dating scams, and much more!
But firstly, my congratulations to all Award Winners and Highly Commended Finalists in the 2025 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa! This year, the WiSAAs recognised seven winners across international security, law enforcement, fraud and online harm prevention, private security, security management, and countering violent extremism.
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Defsec is proud to organise the WiSAAs, and we’re thankful to our key support partners UN Women New Zealand and the New Zealand Security Sector Network. There’s more on our inspirational 2025 WiSAA Award Recipients inside.
The Government is looking to reform the Crimes Act by giving businesses more powers to detain those stealing from them, but business and employee groups are against it. A recommendation of the Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime, the citizen’s arrest reform announcement has been met by criticism from retail sector key representative groups in what’s been a shaky start for the MAG.
The big news in security alarms is the release by Paradox of the game-changing M25, and the good news is that it’s now available in New Zealand from the team at Trade Security Supplies. The M25 is, as TSS MD Andrew Moss aptly describes it, “an absolute beauty and a beast!”. Details inside.
If you’re an alarm installer who doesn’t currently re-sell alarm monitoring, you’re leaving money on the table, writes Alarm Watch CEO Wade Coneybeer. Alarm monitoring provides a steady stream of recurring revenue, strengthens customer relationships, and makes you look good – well beyond the initial install.
In access control, we take a first look at HID’s PACS Security Guidelines executive brief, and explore multifactor authentication and mobile credentials as access control best practices. We also take a little look at Inner Range’s announcement of a significant expansion of resources to enhance its flagship enterprise solution, Integriti.
From the intelligence world, Dr John Battersby writes that despite the uncertainties of the Trump administration, Five Eyes membership is of enduring value. In short, five eyes, he suggests, are better than none.
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.
Best of luck to all who are the subject of OSPAs nominations (submissions deadline 08 April). A big thank you to all of you who took the time to nominate a colleague or yourself for an award. Recognising outstanding performance is an important way to raise professionalism within the industry, so all nominators are to be congratulated.
Until next edition, stay safe! Nicholas Dynon, Auckland
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