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Month: July 2025

Sara Norrie
Uncategorized

FIRST Security creates historic milestone with appointment of new CEO

July 29, 2025

Sara Norrie joins FIRST Security as new CEO, becoming the first female to lead the company and the first to lead a physical security provider in Aotearoa New Zealand. Norrie joins FIRST Security from Wilson […]

HID
Access / Perimeters

Five Essential Factors to Future-Proof Physical Access Control Systems

July 25, 2025

Physical and cybersecurity are converging, and organisations adopting cloud-based systems with mobile access, biometrics, and MFA stand to be better protected, writes Steve Katanas, Regional Head, Mature Markets, ANZ, Physical Access Control Solutions, HID. As […]

Bluebottles
Defence

HMNZS Canterbury delivers leading-edge technology to support regional security tasks in Fiji

July 20, 2025

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury has sailed into Suva for annual Operation Calypso, delivering Bluebottle USVs. Arriving in Suva for Op Calypso, HMNZS Canterbury carried into the Fijian port two […]

NZIAT
Defence

New Advanced Technology Institute to focus on artificial intelligence, quantum computing

July 20, 2025

Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti has announced the establishment of a new institute to grow New Zealand’s advanced technology sector and boost high-value exports. The new public research organisation, to be named […]

LSA
Electronic Security

New Zealand breaks into the Top 40 Global Thought Leaders in Security and Life Safety list

July 20, 2025

Over half of this year’s prestigious Life Safety Alliance Top 40 listees hail from more than a dozen nations, with New Zealand making the cut for the first time. The US-based Life Safety Alliance (LSA) […]

HB167
Features

Long-awaited HB167 Security Risk Management update ‘about to drop’

July 14, 2025

Security consultants and security risk management professionals have waited a long time for an updated edition of the landmark HB 167 handbook. According to one of its authors, the big day is arriving, writes Nicholas […]

Crucible
Defence

Opinion: Beyond the crucible of combat, capability must evolve through competition

July 14, 2025

Preparing for the remotely fought battlefield will require the NZDF to take a new approach to simulation, wargaming and the development and testing of drone and counter drone technologies, writes former New Zealand Army officer […]

Wesco Anixter
Electronic Security

Wesco Anixter to bring big line-up to Facilities Integrate 2025

July 3, 2025

Leading New Zealand security and communications solutions distributor Wesco Anixter will be bringing big names Inner Range, HID, Salto, and Triton to the annual Auckland trade show. Wesco Anixter will be at Facilities Integrate this […]

OSPAs 2025
Electronic Security

Excellence in Security Celebrated at the 2025 New Zealand OSPAs

July 1, 2025

The fourth annual New Zealand Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) took place in Auckland on 27 June 2025, recognising inspirational kiwi security professionals. Security professionals from across New Zealand gathered to recognise and celebrate excellence […]

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