Welcome to the August-September 2020 issue of New Zealand Security Magazine! With 2020 now half over, we move into what is traditionally the events season of the year.
While Covid-19 has resulted in the New Zealand Security Awards going virtual and Australia’s Security Expo and Conference morphing into an online advertising platform, a number of banner events are pushing ahead in physical form.
Facilities Integrate hits Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds between 12 and 13 August. This year ‘s expo becomes part of a bigger ‘mega event’, combining with BuildNZ and the National Safety Show. We preview the new format, and we’ll be at there in August to cover the event.
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We also preview the widely anticipated 2020 edition of Safe and Secure Facilities and Public Spaces. Last year’s conference at Te Papa in Wellington was a great success, and this year the event comes to Auckland on 19-20 October. Some great Australian and local speakers will be talking on some very relevant topics, from the government’s (still yet to be published) Protecting crowded places from attack – New Zealand’s strategy to threats to national security posed by social media.
In physical security, a US benchmarking report on guarding pay and charge rates finds similarities with New Zealand, including relatively consistent minimum wage-oriented pay rates, and the costs of high staff turnover. NZSM journalist Joanna Mathers takes a closer look.
In public security, Covid-19 has set the scene for vehement public displays of non-confidence in governments around the Western world. Massey University’s Dr John Battersby asks are democracies of the West about to face their own ‘people’s spring?’
We also revisit the topic of facial recognition versus privacy, this time in the context of ‘safe cities’. As technological advancements and deployments out-run public debate and regulation, does the unchecked collection of surveillance data pose a risk to the very fabric of our society?
Also inside, we feature updates from our business and industry partners, including the latest from the New Zealand Institute of Professional Investigators (NZIPI) and the New Zealand Security Association.
There’s plenty more in this August-September issue of NZSM! To ensure you don’t miss out on any of the news and analysis we publish, subscribe to our email newsletters via our website, and follow us on LinkedIn.
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Lastly, congratulations to all nominees and finalists in the 2020 New Zealand Security Awards (listed inside). Defsec Media is proud to again be sponsoring an award category this year, and we look forward to seeing you online at the NZSA-hosted virtual awards night!
Nicholas Dynon, Auckland
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