Leading voices in the security of New Zealand.
Defsec New Zealand delivers in-depth news and analysis for readers with a professional interest in Aotearoa New Zealand’s defence, national security, enterprise security and fire protection sectors.
Our experienced editorial team and eminent expert contributors produce quality online and in-print stories that shape national narratives and conversations on national defence and security matters… read more about our publications
The Editor
Nicholas Dynon | Chief Editor | Auckland
Nicholas’ career in security, defence and government extends back to the mid-1990s. He is the founding chief editor of Line of Defence Magazine, and chief editor of New Zealand Security Magazine and Fire NZ Magazine.
A former civil servant, diplomat and part-time soldier, Nicholas is a security consultant, co-convenor of the New Zealand Security Sector Network, and a member of the National Security Journal editorial board. He writes on New Zealand’s national security, defence industry and private security sector. For more information, read Nicholas’ Contributor Profile.
The Publisher
Craig Fint | Publisher | Te Puru, Waikato
Craig has almost three decades of experience in the New Zealand publishing industry and has steered the evolution of Defsec into a fully integrated multi-platform business media provider.
In addition to publishing Fire NZ Magazine and co-founding Line of Defence Magazine, Craig founded New Zealand Security Magazine as New Zealand’s only security industry trade publication in 1994. Today it remains the number one B2B magazine for the county’s security industry, and is part of a leading stable of publications that reaches audiences in New Zealand and beyond.
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The Experts
Much of our editorial is written by contributing authors who are distinguished specialists in their fields. They include commentators, practitioners and scholars of defence, security affairs, and statecraft who are eminently qualified to provide the most authoritative analysis. Our expert contributors represent a cross-section of ideas, opinions, and professional backgrounds. Their work is authored independently, and they enjoy an editing process that is non-invasive and devoid of any agenda.
You can read all about our contributing authors in our contributors list, which includes such authoritative voices as:
- Hon Judith Collins KC, New Zealand’s 43rd Minister of Defence, Attorney-General, Minister responsible for NZSIS, GCSB, Space, and former leader of the NZ National Party.
- Hon Ron Mark, New Zealand’s 40th Minister of Defence (2017-20), former deputy leader of the New Zealand First Party, and a former New Zealand Army officer.
- Hon Mark Mitchell, New Zealand’s Police Minister, 39th Minister of Defence (2017), and former National Party Spokesperson for Defence, Disarmament, and Justice.
- Hon Dr Wayne Mapp QSO, New Zealand’s 36th Minister of Defence and Minister of Science and Innovation (2008-11). Defence and national security expert commentator.
- Hon Heather Roy, New Zealand’s Minister of Consumer affairs and Associate Minister of Defence (2008-10), former Deputy Leader of the ACT Party and New Zealand Army officer (Reserve).
- Professor Rouben Azizian, former Director, Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Massey University, and former Soviet and Russian diplomat. National security specialist.
- Dr Peter Greener, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University Wellington, and Honorary Professor at the NZDF Command and Staff College. Our editor-at-large.
- Dr Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor, former Senior Lecturer in business at the University of Auckland’s Graduate School of Management. Extreme events and resilience specialist.
- Dr John Battersby, New Zealand Police Teaching Fellow at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Massey University. Terrorism and counter-terrorism specialist.
- David Horsburgh CPP PSP PCI, Licensed Security Consultant with a three-decade-long career in the New Zealand Police and NZSIS. Surveillance and privacy specialist.
- Jennie Vickers, former New Zealand Defence Industry Association CEO, and inaugural IFSEC Global Influencer of the Year. Defence industry and government procurement specialist.
- Gary Morrison, CEO of the New Zealand Security Association, and previously CEO and GM of major New Zealand physical security providers. Security industry specialist.
- Andrew Thorburn, Licensed Security Consultant, former ASIS International NZ Chapter Chair (2019) and New Zealand Security Consultant of the Year (2018). Security specialist.
See the full contributor list here.
