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 with awards being presented across eleven categories by OSPAs founder Professor Martin Gill.
Held annually in several countries and regions globally, the OSPAs are the global benchmark for the recognition of excellence in the global security industry, recognising and rewarding companies, people and innovation across the security sector.
“All category winners will progress to the Global OSPAs for an opportunity to gain international recognition, while the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient will be honoured with induction into the Security Hall of Fame.”
“The standard of nominations received this year was again exceptionally high, making it a real challenge for the judging panel,” said Professor Gill. All winners and finalists should be immensely proud of their achievements.
“All category winners will progress to the Global OSPAs for an opportunity to gain international recognition, while the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient will be honoured with induction into the Security Hall of Fame.”
And the 2025 NZ OSPA winners are:
Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director
Ellie Moriarty – SkyCity
Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director
Nicholas Dynon – Optic Security Group
Outstanding Security Team
Freight Screening Team – Secureflight
Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding)
FIRST Security
Outstanding Security Training Initiative
National Training Programme created by Michelle Macdonald – Secureflight
Outstanding Security Installer/Integrator
Advanced Security Group
Outstanding Security Partnership
Asset Upgrade Project – Optic Security Group and Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University Wellington
Outstanding Security Officer
Shaun Laifone – Global Security
Outstanding Female Security Professional
Chelsea Wallis – Optic Security Group
Outstanding Young Security Professional
Ruth Tongotongo – Beca Applied Technologies
Lifetime Achievement
Kenneth Eccles
For more information about the award winners, view the winner summaries on the OSPAs website.
