The New Zealand Security Association (NZSA), Aotearoa’s peak security industry organisation, has released the names of those security professionals shortlisted as finalists in this year’s industry awards.
They’re back again! The countdown to the New Zealand Security Awards’ 2026 edition has commenced with today’s announcement by the NZSA of this year’s finalists!
“Thank you to all those who submitted nominations,” stated the NZSA announcement, “the quality of entries was exceptionally high and made the judging a challenging process.”
Finalists were listed for all categories except for ‘Security Integrator of the Year’, which the NZSA indicated would be “announced at the Awards evening”.
Winners will be announced at the upcoming Awards gala evening on Friday 11 September at Huihui Parliament Building, Wellington. To register for the event, visit the NZSA registration portal. Registrations close 5pm, Friday 28th August 2026
And the finalists are:
Customer Champion of the Year
- Chelsea Wallis – Optic Security Group
- Rebecca McGee – Armourguard Security
- Su Kaur – FIRST Security
Design and Support Electronic Sector Professional of the Year
- Bartho Huyser – Optic Security Group
- Daniel Malan – Global Security Solutions Ltd
- Simon Paul – Ice Security
Electronic SECURITY Trainee of the Year
- Brynn Lightfoot – Nelson Alarms Security Systems Ltd
- Damien Hill – Nelson Alarms Security Systems Ltd
- Dean Wratt – Nelson Alarms Security Systems Ltd
Guarding Sector Trainee of the Year
- Fran Hindmarsh – Red Badge Group
- William Whitehead – October Protection
Install and Service Electronic Sector (Corporate) Technician of the Year
- Cameron Phillips – Nedax Systems NZ Ltd
- Richard Kibby – Advanced Security Group (WGTN) Ltd
- Shamal Kumar – Red Wolf High Level Security
Install and Service Electronic Sector (SME) Technician of the Year
- Blake Grainger – Nelson Alarms Security Systems Ltd
- Rick Warin – Resolve Security
Michael Pepper Award for Outstanding Security Training Initiative
- P4G Security
- Red Badge Group and RISQ Australasia
- Skills Institute Team
Monitoring / Communication Centre Operator of the Year
- Ashley Norton-Taylor – Bergin Monitoring Group
- Charlotte Houston – Red Badge/Code 9
- Wendy-Anne Emmerson – Alarm Watch Limited
Outstanding New Product or Service of the Year
- Alarm Watch Limited
- Armourguard Security Auckland Transport Safety Ambassador Programme Team
- Millennium Technology Team
Outstanding Staff Retention /Culture Development Programme
- Advanced Security (NZ) Ltd
- Red Badge Group and RISQ Australasia
Patrol Officer of the Year
- Dean Christie – Allied Security
- Ruby Rapana – P4G Security
- Tanpreet Singh & Hiruna Samadith – Matrix Security Group Ltd
Security Administrator of the Year
- Caterina Tosto – Red Badge Group
- Michelle Butler – Armourguard Security
- Tyler Dungey – Armourguard Security
Security Consultant of the Year
- Jermaine Weeraratne – Secom Guardall NZ Ltd
- Reck Reck – Red Wolf High Level Security
- Rehan du Toit – Beca Applied Technologies Ltd
Security Integrator of the year
- To be announced at the Awards evening.
Security Officer of the Year
- Mauga Laufau – Armourguard Security
- Ravijeet Singh – Armourguard Security
- Sione Tonu and Siaosi (George) Taina – Armourguard Security
Security Supervisor/Operations Manager of the Year
- Jason Binedell – Ice Security
- Karandeep Singh – Armourguard Security
- Nathan Hauraki-Cray – Global Security Solutions Ltd
Security Trainer or Workplace Assessor of the Year
- Jon Miller – FIRST Security
- Ngaire Kelaher – RISQ Australasia
- Rainbow Manley – October Protection
Specialised Security Services Professional of the Year
- Armourguard Security Safety Ambassador Team
- Hayden Bennett – FIRST Security
- Helena Juanita Kwocksun – Matrix Security Group Ltd
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