New draft legislation requiring venues to be prepared for and ready to respond in the event of an attack has just been released by the UK government. The duty to protect patrons, writes Nicholas Dynon, […]
Government fund aimed at supporting community organisations deliver initiatives to counter violent extremism is open for applications until 17 May. The Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund is set up to support community and civil […]
Independent review finds that among the significant deficiencies in the management of the person responsible for the LynnMall attack is missed opportunities for his redirection and rehabilitation, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. Conducted by the […]
Specialist crowded places security advisory group says recent teenage terror plot presents important learnings for hospitality, retail, entertainment, and event venue operators, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. It emerged in early November with the recent […]
Chief editor Nicholas Dynon writes that established punitive approaches by New Zealand’s government to individuals exhibiting lone actor terrorist behaviours are not necessarily making us safer. Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen, the 32-year-old ISIS sympathiser who […]
With recent terrorist attacks in the West ‘home-grown’, Wellington based Security Consultant Marc Collins CSyP explains how governments might go about countering the threat whilst preserving freedoms. According to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) […]
Massey University intelligence and counter terrorism specialist Dr John Battersby answers our questions on the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attacks. NZSM: The government has accepted all 44 recommendations […]
New Zealand Police has today released a strategy to assist owners and operators increase the safety, protection and resilience of crowded places across New Zealand. Protecting Our Crowded Places from Attack: New Zealand’s Strategy sets out […]
The decision following a six-month trial not to continue with Armed Response Teams is seen as a nod to the ‘routinely unarmed’ tradition of the New Zealand Police. But, asks Chief Editor Nicholas Dynon, is […]
Chief Editor Nicholas Dynon gains insights into the soon-to-be released New Zealand strategy for protecting crowded places from attack. It’s a strategy that will rely on unprecedented engagement between Police and businesses and community. New […]
Having been interviewed by Line of Defence in the days following the Christchurch Mosque Attacks, former DPMC National Security Policy Advisor Dr Richard Shortt provides his perspectives twelve months on. 15 March 2019 saw four […]
How can New Zealand improve its resilience against terror attack? Dr Barnaby Pace, Head of Department – Postgraduate and Research at Otago Polytechnic considers psychological approaches to counter terrorism and consequence management. The events of […]
Conferenz’s Safe and Secure Facilities and Public Spaces conference in August was the first in a string events this year exploring the ‘wicked problem’ of securing ‘crowded places’ from attack, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon […]
New Zealand is experienced in responding to crises, write Dr Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor (University of Auckland) and Dr Layla Branicki (Macquarie University), but achieving resilience requires a joined-up approach before crises hit. New Zealanders are collectively […]
Dr Richard Shortt, former Combined Threat Assessment Group manager (New Zealand Police/NZ Security Intelligence Service) and national security policy advisor (Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet), suggests the need for a circumspect response to extremism. […]
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