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Investigations

NZIPI
Investigations

Institute for NZ’s private eyes to get name change

December 15, 2021

NZIPI Chairman Ron McQuilter talks licensing change, name change, membership change and website change at the Institute, and the election of a first-ever Life Member. NZIPI’s Annual General Meeting, which took place on Thursday 25 […]

Private Investigators
Investigations

Security licensing body clarifies ‘private’ investigator confusion

May 7, 2021

A recent PSPLA decision clarifies what the ‘private’ in ‘private investigator’ means, writes Nicholas Dynon, concluding that employment investigators are required to be PSPLA licensed but that lawyers are not. A decision from the Private […]

Security
Investigations

Professional Investigators: No rest for criminals in lockdown

April 17, 2020

In this update from New Zealand Institute of Professional Investigators Chair Ron McQuilter CFE, Covid-19 puts a halt on field work and progress is made on PI training and good practice guidelines. Lockdown Like many […]

Surveillance ethics
Investigations

Surveillance: Legal and ethical considerations for Private Investigators

March 12, 2019

David Horsburgh CPP PSP PCI writes that the 18 December report of the SSC Inquiry into the use of external security consultants by government agencies raises need for debate of our industry’s legal and ethical […]

International Insurance Investigator of the Year
Investigations

Kiwi professional investigator wins on world stage

January 12, 2019

A ceremony at the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators’ 66th Annual International Training Seminar at the Pittsburgh Sheraton Hotel in Pennsylvania, USA, was the scene for the unlikely 6thAugust crowning of Kiwi investigator John […]

Private Detective
Investigations

Private detective directive defective?

October 1, 2018

A raft of complaints to the PSPLA has caused controversy among professional investigators, writes Nicholas Dynon. Use of the term ‘detective’ in breach of Section 109 of the Act is much ado about nothing according […]

Auckland Fraud film festival
Investigations

Fraud Film Festival: Fraud hits the big screen in Auckland

April 1, 2018

Auckland’s ASB Waterfront Theatre recently played host to a film festival with a difference. NZSM caught up with Ian Tuke, Chair of the NZ International Fraud Film Festival to find out more about this most […]

Covert CCTV surveillance
Investigations

Covert CCTV and the Private Investigators’ Code of Conduct

December 1, 2017

In this multi-part series, security consultant David Horsburgh CPP PSP PCI examines some of the misconceptions around the use of covert CCTV, showing how statutes and case law identify best practice. This second instalment focuses on […]

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