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Perceived safety in a shopping centre: A Swedish case study

December 19, 2018

In their 2018-published chapter in the edited volume Retail Crime, Crime Prevention and Security Management, Vania Ceccato and Sanda Tcacencu of Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology go direct to customers to find out where […]

National security force multiplier
Counter-Terrorism

Private security as an untapped national security force multiplier

December 15, 2018

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) special report ‘Safety in numbers: Australia’s private security guard force and counterterrorism’ is an account of both the massive opportunities and stifling barriers facing Australia’s security industry, writes editor […]

Paramedics
Electronic Security

Body armour and de-escalation training to address hospital violence

October 1, 2018

Recent media reports point to a surge in reported incidents of aggression against staff in New Zealand hospitals. Body Worn Cameras are part of a recipe for de-escalating incidents and preventing violence. According to a […]

Behaviour detection
Electronic Security

Behaviour detection: the human side of physical security?

October 1, 2018

Although its application at airports is widely contested, behaviour detection has gained recognition in other contexts as a method for identifying not only potential terrorist activity, but also criminality and violence. Editor Nicholas Dynon explores […]

NZSA Skills Partnership
Guarding & Patrols

MSD and NZSA in Skills for Industry Partnership

October 1, 2018

A new partnership between the Ministry of Social Development and the NZSA will place fit-for-purpose job seekers with NZSA member employers – and place a dent in the industry’s skills shortage. Punctuating this year’s NZSA […]

New Zealand Security Industry Awards
Features

Saluting the industry’s finest: Annual Security Industry Awards 2018

October 1, 2018

At the glittering 2018 industry awards night in Queenstown, 19 award recipients were recognised for exemplifying exceptional performance and professionalism. We salute the industry’s finest for 2018! Security trainer or workplace assessor of the year […]

Roger Edgar welcomes Gary Hickey
Features

Hills boosts security business with new appointments

October 1, 2018

Scott Hamilton joins Hills as account manager in New Zealand as the security technology distributor recruits new sales talent on both sides of the Tasman. Hills has recruited a raft of new sales talent to […]

Security guard post
Features

Jobs and training in security set to rise

August 3, 2018

Recent forecasts predict that jobs in the industry are set to grow over the next five years more quickly than we’ve seen over the past decade, and training is set to accelerate even faster. According […]

Crowd controllers and bar staff
Industry bodies

New Zealand Security Association: Update from the CEO

August 2, 2018

In this extract from the NZSA CEO’s July newsletter, Gary Morrison reflects on the tragic death of a security officer in Auckland, provides clarification on crowd controller and bar staff licensing, an update on licensing […]

Security officers
Features

Ziso Avram: Larger than life

August 1, 2018

It’s only weeks since the New Zealand security industry bid farewell to a legend. The late Ziso Avram, a man of principle, a man of mystery, and a man of great heart, has left an […]

simPRO
Features

New simPRO IoT remote monitoring solution

August 1, 2018

Software as a Service provider simPRO breaks new ground with new field-proven IoT solution, and appoints new GM for its New Zealand operations. New Zealand’s field maintenance technicians will for the first time be able […]

Roger Edgar
New Zealand Security Magazine

New appointments at Hills fuel transformation

August 1, 2018

A new Head of Security, Surveillance, IT and ATV and a Parking, Traffic & ITS Business Development Manager for Australia and New Zealand are among Hills’ most recent high profile appointments. New Head of Security, […]

Public spaces
Guarding & Patrols

‘She’ll be right’ factor is our biggest threat

August 1, 2018

Chris Proctor, Head of Visitor Safety, Regional Facilities Auckland, presented at a recent ASIS New Zealand Chapter breakfast meeting on behaviour detection. It’s a game-changing skill, he writes, that the industry needs to be developing. […]

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