Early December saw the visit to Auckland of two senior members of ASIS International’s top brass en route from the US to Australia. Washington DC-based secretary-designate Malcolm Smith CPP and CEO Peter O’Neil spent three […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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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