The 2nd Global Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) will take place on Thursday 5 February 2026 at 2pm GMT (3am New Zealand Time), streamed live to a worldwide audience. The prestigious event brings together the […]
The Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) are pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 2026 New Zealand OSPAs! Returning for the fifth consecutive year. The OSPAs are designed to be both independent and inclusive; providing […]
Last December, International Security Ligue published a supplement to its Global Security Barometer focused on security officer health and safety. It found that the industry needs to recommit to protecting its people. Over several years, […]
Earlier this month, International Security Ligue published a supplement to its Global Security Barometer focused on security officer health and safety. It found that the industry needs to recommit to protecting its people, writes Nicholas […]
Writing about ‘converged security’, or ‘security convergence’, has tended to be an exercise in frustration over many years, writes Nicholas Dynon, but the emergence of a new entity has – all of a sudden – […]
FIRST Security announces appointment of Nick Gibbs as Chief Operating Officer. Outgoing COO Steven Sullivan to stay on until December. Gibbs steps into the COO role following seven years with FIRST Security, where he has […]
A new safety campaign guides New Zealanders on what to do to stay safe during an armed offender incident in a crowded place, but international opinion is divided as to its efficacy, writes Nicholas Dynon. […]
Last Friday’s annual gala dinner event saw high performing security professionals recognised across 17 categories from security guards and patrol officers to security technicians, consultants, administrators, and managers. Organised by the New Zealand Security Association, […]
Stronger penalties for low-level retail theft are being lauded as a positive step in the fight against crime, but this contradicts established evidence that harsher sentencing increases repeat offending, writes Nicholas Dynon. “Public confidence in […]
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 […]
If you’re thinking you have a colleague who might be worthy of a New Zealand Security Award, nominate them, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon, but make sure your nomination is a compliant and competitive one. […]
Over half of this year’s prestigious Life Safety Alliance Top 40 listees hail from more than a dozen nations, with New Zealand making the cut for the first time. The US-based Life Safety Alliance (LSA) […]
Security consultants and security risk management professionals have waited a long time for an updated edition of the landmark HB 167 handbook. According to one of its authors, the big day is arriving, writes Nicholas […]
The fourth annual New Zealand Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) took place in Auckland on 27 June 2025, recognising inspirational kiwi security professionals. Security professionals from across New Zealand gathered to recognise and celebrate excellence […]
Released in April, the International Security Ligue’s Global Security Barometer 2025 reveals changes necessary for the security industry to meet future challenges in an evolving threat environment. A survey of top executives at the world’s […]
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