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Award nominations
Electronic Security

Make it Count: Nominating for the 2026 New Zealand Security Awards

June 2, 2026

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. […]

Norsewear
Defence

Innovation and impact: Awards recognise New Zealand’s Defence Industry leaders

May 16, 2026

Defence Minister Chris Penk has paid tribute to businesses supplying the New Zealand Defence Force at the 2025 Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence to Industry. On 12 May, New Zealand Defence Minister Chris Penk […]

OSPAs
Electronic Security

New Zealand Outstanding Security Performance Awards open for nominations

March 5, 2026

The NZ Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) have returned for a fifth consecutive year, and nominations are now open. “Celebrating excellence in security is vital, and the OSPAs are dedicated to recognising those who go […]

Global OSPAs
Electronic Security

New Zealand represented in 2nd annual Global Outstanding Security Performance Awards

January 24, 2026

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 […]

OSPAs
Electronic Security

Nominations for the 2026 New Zealand Outstanding Security Performance Awards now open

January 24, 2026

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 […]

MVC
Fire

Competenz calls for nominations for Most Valuable Coach award!

October 26, 2025

Entries are now open for the Competenz Most Valuable Coach (MVC) award — a brand-new nationwide search to honour the mentors, trainers, and workplace legends who go the extra mile for apprentices and trainees. Every […]

FPANZ awards
Fire

Hamilton and Carterton apprentices shine at Fire Learner of the Year Awards

October 25, 2025

A fire technician and service supervisor receive Fire Learner of the Year Award gongs in annual awards that celebrate excellence across New Zealand’s fire protection industry. Hamilton-based Fire Technician Jithin Jose of Simply Fire Ltd […]

Awards
Electronic Security

Best of New Zealand’s security industry celebrated at annual awards gala

September 29, 2025

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, […]

NZSA awards
Electronic Security

2025 New Zealand Security Awards finalists announced

September 2, 2025

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 […]

Nominations
Features

Make it Count: Nominating for the 2025 New Zealand Security Awards

August 1, 2025

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. […]

LSA
Electronic Security

New Zealand breaks into the Top 40 Global Thought Leaders in Security and Life Safety list

July 20, 2025

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) […]

OSPAs 2025
Electronic Security

Excellence in Security Celebrated at the 2025 New Zealand OSPAs

July 1, 2025

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 […]

2025 OSPAs
Electronic Security

2025 New Zealand Outstanding Security Performance Awards finalists revealed

May 16, 2025

Judged by a panel of independent experts from across the New Zealand security industry, the finalists of the 2025 New Zealand Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) have been announced. The New Zealand OSPAs, returning for […]

RiskNZ
Features

Risk professional association RiskNZ announces its Awards of Excellence categories for 2025

February 12, 2025

RiskNZ, the leading non-profit association for risk professionals in New Zealand, has announced that nominations for its 2025 Awards of Excellence open Thursday 13 February. This year’s awards will be presented at the annual NZ […]

Global OSPAs
Features

New Zealand finalists in 1st-ever Global Outstanding Security Performance Awards

February 9, 2025

Winners of the 2024 OSPAs across 48 countries – the best of the best – will compete for the prestigious honour of being a Global OSPAs winner. Here’s NZ’s nine finalists. The Global OSPAs will […]

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