Congratulations to our final Covid-19 Guardian Award winner: KEISHA RIHARI Keisha has been recognised for her outstanding work in diffusing a potentially dangerous situation in a Northland bank. Just after the opening of a bank in Kaitaia a customer entered in an agitated state. Keisha spotted that they had a knife hidden on the inside […]

We are pleased to announce that nominations for the 2020 New Zealand Security Awards are now open. For further information about the Awards event, nomination criteria and the nomination form please see the events page on our website. Nominations close at 5pm on Friday 10 July 2020. Please note that all nominations must be registered […]

Congratulations to our Covid-19 Guardian Award winner: ANTON KRITZINGER Anton will receive his award for his actions in diffusing a potentially dangerous situation on an Auckland bus during Covid-19 Level 4 lock-down. The nomination from his employer Armourguard highlighted how good training and a calm demeanour are essential for security guards undertaking their work. Allen […]

Congratulations to our Covid-19 Guardian Award winners: MIRANDA CLARK AND BRYAN KEIGHTLEY Miranda and Bryan have received their award for outstanding service at the Baypark Covid-19 assessment centre in Tauranga during Level 4 lock-down. The original commendation came from a member of the public, Andrea Crawford, who praised all of the staff there but called […]

Congratulations to our Covid-19 Guardian Award winner: GUARDFORCE SECURITY – PAKURANGA PLAZA SECURITY TEAM: – LUTELO HAUSIA, Site Security Manager – KELEMETE MAKALIO – MARK TAVOI SOLOMONA – MEKETI SILIVA – PHILLIP LOVA                         Allan Wharerau, General Manager of Guardforce Security says “This team […]

The Government has announced that New Zealand can safely move out of Alert Level 2 at 11.59pm on Wednesday 13 May. All current Alert Level 3 restrictions apply until this time. Cabinet has decided to phase in some of the aspects of Level 2 in order to manage the risk of stepping down Alert Levels. […]

Congratulations to our first Covid-19 Guardian Award winner: MARCUS HENDRIKSEN Marcus is working with Countdown supermarkets in the Dunedin area, representing his employer Allied Security, and the security industry, as an outstanding individual. Allied Security are happy to endorse Marcus’ nomination stating that he has brought his personal touch, positive attitude and focus on excellence […]

CEO’s REPORT Welcome to our May 2020 newsletter. It is amazing how our world can change so dramatically and within such a short time span! The Covid-19 crisis continues to have a major and long-lasting effect on almost every aspect of our personal and professional lives. People and businesses are hurting, and even though security […]

Over recent weeks security personnel, as essential service workers, have been protecting our property and businesses and keeping us safe, maintaining social distance measures and doing the right thing. Like our medical, emergency, logistics and food retailer teams they have been stepping up to help us through these tough times. We want to take the […]

The Registrar has issued an Emergency Direction covering applications for new licences and certificates (CoA) under Level 3. If you would like a copy of the Emergency Direction please email [email protected] Please note that a copy of the Emergency Direction must still be carried by those staff who have been unable to uplift their official […]