NZSA – AGM – 7.30am Tuesday 2 November 2021 The AGM will be held at the New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland on Tuesday 2 November. Due to the cancellation of the Facilities Integrate event we have moved venues this year. Breakfast will be provided followed by the AGM at 8.15am. A formal notification will […]

Due to ongoing uncertainty, we recently made the tough decision to cancel our 2021 Security Awards evening and progress with Plan B.  So, what’s Plan B we hear you ask? Drum roll please…. We’re excited to announce our 2021 Security Awards Week! Next week we’ll be announcing the winners of each award via video. Awards […]

Emergency staff appointments without certificates – PSPLA In emergency situations, security firms can hire staff who do not have certificates of approval. You can make an emergency appointment if: – You need to hire someone because of illness or emergency (such as Covid-19) and you don’t have enough staff with certificates and: The person you’re […]

CEO’s REPORT Welcome to our September 2021 newsletter and I trust that you are keeping safe and well. Isn’t it amazing how quickly everything can change. After 117 days without any reported Covid community transmission, New Zealand was plunged into Level 4 lockdown from Wednesday 18 August. Unfortunately for us, this was only two days […]

Businesses with workers needing to cross an Alert Level Boundary need to apply for a Business Travel Document. Unless you have a newly authorised Business Travel Document you will not be able to travel across the Boundary. Previously issued Business Travel Documents are no longer valid. To apply for a Business Travel Document please visit […]

Great to see our CEO, Gary Morrison, being interviewed for Business View Publishing for their focus on the Security Industry in New Zealand. See the article here.

2021 New Zealand Security Awards Finalists We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2021 New Zealand Security Awards. This year we received in excess of 120 nominations, many of which were of an exceptional standard. It was noticeable that there was a wide disparity in the number of nominations across the categories with […]

CEO’s REPORT Welcome to our July 2021 newsletter and I trust that you are keeping safe and well. It has certainly been a few hectic months for the team at the NZSA, our members and industry as a whole. Within this newsletter we provide some important information with regards to the inclusion of Security Officers […]

Due to changes to the Employment Relations Act, security staff will be deemed vulnerable employees from 1 July this year. This could have a significant impact on the industry. The NZSA is holding a webinar to discuss what it means to the security industry and what is required of employers to accommodate the change. Book […]

Standards Discussion Document – AS 2201.2 Intruder Alarm Systems, Part 2, Monitoring Centres The EL-031 Working Group has prepared an update to the 2004 Standard for Monitoring Centres and the draft document is currently available for public feedback and comment. The NZSA has been represented on the EL-031 Working Group by Doug McCormick, Gallaghers, and […]