Category Archives: NZSA

New Zealand Security Association.

New Check Lists for Alarms/Immobilisers

Posted on April 26, 2012 by obsessed

So with the NZSA Star rating system for car alarms and immobilisers now dead and buried it’s been interesting seeing what others are up to. Mongoose have simply adopted the “Star rating System” as their own and dropped the NZSA … Continue reading →

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NZSA fail to front up agian!

Posted on March 30, 2012 by obsessed

Feckless, Incompetent, Useless, Compromised, Corrupt. Does anyone actually have a better word which is not in French that summarises the New Zealand Security Association? It is almost April and as of yet the NZSA has failed to front up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Security News, Insurance Approved, Muppets, NZSA, You really should know... | 4 Comments

Google doesn’t trust the NZSA either!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by obsessed

I’m sure some of you have heard the recent radio campaign where the NZSA claim to be “professionalising the security industry” (If not click here to listen) yet the hard facts are that nothing could be further from the truth. … Continue reading →

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5 Star Car Alarm Ratings: Is this the final chapter?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by obsessed

It’s no secret that I consider the NZSA 5 Star rating system to be an outdated and misleading guide to what is claimed be be effective vehicle security. Hell, I’ve been asking some blunt questions about he NZSA for the … Continue reading →

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A Legacy of Failure.

Posted on November 18, 2011 by obsessed

The title of this post may sound harsh, but I firmly believe that it is fair given just how inept the New Zealand Security Association has been in recent weeks under the helm of Greg Watts. On 5th October I … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Security News, Muppets, NZSA, You really should know... | 14 Comments

Dynatron Challenge the NZSA

Posted on October 6, 2011 by obsessed

I’m not alone in my views about how inept the NZSA Star rating system has become. Dynatron NZ have publicly challenged the NZSA too. Back in June I reported how Dynatron and Autowatch were no longer star rated and asked if the … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Security, Dynatron, NZSA, You really should know... | 7 Comments

How much control do Mongoose have over the NZSA?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by obsessed

Back in May I drove up to Auckland to attend a New Zealand Security Association meeting. My goal was was to question why we have a lack of installer standards and an out dated star rating system. At the meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Car Security News, Mongoose, NZSA, You really should know... | 4 Comments

Time for the Star rating system to be reviewed?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by obsessed

Last month I reviewed the Mongoose “TA” Toyota Alarm (CA1) and pointed out just how easy it is to defeat. Given this the obvious question is: How on earth did it gain a NZSA 5 star rating? The key point … Continue reading →

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5 Star Muppetry!

Posted on July 3, 2011 by obsessed

Let me bring the following quotation from the NZSA website to your attention: “If the alarm is sounding because it has detected an intrusion, a thief will try to silence the alarm by cutting the siren wires. Battery back-up sirens … Continue reading →

Posted in Mongoose, Muppets, NZSA, Sirens | 14 Comments

Are My Comments Inaccurate?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by obsessed

It would seem that I may have upset one or two people at the NZSA by sending out an email to all its members with a link to the Star Rating post. I felt that that members had a right to … Continue reading →

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