| In order to be a private investigator in New | | | | background will also lead to your application |
| Zealand you must first apply for a license. | | | | being denied. |
| If you have any prior issues with the law it | | | | |
| is not going to work in your favor because | | | | Licenses are only issued in a specific time |
| any member of the parliament or the police | | | | period each year and are generally from April |
| academy, can object to your application | | | | - March. Included in this process, is that |
| within one month of you applying. This | | | | you must advertise in a medium such a |
| eliminates a lot of fraudulent claims of | | | | newspaper that you will be applying for a |
| being a private eye as well as removing any | | | | license. The advertisement must be approved |
| shady characters. | | | | by the New Zealand Registrar and has to be |
| | | | advertised two times with a two-week window |
| There is a suitability process that a | | | | of not more than 14 days. |
| potential private investigator in New Zealand | | | | |
| is subject to and this is based on a number | | | | As with some professions such as welding or |
| of qualifications. One of the top | | | | an electrician where you can exercise the |
| qualifications is that based on your personal | | | | option to work under the supervision of a |
| character, fitness as well as financial | | | | licensed tradesman, the private investigator |
| position. This is generally seen as a public | | | | in New Zealand does not have that option. |
| interest at this stage due to the very nature | | | | Any person who wishes to work with, work for, |
| of the job. If the applicant has had a | | | | or independently as a private investigator |
| previously held license and had it revoked | | | | must seek approval from the Registrar of |
| for any reason, the application will be | | | | Private Investigators and Security Guards. |
| thrown out. | | | | |
| | | | Although this may seem like a lengthy and |
| That goes without saying that if you have any | | | | painstakingly long and tedious process, it is |
| convictions within the past five years of | | | | imperative to the government that the private |
| applying for a license, you will not be | | | | investigator in New Zealand is an honest and |
| granted. Any person applying to be a private | | | | upstanding citizen. This should ensure you |
| investigator in New Zealand that has | | | | of the quality of work you will receive when |
| displayed dishonesty in those past five | | | | hiring a private investigator in New Zealand. |
| years, imprisonment or a questionable | | | | |