Private Investigations
We provide expert and professional investigation services in Auckland, Christchurch & New Zealand from $120ph
Our investigation services cover individuals, law firms, insurance companies, corporate businesses, and many more. Our licensed and experienced Private Investigators can help you with a range of investigations, from business fraud and asset tracing to matrimonial and individual investigations.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Thomas James
Director and Government Licensed
Private Investigator
Thomas.James@securecollections.co.nz
Thomas founded Secure Collections & Investigations Limited in 2013 and is heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the business.
His areas of expertise include debt litigation, process serving, and investigations, with a focus on infidelity, corporate investigations, and surveillance.
He is a member of RITANZ (the Restructuring and Turnaround Association of New Zealand), a member of the NZCFI (New Zealand Credit and Finance Institute) and member and sponsor of the NZICM (New Zealand Institute of Credit Management Incorporated).
David Mallard
General Manager and Government
Licensed Private Investigator
David.Mallard@securecollections.co.nz
David has 20 plus years of experience in the debt recovery industry, having started his career as a private investigator and field agent. He then progressed to a multi-national debt recovery company where he spent 4 years in a management role.
Prior to being his appointment as General Manager, David spent over 10 years managing a litigation team at a mid-sized law firm in Auckland which managed litigation for Banks, Finance Companies and Corporates.
LEAD INVESTIGATORS
Aaron Sewell
Investigations Manager - North Island -
Auckland Office
Aaron.Sewell@securecollections.co.nz
Aaron has been a licensed private investigator since 2015 and has been involved in the investigations industry for over 20 years in various roles.
Aaron is a highly skilled investigator, specialising in insurance investigations, and is the preferred investigator for many prominent insurance companies in New Zealand.
Marc Boodee
Investigations Manager - South Island -
Christchurch Office
Marc.Boodee@securecollections.co.nz
Marc brings 28 years of experience from the New Zealand Police, where he focused extensively on serious crime investigations, managed complex investigations, and coordinated responses to critical incidents.
Marc left the Police in 2019 at the rank of Detective.
Marc specialises in criminal and insurance investigations and has also conducted investigations into staff complaints for two major international humanitarian organisations.
Daniel Yee
Senior Investigator
Daniel.Yee@securecollections.co.nz
Daniel brings 11 years of investigative experience, including 3 years at a specialist insolvency firm and 7 years with the New Zealand Police, where he concluded his career in the Criminal Investigation Branch.
Daniel has a proven track record in undertaking insurance, criminal, insolvency, and private investigations.
Lina Xu
Chinese Liaison - Mandarin and Taiwanese speaking
WeChat ID: SecureCollections
Lina has been a private investigator since 2018 and specialises in debt litigation, tracing, and fraud investigations.
Lina is the main point of contact for Mandarin and Taiwanese speaking clients.
Do you suspect your employee(s) of misconduct, but don’t have sufficient evidence to back up your claims? Are you involved in court proceedings and need evidence to present to the court? Or perhaps you need to trace an individual or identify their assets for family court proceedings? In all these situations and more, our expert Private Investigators can help.
We offer a range of services
→ fraud investigations
→ workplace theft
→ absenteeism
→ asset tracing
→ background checks
→ due diligence
→ computer forensics
→ matrimonial investigations, such as infidelity, divorce
→ childcare investigations
30 Years Experience
Our licensed and experienced team of male and female Private Investigators, including Chinese Private Investigators fluent in Mandarin, have undertaken thousands of investigations over the years. We have the knowledge, resources, and expertise to undertake both national and international investigations, and we guarantee complete confidentiality at all times.
Rely on us
Individuals can also rely on us for identity theft investigations, fraud investigations, asset tracing, home burglary, blackmail/extortion, computer forensics, and bug sweeping. We understand that finding someone who is determined to hide can be challenging, and that’s why we have the time and resources to undertake exhaustive online searches to get the information you need.
Get Started Today
Don’t risk opening yourself or your business to a grievance claim and costs by raising your concerns with employees without sufficient evidence. Contact us today for a confidential, no-obligation discussion about how we can help with your private investigation.
Fill out our contact form or call us now to get started.
You have nothing to lose and potentially everything to gain.