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Private investigators

Andreea Williamson and Dale Kirk, former police detectives, set themselves up as private investigators in Hamilton in 2006. They planned to focus on helping to solve burglaries. Many private investigators are ex-police officers who use their skills and experience to help solve crimes and recover property for their clients.

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Carl Walrond, Security and personal safety – Property security, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30961/private-investigators (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 April 2011, updated 1 August 2017.