The New Zealand Automobile Association or AA is a mutual organisation that provides road service and related services to its members. Its head office is located in Auckland.
Services provided by the AA include roadside service, vehicle inspections, touring products and a discount or loyalty program known as AA Rewards. The AA Rewards program is the sponsor of the country’s amateur domestic rugby competition, the Heartland Championship.
The AA is a member of the Alliance Internationale de Tourisme though which its members can receive reciprocal road service in a number of companies across the world.
The AA provides insurance to its members though AA Insurance, an insurance brand operated as a joint venture with the Promina Group. Prior to 1994, the AA promoted AMI Insurance to its members.
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The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security is a New Zealand official who is responsible for supervising the country’s two main intelligence agencies, the
Security Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Security Bureau. The Inspector-General is responsible for ensuring that these agencies comply with the law, and with investigating public complaints about their activities.
The Inspector-General is chosen by the Prime Minister, after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition. The appointee must be a retired High Court judge. The Inspector-General makes an annual report to the Prime Minister, with a copy going to the Leader of the Opposition. A version with secret information removed is presented to Parliament.
The position of Inspector-General was created in 1996. It replaced an earlier Commissioner for Security Appeals, a position created in 1969.
List of Inspectors-General
- Laurie Grieg (1996 - 2004)
- Paul Neazor (2004 - )