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New firearms regime takes better aim

Reading Time: 2 minutes Over the past week gun owners will have received an email informing them of the new gun laws. Parliament finally passed the new firearms legislation, replacing the 43-year-old Arms Act of 1983. Minister Nicole McKee deserves a medal for her perseverance in getting the legislation passed. It can’t have been easy. One of the main parts of the new legislation is removing the firearms licensing organisation from the police. A…
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farmersweekly.co.nz broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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