Our New Zealand-based team is available to help you register your firearms and answer general enquiries from 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
You must contact Police immediately if a firearm, prohibited magazine, prohibited part or restricted weapon is lost or stolen.
Providing as much information as possible will help Police process your report.
Use the Police non-emergency reporting line.
You must tell Police if your firearms licence card is lost or damaged.
Use the Police non-emergency reporting line.
In an emergency, call 111.
Otherwise, use the Police non-emergency reporting line.
Contact the Firearms Resolutions team.
For Arms Act and Arms Regulations Compliance queries.
For queries or to submit an application:
Email: PermitFirearms@police.govt.nz
For queries or to submit an application:
Email: ProhibitedFirearmEndorsement@police.govt.nz
For queries or to submit an application for a permit to import or possess anything else, contact your Regional Arms Office.
The Official Information Act enables you to make a request for official information held by government agencies, including New Zealand Police.
New Zealand citizens, permanent residents, visitors to New Zealand, and body corporates registered or with a place of business in New Zealand can make a request under the Act.
You can expect the information to be made available unless there is a good reason to withhold it.
Email: media@police.govt.nz
Postal address: 88 Cameron Street, Whangarei
Email address: Northland.Firearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Area: North Shore to Waitakere West
Postal address: 52 Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay, Auckland
Email address: Waitemata.Firearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Area: From Herne Bay and Freeman's Bay to the north, to Onehunga in the south, and St Heliers to Avondale in the west (including Waiheke and Great Barrier Islands)
Postal address: 13-15 College Hill Road, Freeman's Bay, Auckland
Email address: Firearms.AKLCentral@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Area: From Franklin in the south (bordering Waikato Police District) to Otahuhu in the west.
Postal address: 42 Manukau Station Road, Manukau City, Auckland
Email address: FirearmsCountiesManukau@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Postal address: 12 Anzac Parade, Hamilton Central
Email address: Waikato.Firearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Postal address: 1190 – 1214 Fenton Street, Rotorua
Email address: Rotorua.Firearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Postal address: 27 Havelock Road, Havelock North
Email address: Eastern.Firearmslicensing@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Postal address: 410 Church Street, Palmerston North
Email address: CentralFirearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Postal address: 41 Victoria Street, Wellington Central, Wellington
Email address: Wellington.Firearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Postal address: 186 Bridge Street, Nelson
Email address: Tasman.Firearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Postal address: 40 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central City
Email address: Canterbury.Firearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Postal address: 25 Great King Street, Dunedin
Email address: Southern.Firearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
Address: 117 Don Street, Invercargill
Email: Southland.Firearms@police.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 844 431
If you're not in New Zealand: +64 4 499 2870
We welcome your feedback because it helps us improve our services and gives us the opportunity to address things that need putting right.
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