Thread: From NA to NZ

You may bring all your firearms. The 'approved list' is an internal Police document with no legal power. It merely allows District Arms Officers to issue import permits for items on the list without further reference to Police HQ. On arrival some storage will need to be arranged until all your licence endorsements are issued. Send a full list to the Police stating that you intend to apply for all the appropriate endorsements that you already possess in Canada and you should get your import permit OK. Membership of clubs is also to your advantage in getting the endorsements.

Magazine capacity, appearance of magazine, flash hider, bayonet lug, free-standing pistol grip. On semi-autos, any one of these features makes it an MSSA.

There are no restrictions on the features of manually operated rifles and shotguns other than the minimum length of 762mm (30").