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    Quote Originally Posted by Scouser View Post
    Hmmm, this is all a bit confusing, my arms officer said i had 'passed' and i could collect both my firearms & ammo from my friends safe,

    but i had to be supervised for waterfowl shooting on opening weekend and im not 'allowed' to have my own shotgun unless 'supervised' by a FAL owner with only one shotgun between us????

    seems they 'make it up' as they go....?
    TThere seems to be a fair bit of admin work and multiple sign-offs required after security checks and referee interviews before the licence is made "current". It may be your security was “passed”, but your licence not necessarily made current. I'd call the arms office and seek clarification. Also, keep chasing the buggars - was the only way I was able to make any progress!

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    Update on my renewal - note Tauranga region
    March 19 online application submitted
    7th April wife sent in her form
    12th April my mate sent his in - declined as referee as now brother in law even though not legally married
    12th April asked another mate to do it
    15th April send to vetting officer
    Last night 21st April vetting officer called me at 8:30 to jack up an interview (me booked for Friday 23rd - mate the good bugger went into the station today and did his bit - was visiting wife at work today)
    35 days so far to get to interview stages - pretty happy with that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Update on my renewal - note Tauranga region
    March 19 online application submitted
    7th April wife sent in her form
    12th April my mate sent his in - declined as referee as now brother in law even though not legally married
    12th April asked another mate to do it
    15th April send to vetting officer
    Last night 21st April vetting officer called me at 8:30 to jack up an interview (me booked for Friday 23rd - mate the good bugger went into the station today and did his bit - was visiting wife at work today)
    35 days so far to get to interview stages - pretty happy with that.
    Living in the sticks has its benefits then Gibo?
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Update on my renewal - note Tauranga region
    March 19 online application submitted
    7th April wife sent in her form
    12th April my mate sent his in - declined as referee as now brother in law even though not legally married
    12th April asked another mate to do it
    15th April send to vetting officer
    Last night 21st April vetting officer called me at 8:30 to jack up an interview (me booked for Friday 23rd - mate the good bugger went into the station today and did his bit - was visiting wife at work today)
    35 days so far to get to interview stages - pretty happy with that.
    The BOP district which incorporates Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo and the South Waikato have always been prompt at getting firearms licences processed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Update on my renewal - note Tauranga region
    March 19 online application submitted
    7th April wife sent in her form
    12th April my mate sent his in - declined as referee as now brother in law even though not legally married
    12th April asked another mate to do it
    15th April send to vetting officer
    Last night 21st April vetting officer called me at 8:30 to jack up an interview (me booked for Friday 23rd - mate the good bugger went into the station today and did his bit - was visiting wife at work today)
    35 days so far to get to interview stages - pretty happy with that.
    I'm heartened to hear that @Gibo - it almost seems too good to be true...

    We have interviews this coming week but we've been waiting since November. Hopefully they're starting to get on top of the backlog in some places, but its unlikely given the numbers. I feel for those who wanted to go duck shooting this year but can't. That sucks. Its all incredibly disappointing and its all thanks to inept management from the very top...

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    That's a plus , mines coming up to soon.

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    My son's application went in at the start of Dec...still haven't heard anything
    Life is natures way of keeping meat fresh

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    Update. Applied end of January. Referee interviewed and myself last week. Need to beef up security a bit so officer coming back tomorrow to give the all good remark hopefully.

    Officer said they have been flat out being tasked to do these firearm applications/renewals and have a target to meet by end of May.

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    Vetting officer was happy with me and my security on Friday. Advised I should see my new licence in a few weeks. Will keep you posted.

    Didnt even want to see in the safe... I found that a bit odd, what if I had prohibited firearms?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Vetting officer was happy with me and my security on Friday. Advised I should see my new licence in a few weeks. Will keep you posted. Didnt even want to see in the safe... I found that a bit odd, what if I had prohibited firearms?
    I made him look at mine; just to cover my arse. Same with where I hid the key and where I had the bolts and ammo separately stored. He didn't want to check but I asked him to, again as a butt covering exercise... Just my luck to get burgled and they say that I hadn't shown them. Probably paranoid, but better to be safe than sorry. He was a good dude though

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    Yeah I had the keys in my hand and all, just said no its fine I am not here to look inside....

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    You do multi choice test Gibo? My officer wasnt even going to test me until I asked and insisted he tested me. Could just see some senior officer asking for test results and delaying the process. 10/10. First to get all correct after 6 other applications. They were fairly simple I thought...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rusky View Post
    You do multi choice test Gibo? My officer wasnt even going to test me until I asked and insisted he tested me. Could just see some senior officer asking for test results and delaying the process. 10/10. First to get all correct after 6 other applications. They were fairly simple I thought...
    Yeah mate, she handed me her tablet to use after asking me if I or anyone I had been in contact with had been to Auckland didnt want any Jafa germs.
    The questions were all logical and easy enough to answer.

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    Well got the news today my application has been given the green light, and I should have my FAL in the letterbox within 3 weeks. I'm really happy about that, has taken a year roughly, with some help from the local arms guy. Really pleased!

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    phoned the Waikato arms officer - asked if possible to get an update as I've pretty much missed the roar - still in process and shouldnt be far away.... applied in December to make sure it was sorted for the roar... expired just before things kicked off....

 

 

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