License Renewal

See the following info re licence renewal.

The new legislation enabling firearm licence holders applying for a new licence to continue to lawfully possess and use firearms has received royal assent and comes into effect today, 29 November.

Under this law change firearms licence holders can continue to lawfully use and possess firearms while they wait for their application for a new licence to be processed, provided they applied for a new licence before their previous licence expired. This includes all activities associated with their licence such as purchasing firearms, ammunition and the continuation of endorsements.

For licence holders currently holding an expired licence, their licences also become current today provided they applied for a new licence before their existing licence expired.

You can check your licence status as well as the licence status of those you may be supplying arms or ammunition to or whose activities require a current licence through the Police Licence Checker, available at https://www.police.govt.nz/.../firearms-licence-checker
The new firearms or dealer’s licence, once issued, will commence from the issue date rather than the expiry date of the previous licence.
More information is available at https://www.police.govt.nz/.../news-...s/news-updates