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Strong gun laws are needed to make New Zealanders safer. Join us to protect New Zealand's gun laws.

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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-re...
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-revoke-students-firearms-licence-after-alleged-threats-at-auckland-private-school/premium/U5EEKFDRRZDBNPQO6OCHPRKD7M/
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Police have revoked the firearms licence of a student and seized his guns. The student allegedly sent images of firearms to peers on social media with threats suggesting they could be used against the students. The age for obtaining a firearms licence should be raised from 16 to 18.
nzherald.co.nz
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-revoke-students-firearms-licence-after-alleged-threats-at-auckland-private-school/premium/U5EEKFDRRZDBNPQO6OCHPRKD7M/
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Brian Tamaki lost his firearms licence. He isn't currently allowed to use guns. But that will change when the new Arms Act comes into force on 23 September. Nicole McKee thinks people who have lost their licence should still be able to use guns under supervision. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Another threatened school shooting in NZ. The alleged perpetrator seems to have had access to at least one firearm through his mother, a licence holder. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...
rnz.co.nz
Auckland school threat trial: Mother changed story about where accused lived
The mother of a man accused of threatening to carry out attacks on two Auckland schools and destroy public buildings changed her story about where her son lived.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The two biggest issues are removing the regulator from Police (inhibiting intelligence sharing) and changing the appeals for licence refusals. The Minister will now be able to stack the process with her mates. This last change was made after the Select Committee, with no public input. Shameful.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The new Arms Act passed into law last week. The headline on this story is misleading. It's a technical re-write without much major change. It improves some things but compromises safety in other areas. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Biggest overhaul of gun regulations in decades passes into law
The biggest overhaul of gun regulations in more than 40 years has passed into law.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Police giving as good as they get from the gun lobby. Spending more than $45 million to move the firearms regulator out of Police is a very high price tag to soothe a minority's hurt feelings. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Firearms Safety Authority rebukes lobby group over claims of police bullying, standover tactics
The country's gun regulator has issued a stunning rebuke against a firearms lobby group, following claims of police bullying and standover tactics.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Nicole McKee recused herself mid-way through an appointment process after the Herald asked questions. Paywalled. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Act's Nicole McKee recuses herself again due to possible conflict of interest
Labour has questioned Act minister's ability to identify potential conflicts of interest.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Nicole McKee recused herself mid-way through an appointment process after the Herald asked questions. Paywalled. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Act's Nicole McKee recuses herself again due to possible conflict of interest
Labour has questioned Act minister's ability to identify potential conflicts of interest.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Paul Henry, new ACT party candidate, does not support Nicole McKee bringing back semi-automatic weapons. Will ACT lose support from licenced firearms owners if they are not rock solid on this issue? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
‘No need’ for semi-automatic weapons. ACT’s Paul Henry doesn’t want gun laws changed
Paul Henry believes New Zealand’s gun laws are set right - which may set him apart among his new ACT Party colleagues.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
An overview of the Select Committee hearings on the Arms Bill www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Firearms owners say gun laws overhaul doesn't go far enough to undo 'damage'
Parliament's Justice Committee has been hearing in-person submissions on the country's new gun regulations, put forward in the Arms Bill.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Want to tell Parliament to protect and strengthen New Zealand's gun laws? Add your name to our submission www.guncontrol.nz/submission
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
For those without a subscription, this link to the original story may work. archive.is/OHHEO
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Nicole McKee has two people appointed to her Advisory Group without any proper process. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/... Her new Arms Bill would allow her to select the new chief executive of the firearms regulator. Tell Parliament this is not OK: www.guncontrol.nz/submission
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Want an easy way to submit on the Arms Bill? Add your name to their summary submission at www.guncontrol.nz/submission and let Parliament know you want stronger gun laws. The website also has resources for writing your own submission.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Our hearts go out today to everyone killed, injured or affected by the Bondi Beach massacre. We started up in response to the terrorist attack against the Muslim community in Christchurch and we are equally heartbroken today by the terrorist attack on the Jewish community in Sydney.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
We will launch a campaign in the new year with a short submission that you can sign your name to, and a submission guide for the more enthusiastic. Keep your eyes out for communications in the new year. In the mean time, enjoy your holidays.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Submissions on the Arms Bill close on 16 February 2026. The changes are minor and technical but the gun lobby are encouraging their supporters to ask for the registry to be scrapped and semi-automatic firearms to be reintroduced. bills.parliament.nz/v/6/e30c016e...
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The Arms Bill has landed. Still has to go through the first reading and be referred to Select Committee before we know submission timeframes. legislation.govt.nz/bill/governm...
legislation.govt.nz
Arms Bill 233-1 (2025), Government Bill Contents – New Zealand Legislation
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The changes that Minister McKee is proposing to the Arms Act are mostly minor tinkering. We support improving the workability of the legislation and many of the changes seem sensible. We look forward to seeing the details in the draft Bill.” www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Congratulations to National and NZ First for maintaining the ban on semi-automatic firearms. The ban is a critical tool for preventing mass shootings, according to international evidence. The ban is supported by 70-80% of New Zealanders. This sensible decision will save lives.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Gun collectors think that their hobby is harmless. But it creates a small amount of risk for everyone. This gun collector did nothing wrong but his nephew had a problem with meth. His pistol collection is now in the hands of criminals. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/meth-addl...
nzherald.co.nz
'Is the bad man coming back?': Meth-addled man steals $15k firearms collection
Of the 12 guns stolen, just one, a Glock pistol, has been recovered by police.
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Public Health Communication Centre @phcc.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Aotearoa needs stronger gun controls and targeted prevention to keep suicide rates falling and reverse the rise in firearm assault.
phcc.org.nz
Firearms incidents cost Aotearoa $322m a year: Strong laws save lives
New research shows strong firearm laws save lives, but rising firearm assaults and stark inequities mean Aotearoa must strengthen regulations and prevention efforts to reduce harm.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Police recently disrupted a firearms diversion ring, which included a dealer. The arrests were based on pre-registry information. Luckily the registry makes these investigations much easier. The seized weapons include many duplicates: a surefire sign of diversion. www.police.govt.nz/news/release...
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Luckily it looks like she lost the registry fight. There probably also need to be some limits on the number of firearms that can be owned by one person...
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Frank @fmacskasy.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
HOLY SMOKE!!500 firearms!!This guy was prepping for WWIII! This shows why the Firearms Registry is absolutely crucial and ACT's Nicole McKee must not be allowed to undermine it.This cache of lethal weaponry would not have been detected had it not been for the Registry www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
rnz.co.nz
Nearly 500 guns seized in Gore in one of NZ's largest firearms busts
The weapons stockpile included pistols, potentially prohibited and restricted weapons, significant quantities of ammunition, and parts.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
If Forbes had a firearms licence, the FSA would have known about this incident and considered whether he was still fit to hold a licence. If firearms owners are subject to continuous scrutiny, security clearance holders should also be. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
thepost.co.nz
Police under pressure to explain why execs didn’t pass on press sec complaint
In investigating Michael Forbes for secretly recording sex workers and other women, police seized his work phone. But top brass didn’t tell the Beehive ‒ and neither did Forbes.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
We have been using the Tautoko model for our submissions. We use an online form to collect names and emails of those who support our summary submission. Put overall number of submitters in main submission and share names confidentially with the Clerk. The SC staff much prefer this approach!
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
From Rod Emmerson in The Herald today.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Nicole McKee compared firearms to toasters and ovens in her criticism of the gun registry review. Suggesting that stopping the wrong people from buying toasters could have a similar effect on public safety as preventing criminal access to firearms is ludicrous. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
A large and broad-based majority of New Zealanders support a gun registry. 82% of voters believe the firearms registry should be kept. Almost two-thirds of voters believe that a political party supporting the registry has stronger law and order policies.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Nicole McKee set the terms of reference for the independent review of the registry. Given her level of control of the review, it is ridiculous that she is now complaining about the findings. This is just sour grapes because it did not produce the recommendations that she wanted.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
A criminal gun diverter, caught on surveillance tape, said he was ‘just waiting for the [2023] election bro’ as he hoped the gun registry would be scrapped. National and NZ First have now dashed his, and many other criminals’, hopes.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
More than half of gun owners support the registry. The main groups opposed to it are Nicole McKee’s old lobby group, the Council of Licensed Firearms Owners, and criminals who want to easily buy guns.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Diversion by licensed owners has been a major source of guns found at crime scenes. Gun registries also provide greater safety for police officers, giving them better information about the risks they might face and allowing them to remove all firearms when they cancel licences.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Congrats to National and NZ First party for maintaining the gun registry: a critical crime-fighting tool. Gun registries discourage disreputable firearms owners from selling guns to organised crime groups, as they know the guns can be traced back to them.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
“I didn’t think that was fair, especially to the Christchurch Muslim community, ... to have anxiety over thinking that I might [expand access to MSSAs]. If I do end up putting it through ... can I mitigate those risks and alleviate some of the fears from the community? And if I can’t, then I won’t.”
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
“One person alone cannot dictate for a whole country exactly how something should work, and not take on everybody else’s thoughts, concerns, advice. The moment I do that, I become arrogant. So I don’t want to do that ... It’s not about me. It’s about having good firearms laws for everyone.”
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Scoop from @nzherald on the review of the gun registry. The independent review recommends retaining the registry, while McKee campaigned on getting rid of it. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
Firearms Minister wants gun registry gone, review says she should keep it
Nicole McKee will campaign for her constituents but concedes she may not succeed.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
"Police and Justice Ministry officials have raised concerns about the changes, fearing they will have the opposite effect to the minister’s stated intent to improve public safety."
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
"It comes as the Associate Justice Minister’s bill to ease the regulatory burden for gun clubs and shooting ranges passed its third reading last night under urgency, fulfilling a coalition commitment between National and Act."
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
"But, other than words, McKee’s paper saw no substantive policy changes, sparking criticism the “public safety” message is little more than window dressing."
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The gist of the article: "Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had some clear feedback for Nicole McKee for one of her draft Cabinet papers reforming firearms laws: more emphasis on public safety."
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Amendments to the law on gun clubs and ranges has just been passed. Great paywalled piece in the Herald on how the changes use the language of public safety, despite concerns from Police and officials that the changes will decrease public safety. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
nzherald.co.nz
‘Window dressing’?: Luxon told Nicole McKee to emphasise public safety in gun law reforms. Is this more than talk?
Bill is set to pass its third reading this week under urgency.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The Prime Minister shouldn't just applaud a call to maintain the ban on semi-automatic firearms. He needs to rule it out.
newsroom.co.nz
Not enough to applaud semi-automatic ban, PM must act
Analysis: The Government needs to state that we will not reintroduce the military-style rifles, and if this is a problem for the minister then the PM can accept her resignation, writes Lianne Dalziel
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
There are many things that we can learn from Australian gun laws. Among other things we need to improve our vetting processes and better manage young people's access to firearms.
theconversation.com
Australia has learned valuable lessons from its own shooting tragedies: 6 ideas NZ can borrow
On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Christchurch terror attacks, New Zealand’s gun control laws are again under review. What can our nearest neighbour teach us?
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Unfortunately this has been common in Australia: licensed firearms owners only registering some of their firearms. The unlicensed ones often end up in the hands of other criminals.
police.govt.nz
Failing to register firearms has consequences
New Zealand Police
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
"Muslim community fears more mass shootings if gun laws rolled back". The headline says it all. As we remember the 51 innocent people who were murdered in Christchurch, we should also reflect on why our gun laws were changed and why we don't want a roll back. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
rnz.co.nz
Muslim community fears more mass shootings if gun laws rolled back
More people will die in mass shootings if firearms restrictions are rolled back, members of the Muslim community say.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
On the 6th anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks, we remember the victims: the 51 people killed, the 49 people physically injured, their families and friends, the witnesses and first responders who were traumatised. Our hearts go out to you. As-salamu alaykum and kia kaha.
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Gun Control NZ @guncontrolnz.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Today is the last day to submit on the review of NZ's gun laws. Please do it before 10pm. www.guncontrol.nz/submission
guncontrol.nz
Submission — Gun Control NZ
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