Dear New Zealand Police,

I am seeking the following information with respect to NZ Firearms Legislation and the role of the NZ Police and/or Firearms Safety Authority in communicating legislative changes to Licensed Firearms Owners (LFO's):
- when was Firearms Legislation changed to include as an illegal and/or prohibited firearm, pump action shotguns with a magazine capacity greater than five?
- please provide links to all legislation changes for pump action shotguns with a magazine capacity greater than five
- when and how was this legislative change conveyed to LFO's?
- please provide any website links indicating this change
- if the change was not emailed and/or posted to LFO's - why did this not occur?
- if it was emailed and/or posted, please provide a copy of the emailed correspondence including the date(s) it was sent
- what was the timeframe during which 7-shot pump action shotguns could be modified to 5-shot?
- was compensation and reimbursement offered for modification of pump action shotguns to 5-shot?
- if so, when did this scheme expire?
- please provide a link to the legislation which states that pump action shotguns with a magazine capacity greater than five can no longer be modified and must be surrendered for destruction with no compensation

Yours faithfully,

A Whittle