Tēnā koe Malcolm,

 

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Your request reference number is IR-01-25-37713.

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Malcolm Lock <[6][FOI #32552 email]>

Sent: Saturday, 11 October 2025 8:02 am

To: Ministerial Services <[7][email address]>

Subject: IR-01-25-37713 [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Role of
the Firearms Registry in 3D-printed firearms seizure (West Auckland,
October 2025)

 

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Dear New Zealand Police,

 

Subject: Official Information Act request – Role of the Firearms Registry
in 3D-printed firearms seizure (West Auckland, October 2025)

 

I am making the following request under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

This request relates to the incident reported by the New Zealand Herald on
10 October 2025, titled “West Auckland man charged after 3D-printed guns
seized in police raid”

 

[8]https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/west...

 

According to that article, a police search of a property in West Auckland
led to the discovery of several 3D-printed firearms and related materials,
and a man has since been charged.

 

Information requested

 

Please provide the following information in relation to this incident:

 

Registry involvement

 

Did the New Zealand Firearms Registry (operated by Te Tari Pūreke /
Firearms Safety Authority) contribute in any way to the identification,
location, or seizure of the firearms referenced in this operation?

 

If so, please outline how the Registry assisted (e.g. via serial-number
matches, licence-holder lookups, dealer record checks, or address
associations).

 

Operational use

 

Was the Firearms Registry queried or accessed by police as part of this
investigation?

 

If yes, please provide the date(s) and unit/function that made the query,
the search type used (e.g. by serial number, licence, or address), and a
short description of the result (e.g. match / no match / informational).

 

Record association

 

Did any firearm(s) recovered have a record or serial number already listed
in the Registry prior to seizure?

 

If so, please summarize (without identifying individuals) whether the
record related to a current licence holder, dealer, or exempt entity.

 

Effectiveness or assessment

 

Was any internal evaluation, debrief, or statistical note produced that
comments on the Registry’s role, value, or relevance in this incident?

 

If not registry-assisted

 

If the Firearms Registry did not play a role, please indicate in general
terms how the firearms were discovered (e.g. through a search warrant
arising from other intelligence or public information).

 

Format

 

Please provide any written material as PDF or DOCX, and any structured
data in machine-readable format (CSV, XLSX, etc.).

 

Clarification regarding scope and prejudice

 

This request seeks only general information about whether and how the
Firearms Registry contributed to the investigation.

It does not seek details that could identify individuals, informants,
investigative techniques, or evidence chains.

Accordingly, releasing the information requested would not prejudice the
maintenance of the law, the conduct of any prosecution, or any ongoing
investigation under section 6 of the Act.

If portions of the information are genuinely sensitive, I am happy for
them to be redacted under section 9(2)(a) or for you to summarize the
information at a high level.

 

Administrative notes

 

This request is limited to the specific West Auckland incident described
in the NZ Herald article dated 10 October 2025.

 

If any part of the request is considered too broad, please contact me to
refine it.

 

If information is withheld, please cite the specific section(s) of the Act
relied upon.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Malcolm Lock

 

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Tēnā koe Malcolm Lock,

 

Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official
Information Act 1982.

 

I enclose the following information:

- Please see Police response attached

 

Your request is now closed.

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

P Cross  PCK256

Senior Analyst

Information Requests/Service Group

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Malcolm Lock <[1][FOI #32552 email]>

Sent: Saturday, 11 October 2025 8:02 am

To: Ministerial Services <[2][email address]>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Role of the Firearms
Registry in 3D-printed firearms seizure (West Auckland, October 2025)

 

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the New Zealand Police
Network. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognise the
sender and are assured that the content is safe.

 

Dear New Zealand Police,

 

Subject: Official Information Act request – Role of the Firearms Registry
in 3D-printed firearms seizure (West Auckland, October 2025)

 

I am making the following request under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

This request relates to the incident reported by the New Zealand Herald on
10 October 2025, titled “West Auckland man charged after 3D-printed guns
seized in police raid”

 

[3]https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/west...

 

According to that article, a police search of a property in West Auckland
led to the discovery of several 3D-printed firearms and related materials,
and a man has since been charged.

 

Information requested

 

Please provide the following information in relation to this incident:

 

Registry involvement

 

Did the New Zealand Firearms Registry (operated by Te Tari Pūreke /
Firearms Safety Authority) contribute in any way to the identification,
location, or seizure of the firearms referenced in this operation?

 

If so, please outline how the Registry assisted (e.g. via serial-number
matches, licence-holder lookups, dealer record checks, or address
associations).

 

Operational use

 

Was the Firearms Registry queried or accessed by police as part of this
investigation?

 

If yes, please provide the date(s) and unit/function that made the query,
the search type used (e.g. by serial number, licence, or address), and a
short description of the result (e.g. match / no match / informational).

 

Record association

 

Did any firearm(s) recovered have a record or serial number already listed
in the Registry prior to seizure?

 

If so, please summarize (without identifying individuals) whether the
record related to a current licence holder, dealer, or exempt entity.

 

Effectiveness or assessment

 

Was any internal evaluation, debrief, or statistical note produced that
comments on the Registry’s role, value, or relevance in this incident?

 

If not registry-assisted

 

If the Firearms Registry did not play a role, please indicate in general
terms how the firearms were discovered (e.g. through a search warrant
arising from other intelligence or public information).

 

Format

 

Please provide any written material as PDF or DOCX, and any structured
data in machine-readable format (CSV, XLSX, etc.).

 

Clarification regarding scope and prejudice

 

This request seeks only general information about whether and how the
Firearms Registry contributed to the investigation.

It does not seek details that could identify individuals, informants,
investigative techniques, or evidence chains.

Accordingly, releasing the information requested would not prejudice the
maintenance of the law, the conduct of any prosecution, or any ongoing
investigation under section 6 of the Act.

If portions of the information are genuinely sensitive, I am happy for
them to be redacted under section 9(2)(a) or for you to summarize the
information at a high level.

 

Administrative notes

 

This request is limited to the specific West Auckland incident described
in the NZ Herald article dated 10 October 2025.

 

If any part of the request is considered too broad, please contact me to
refine it.

 

If information is withheld, please cite the specific section(s) of the Act
relied upon.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Malcolm Lock

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[4][FOI #32552 email]

 

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Information requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using
this form:

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

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ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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you have received this message in error, please email or telephone the
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