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Here is a copy of your submission for your records.
Submitted on Tuesday, 19 March, 2019 - 08:51

Submitted values are:

District or Police National Headquarters (PNHQ): Wellington (including Lower Hutt / Upper Hutt / Porirua / Masterton)
First Name: Mark
Middle Name(s):
Family Name: Hanna
Email: [FYI request #9872 email]
Contact Phone Number (daytime):
==Information you are requesting==
What information do you require?
Tēnā koutou,

I am interested in information regarding the success rate of
applications for firearm licences, and for firearm licence
endorsements.

Please release the following information for the years 2015-2019,
broken down by year, by police district, and by successful and
failed applications:

1. The number of applications for each type of firearm
licence…
1(a) where the applicant has not previously held this type of
licence.
1(b) where the applicant has previously held this type of licence
(i.e. applying for a renewal, or their licence had expired).

2. The number of applications for each type of firearm licence
endorsement….
2(a) where the applicant has not previously held this type of
licence endorsement.
2(b) where the applicant has previously held this type of licence
endorsement (i.e. applying for a renewal, or their licence had
expired).

Police reference number:

Preferred delivery of Police's response: email

Hello Mark

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
for:

I am interested in information regarding the success rate of applications
for firearm licences, and for firearm licence endorsements.

Please release the following information for the years 2015-2019, broken
down by year, by police district, and by successful and failed
applications:

1. The number of applications for each type of firearm licence…

1(a) where the applicant has not previously held this type of licence.

1(b) where the applicant has previously held this type of licence (i.e.
applying for a renewal, or their licence had expired).

2. The number of applications for each type of firearm licence
endorsement….
2(a) where the applicant has not previously held this type of licence
endorsement.
2(b) where the applicant has previously held this type of licence
endorsement (i.e. applying for a renewal, or their licence had expired).

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.

Ngâ mihi

Holly Foxwell
Ministerial Services Advisor
Police National Headquarters

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Good morning

NZ Police has received a large number of OIA requests regarding firearms since 15 March. We are working on these as a matter of priority as we are aware that many people want information to make good, fact-based submissions on any changes to our firearms legislation.

Warm regards

Renée

Renée Maunder
Senior Advisor
Ministerial Services
 
P +64 4 470 7119
DDI 44419
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-----Original Message-----
From: FOXWELL, Holly
Sent: Tuesday, 26 March 2019 9:40 a.m.
To: MAUNDER, Renee <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Official Correspondence from New Zealand Police

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Hanna [mailto:[FOI #9872 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 24 March 2019 10:01 a.m.
To: FOXWELL, Holly <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Correspondence from New Zealand Police

Tēnā koe,

I would like to be able to use the information I have requested to help inform a submission on gun law reform. However, as you will be aware, the Prime Minister has announced that there will only be a very short window during which submissions will be accepted. In light of this, I ask that this request be treated as urgent.

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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

Hello Mark

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
for:

I am interested in information regarding the success rate of applications for firearm licences, and for firearm licence endorsements.

Please release the following information for the years 2015-2019, broken down by year, by police district, and by successful and failed
applications:

1. The number of applications for each type of firearm licence…

1(a) where the applicant has not previously held this type of licence.

1(b) where the applicant has previously held this type of licence (i.e.
applying for a renewal, or their licence had expired).

2. The number of applications for each type of firearm licence endorsement….
2(a) where the applicant has not previously held this type of licence endorsement.
2(b) where the applicant has previously held this type of licence endorsement (i.e. applying for a renewal, or their licence had expired).

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.

Ngâ mihi

Holly Foxwell
Ministerial Services Advisor
Police National Headquarters

E [1][email address]

 

 

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Good morning

It is almost certain that we will not have our response to you today. Our firearms people are working very hard on these, but the volume has been almost overwhelming. We do acknowledge that this is especially inconvenient for people like yourself who are wanting to make submissions based on solid information.

Below is the link to the proactive release of the Arms Act 1983 Reforms Cabinet Paper and associated documents. There may be something there that can help you with your submission.
https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publ...

And this story by RNZ links to some data that is similar to what you are looking for.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/...

We have also put some previous OIA responses to firearms questions on the website.
https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publ...

I am sorry I am not able to be more helpful.

Warm regards

Renée

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Hanna [mailto:[FYI request #9872 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2019 6:19 p.m.
To: MAUNDER, Renee <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FW: Official Correspondence from New Zealand Police

Tēnā koe,

As I'm sure you're aware, the deadline for submissions on the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill is 6pm tomorrow (2019-04-04). Though the legal deadline for this OIA request is not until the 2019-04-12, I asked on 2019-03-24 that this request be treated as urgent in light of that short window for submissions.

Assuming you're not able to send the response now, could you please confirm for me whether or not I should expect to receive a response to this request prior to the deadline tomorrow? If I can, how much time can I expect to have between receiving the response and the 6pm deadline for submissions?

Ngā mihi,
Mark Hanna

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

Good morning

NZ Police has received a large number of OIA requests regarding firearms since 15 March. We are working on these as a matter of priority as we are aware that many people want information to make good, fact-based submissions on any changes to our firearms legislation.

Warm regards

Renée

Renée Maunder
Senior Advisor
Ministerial Services
 
P +64 4 470 7119
DDI 44419
E [email address]
 

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Dear Mark

 

Please find attached the NZ Police response to your request of 16 March
2019 for updated firearms license figures.

 

The attached is a previous response sent to another requester today who
requested the same information. Personal details have been redacted.

 

If you have any issues/questions please let me know.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Hannah Wright-McCarthy

Ministerial Services Advisor

Police National Headquarters

 

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Dear Mark

 

Please find the attached response.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Holly Foxwell

Ministerial Services Advisor

Police National Headquarters

 

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