New Zealand’s Firearms Registry will hold details about all licence holders and their arms items. Find out when you’re required to provide information, how to register, and how to get help if you need it.
Review of the Firearms Registry
The review is being carried out by the Ministry of Justice during 2024
You must keep complying with your legal obligations during this time. The law has not changed. You are still required to enter and update your details in the Registry when you have an activating circumstance.
The Firearms Registry is one of the ways we're strengthening how we manage firearms and other arms items in New Zealand. It was launched after major changes were made to our firearms laws in response to the 2019 attack on Christchurch masjidain.
Licence holders in New Zealand are required to provide information for the Firearms Registry. Find out when you must do this for the first time, and when to update your information.
Licence holders are required to provide information about themselves and all arms items in their possession for the Firearms Registry.
You can record your arms items and update your licence holder details in the Firearms Registry online or over the phone. You will not be charged a fee.
For the Firearms Registry to work, it’s important the information it holds is accurate and up to date. Find out how to get help identifying the details of your firearm, so you can register it correctly.
Find out when you must register your dealer stock and how to meet new record-keeping requirements from 24 June 2023.
Licence holders may be required to photograph firearms for the purpose of positive identification in the Firearms Registry. Find out what you need to do if you are required to photograph your arms item.
