Thread: Firearm licencing

Originally Posted by Rush

Some facts and figures. It has been 285 days since I applied as a first-time applicant and 72 days since my interview and safe inspection. I've been told I should have the card in roughly a month three times now - I'm halfway through the third. At least last time I was told that the card had actually been ordered - but with the delays so far I'm teetering between hope and despair by the hour. Leaning into the despair right now as I suspect the card has been lost by the post. Otherwise I'm unsure how it can take up to a month for a card to be produced and posted. Anyone have some inside knowledge there?

My card took 3 weeks to show up,give them another call cheers


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Good to know it does actually take that long. My 3 weeks will be on Monday. I'll chase up at 4 if not received by then (otherwise I assume I'll be told to wait).

Originally Posted by Gibo

Good looks and charm lads

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

Wife's new card turned up the day before we shifted to a new farm, so now it is lost. It took them 15.5 months to process her renewal. Now we get to find out how long they take to process a replacement

Mine took 6 months, fukd up my roar though and opening weekend for ducks....

6 months today since I applied for renewal - have had the interviews etc a couple of weeks ago so with some luck the card will arrive soon...

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Has anyone got a lawyer involved over this?
If everyone stated talking to them through lawyers, surely things would move faster, or they would start issuing temporary licences.

didn't go to a lawyer but have lodged an official complaint to the Independent Police Complaint Authority (which states it can take up to 4 months) - and i'm certain that is the only reason I have now been interviewed as the local arms office phoned to apologize and the vetter phoned me to say she had been instructed to urgently conduct my interviews / security check within 2 weeks of lodging...

Originally Posted by Shadowsol

didn't go to a lawyer but have lodged an official complaint to the Independent Police Complaint Authority (which states it can take up to 4 months) - and i'm certain that is the only reason I have now been interviewed as the local arms office phoned to apologize and the vetter phoned me to say she had been instructed to urgently conduct my interviews / security check within 2 weeks of lodging...

Sounds like a way to speed things up alright

So the answer is to submit your application and IPCA complaint at the same time.

Ok so I store a few rifles for an estate, Mr Plod has them noted as me holding them, Son has sold one to a mate, no prob with that, new owner is calling to my place to pick up. Now I sight his firearms licence and then notify said Plod to get said firearm off my ticket. Is there anything else I must do to keep everybody safe?

Originally Posted by Maca49

Is there anything else I must do to keep everybody safe?

Stop driving on New Zealand roads ya bloody corner cutter. Ha ha ha ha.

Never hurts to send a polite email to ask how things are going. I just did and got an immediate reaction within 1 day of my inquiry last week so that was good

Yeah, if anything, Central have been prompt in their email responses.

Took three working days for the Police to process my speeding ticket and deliver it to my RD mail box this week (for doing 94kph with an empty trailer on my 200 series...), yet this backlog of firearms licenses and issues sounds like it isn't getting much better? Something tells me that it's either waaaaay down their priority list or its deliberate.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

See what happens if you wait eighteen months to pay it.
I'm picking you will need a lawyer though.
94 kms is probably worth getting a lawyer involved just on principle.

Haha, first traffic infringement I've had in 13 years and I average 1000kms a week...so not bad going. Admittedly I did have my cruise control set at 92, so I knew I was going over 90...