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The Cabinet Minute related to decisions for the next Arms Amendment Bill has now been proactively released.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
A firearms register, tighter licensing system for gun owners and a new emphasis on safety and personal responsibility is the focus of new firearms legislation announced today.
- Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Prime Minister
- Police
The first full week of the firearms buy-back and amnesty has produced a strong turnout as events roll out nationwide for the first time.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Police Minister Stuart Nash says a solid start has been made to the gun buyback and amnesty after the first weekend of community collection events.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Police Minister Stuart Nash has praised Police and gun owners after the first firearms collection event saw a busy turnout at Riccarton Racecourse in Christchurch.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Seventy-eight new Police constables are heading out to the regions following today’s graduation of a new recruit wing from the Royal New Zealand Police College.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
The need to ensure high levels of public safety is the focus of plans revealed today for the first firearms collections during the buy-back and amnesty.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Community hubs from the Kaitaia RSA to the Oban pavilion on Stewart Island will be used by Police to collect firearms handed in during the buy-back and amnesty.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Licensed firearms owners will get fair compensation for weapons handed in during the six-month buy-back and amnesty, Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Police Minister Stuart Nash announced today.
- Hon Grant Robertson
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Finance
- Police
A new record for the number of Police officers deployed to the regions in a single year has been created with the graduation today of Recruit Wing 326.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Breaking the cycle of family and sexual violence and better supporting survivors is a major feature of the Wellbeing Budget, with the Government delivering the largest ever investment in family and sexual violence and support services.
- Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Jan Logie
- Attorney-General
- Children
- Corrections
- Courts
- Health
- Justice
- Police
- Social Development
Improving the safety of all road users is the focus of a new public consultation document on the issue of drug driver testing.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Hon Julie Anne Genter
- Police
- Transport
Police Minister Stuart Nash says calling a cop suddenly got a whole lot easier with the launch of a ground-breaking new service for non-emergency calls.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Frontline Police numbers have been boosted with today’s deployment of 77 new officers to the regions.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
The first nationwide snapshot of the consumption of restricted drugs indicates the prevalence of methamphetamine use in New Zealand, says Police Minister Stuart Nash.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Police numbers have been boosted with the graduation of 21 new constables from an innovative training scheme that allows them to stay close to their families.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Police have today dealt a major blow to the Comanchero gang with the arrest of senior gang leaders and seizure of nearly four million dollars of assets.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Mr Speaker, We have travelled a long way in eight days, since the bill was read a first time.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Police Minister Stuart Nash has announced a legal framework for the gun buyback will be established as a first step towards determining the level of compensation.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Mr Speaker, it is Day 25 of the largest criminal investigation in New Zealand history.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Mr Speaker, as we meet today New Zealand is under a terror threat level of HIGH.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
Police Minister Stuart Nash has introduced legislation changing firearms laws to improve public safety following the Christchurch terror attacks.
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Police
On 15 March the nation witnessed a terrorist attack that demonstrated the weakness of New Zealand's gun laws.
- Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Prime Minister
- Police
Military style semi-automatics and assault rifles will be banned in New Zealand under stronger new gun laws announced today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
- Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Hon Stuart Nash
- Prime Minister
- Police