National firearms contact
Arms Office contacts
Whangarei
Whangarei Central Police Station
Walton Street, Whangarei
Monday - Friday, 8am-3.30pm
Arms Officer: Paul Watson
P (09) 430 4647
P (09) 430 4697
P (09) 430 4692
E northland.firearms@police.govt.nz
Auckland City District
Auckland Central Police Station
13-15 College Hill Road, Freeman's Bay, Auckland
Firearms Licensing / General Enquiries
P (09) 302 6547
P (09) 302 6534
E aucklandcentral.firearms@police.govt.nz
Permits to Procure / Import / Endorsements
John Gardam (Firearms Licensing Manager)
P (09) 302 6592
E aucklandcentral.firearms@police.govt.nz
Jessica Berry (Arms Officer)
P (09) 302 6410
E aucklandcentral.firearms@police.govt.nz
Waitematā District
(North Shore, Henderson, Waitakere and Rodney areas)
North Shore Policing Centre
52 Parkway Drive, Mairangi Bay, North Shore
Firearms Licence Applications /General Enquiries
P (09) 4775008
P (09) 4775088
Kevin Plaisted (Firearms Licensing Manager)
P (09) 477 5112
E waitemata.firearms@police.govt.nz
Trefor Tyler - (District Arms Officer)
P (09) 477 5102
E waitemata.firearms@police.govt.nz
Manukau
Manukau Police Station
42 Manukau Station Road, Manukau, Auckland 2104
Monday - Friday, 7am-9pm; Saturday, 8am-4pm
Firearms Licensing Unit
P (09) 262 6567 - Ake Dhiman (District Arms Officer)
P (09) 262 6565 - Dianne Austin
P (09) 262 6569 - Savana Davey
P (09) 263 2301 - Luke Tollafield
P (09) 263 2300 - Tracy Ayers
E FirearmsCountiesManukau@police.govt.nz
This office is closed on Public Holidays.
This office is also closed from 19th December 2021 – 4th January 2022 and will reopen for normal business hours from 5th January 2022.
Hamilton
Hamilton Central Police Station
6 Bridge Street, Hamilton
Richard Plas
P (07) 858 6247
E waikato.firearms@police.govt.nz
Tauranga
Tauranga Police Station
11 Monmouth Street, Tauranga
Monday - Friday, 8am - 3pm
Paul McLennan
P (07) 577 4412
E tauranga.firearms@police.govt.nz
Whakatane
Whakatane Police Station
62-70 Boon Street, Whakatane
Donna Drake
P (07) 308 2327
Rotorua
Rotorua Central Police Station
1190-1214 Fenton Street, Rotorua
Mike Keefe
P (07) 349 9475
E rotorua.firearms@police.govt.nz
Tokoroa / Mangakino / Putaruru
Tokoroa Police Station
Logan Street, Tokoroa
Barbara Larsen
P (07) 885 0152
Taupo / Turangi
Taupo Police Station
21 Story Place, Taupo
Barbara Larsen
P (07) 885 0152
Eastern
(Napier, Hastings, Gisborne)
Hastings Central Police Station
Railway Road, Hastings
Firearms Licensing / General Enquiries
P (06) 831 0954
E eastern.firearmslicensing@police.govt.nz
Heather Matheson
P 021 192 3768
Central District
(Taranaki, Whanganui/Ruapehu/Rangitikei, Manawatu/Tararua/Horowhenua)
Central District Headquarters
404 Church St, Palmerston North
Firearms Licensing / General Enquiries
P (06) 351 2550
E central.firearms@police.govt.nz
Masterton
Masterton Police Station
21 Church Street, Masterton
Adrienne McLachlan
P (06) 370 0336
E wellington.firearms@police.govt.nz
Hutt Valley
(Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt)
Andrew Pepper
P (04) 560 2641
E wellington.firearms@police.govt.nz
Kapiti Mana
Porirua Police Station
2 Hagley Street, Porirua
Max Newman
P (04) 238 1419
E wellington.firearms@police.govt.nz
Wellington
Wellington Central Police Station
Cnr Victoria and Harris Streets, Wellington
Niamh Amas
P (04) 802 3737
E wellington.firearms@police.govt.nz
Tasman
Tasman District Headquarters
Monro Building, 188 Bridge Street, Nelson
Nick Kempthorne - District Firearms Supervisor
P (03) 546 3840
E tasman.firearms@police.govt.nz
Derek Coffey - District Arms Officer
P (03) 546 3868
E tasman.firearms@police.govt.nz
Christchurch
Christchurch Central Police Station
40 Lichfield Street, Christchurch
Firearms Licensing/General Enquires
P (03) 363 7920
P (03) 363 7478
E canterbury.firearms@police.govt.nz
All other enquiries - Permits to Procure/Import/Endorsements
Jason Bruce
P (03) 363 7919
Ashburton
Ashburton
Cnr Cass and Havelock Street, Ashburton
Zelda Sandys
P (03) 307 8400
Timaru
Timaru Central Police Station
20 North Street, Timaru
John Wainwright
P (03) 687 9841
Dunedin
Dunedin Central Police Station
25 Great King Street, Dunedin
Firearms Licensing/General Enquiries
P (03) 471 4920
E southern.firearms@police.govt.nz
Invercargill
Invercargill Central Police Station
117 Don Street, Invercargill
Firearms Licensing/General Enquiries
P (03) 211 0573
E southland.firearms@police.govt.nz
Updated 1 Mar 2021