There are less than two weeks to go until the amnesty and buy-back for prohibited firearms and parts ends on 20 December 2019.?
Time is running out for those of you who have not yet handed-in your prohibited items and want to be compensated. While the online notification system is unavailable, firearm holders can still attend a collection event and complete the buy-back process there.
If you need a bulk-pick up of prohibited items, or you need to apply for Unique Prohibited or to have your firearm modified, please call 0800 311 311. If you can¡¯t make a collection event, hand-in at your local Police station.
Collection events will be held every day in Invercargill this week from Wednesday 11 December- Sunday 15 December at the Invercargill Army Centre, Fox Street, from 9am-3pm.
During the final week of the amnesty and buy-back, events will be held in Dunedin from Monday 16 December-Thursday 19 December at the Taieri Rugby Club, from 9am-3pm.
On the final day of the amnesty and buy-back, you can hand-in your prohibited items from 10am at:
¡¤ 25 Great King Street, Dunedin
¡¤ 117 Don Street, Invercargill
¡¤ 11 Camp Street, Queenstown.
For those firearm holders who are still unsure of whether their firearm is prohibited, you need to get onto Police¡¯s website or call 0800 311 311 to check.
Not all Police Stations in the Southern District are open 24/7, so please don¡¯t leave it until the last minute to hand-in at your local Police station. It¡¯s likely that 20 December will be busy too ¨C so get in now.
The laws won¡¯t be changing ¨C so don¡¯t hold out.
For more information go to or call 0800 311 311.??
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre