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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Visitor licences - Restrictions on visitor licence holders

131: Visitors may not take ownership of firearm or restricted weapon

You could also call this:

"Visitors to NZ can't keep guns or weapons after their visit."

Illustration for Arms Bill

If you are a visitor to New Zealand with a visitor licence, you can possess certain firearms during your stay. You can have a standard firearm, a blank-firing gun, an airgun, or a pistol if your licence allows it. You can also have a standard magazine, a large-capacity pistol magazine if endorsed, non-restricted parts, and ammunition. If you have a visitor licence, you cannot acquire ownership of any firearm or restricted weapon in New Zealand. You also cannot sell any arms items while you are here. If you break these rules without a good reason, you can be fined up to $10,000.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Visitor licences: Restrictions on visitor licence holders

131Visitors may not take ownership of firearm or restricted weapon

  1. A visitor who holds a visitor licence may only possess, during their stay in New Zealand,—

  2. a standard firearm:
    1. a blank-firing gun:
      1. an airgun (including a restricted airgun):
        1. a pistol if their visitor licence has an appropriate endorsement:
          1. a standard magazine:
            1. a large-capacity pistol magazine if their visitor licence has an appropriate endorsement:
              1. a non-restricted part:
                1. ammunition.

                  1. A visitor who holds a visitor licence may not, during their stay in New Zealand—

                  2. acquire ownership of any firearm or restricted weapon for possession in New Zealand:
                    1. sell any arms item.

                      1. A visitor commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if the visitor, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this section.