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Which New Zealand importers, if any; have been issued import permits for manually operated centrefire "push-button", "lever-release", or similar manually actuated repeating rifles between 1 January 2023 and 14 June 2026?

Answered Question 29648 (2026)
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Dan Rosewarne

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Which New Zealand importers, if any; have been issued import permits for manually operated centrefire "push-button", "lever-release", or similar manually actuated repeating rifles between 1 January 2023 and 14 June 2026?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

Answer

I am advised that between 1 January 2023 and 14 June 2026, a total of eight licence holders were issued permits to import “push button”, “lever release” or “straight pull” rifles, which includes two individual licence holders and six dealers. I am not providing the names of those licence holders because doing so would disclose personal information about identifiable individuals.