Firearms Project Community Discussion Sessions

Oh look. The Police are on tour.

We had asked what they were doing to mend the relationship between them and shooters. As was ordered by the Police Minister.

Mike McIlraith chose to treat this as an official information act request.

We are still waiting on the answer.

But this could be result. A good start.

Please attend.

We at the Kiwi Gun Blog will be suggesting “Follow the law” as some feedback.

 

[24 May] In Police’s effort to review and improve the administration of the Arms Act, the Arms Act Service Delivery Group is looking closely at how Police can best deliver firearms related services to the public in a timely, consistent, and cost effective manner.

To assist with this work, the project team are looking to meet with Police district staff and firearms user community members for participatory discussion sessions in all police districts. These sessions are designed in a way that it will enable you to contribute creatively to the current thinking around challenges, opportunities, needs, and wants of the firearms community when interacting with Police for Arms Act related services. We want to hear about any insights you may have from your interaction with the Police and external agencies involved in the delivery of services. We will also take time to understand from you what you think the areas are that we need to focus on, and how we may improve our service model to deliver consistent, timely, and efficient services to you. During the workshop, you will have a chance to ask questions, have open and genuine discussion, and provide any feedback to help us shape our understanding of unique issues in your community.

The schedule of visits is shown below. While the times and dates will remain unchanged, the schedule will be updated with venue locations as we finalise arrangements with venue providers. Updates will be published in this section of the Police website.

All firearms community members are welcome to attend.

Firearms Community Sessions Schedule

District	Date	Session Time	Session locations
Wellington (Upper Hutt)	Friday 1 June	12.30pm to 2pm	Upper Hutt Police Station
New Plymouth	Tuesday 5 June	11am to 12.30pm	TBA
Taupo	Wednesday 6 June	10.30am to 12pm	TBA
Napier	Thursday 6 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Palmerston North	Thursday 7 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Rotorua	Monday 11 June	10.30am to 12pm	TBA
Tauranga	Monday 11 June	8am to 9.30am	TBA
Manukau	Tuesday 12 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Whangarei	Wednesday 13 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Gisborne	Thursday 14 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Greymouth	Monday 18 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Christchurch	Tuesday 19 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Timaru	Wednesday 20 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Hamilton	Thursday 21 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Nelson	Monday 25 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Blenheim	Tuesday 26 June	1pm to 2.30pm	TBA
Invercargill	Thursday 28 June	4.30pm to 6pm	TBA
Dunedin	Friday 29 June	2pm to 3.30pm	TBA

More updates will be here:

http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/firearms-and-safety/news-and-updates

Why the police would announce the before they have the venues is strange. But there you go.