Keep your details up to date

As a New Zealand firearms licence holder, you have a legal obligation to notify Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand if your circumstances have changed since getting your firearms licence.  

Your obligations as a firearms licence holder are described in the Conditions of firearms licence and Notifications sections of the Arms Act 2026.

 A change of circumstance can include things like: 

• change of address - residential or postal
• change of registered health practitioner or their contact details.
• firearms licence card is lost or stolen

In order to meet your obligations as a New Zealand firearms licence holder, if you experience any of the above changes in circumstance, you must notify Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand within 30 days of the change taking place.

To notify us of a change of your residential or postal address: 

• log into MyFirearms and update your details, or
• phone 0800 844 431.

Alternatively, you can download and complete the Change of Address notification form and; 

• email it to firearmscompliance@firearmssafety.govt.nz 

You can also use the form to update any other changes to your contact details:

FRM34B - Notification of Change of Address Form (PDF 271.82 KB)

Note: If you hold an endorsement on your firearms licence and are intending to change address, you need to notify us in advance about what arrangements you have made for the safe custody of any pistol, restricted firearm, restricted magazine, or restricted weapon during your shift to the new address. 

To notify us before you move, log in to MyFirearms, phone, or use the Change of Address form, as above.

To notify us that you have changed your health practitioner, or their contact details have changed:

• log into MyFirearms and update your details
• phone 0800 844 431 to speak to a Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand team member who will guide you through the process.

Alternatively, you can download and complete the Update Health Practitioner Details form and email it to firearms.nst@firearmssafety.govt.nz 

FRM24BHP - Update Health Practitioner details (PDF 63.78 KB)

You must notify Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand as soon as practicable if your firearms licence card is lost or stolen.

A licence holder who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with this requirement commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Report that a firearms licence card has been lost or stolen:

• Email: MyFirearms.support@firearmssafety.govt.nz 
• Phone the non-emergency Police number 105

Get a replacement firearms licence card

If your firearms licence card is lost, stolen or damaged, you can get a replacement.

Your change of circumstance details will be updated in MyFirearms by a staff member. 

Provided you have validated your account, you should see the changes reflected after we have taken the appropriate steps involved and updated your account.

If any details are missing or need clarification, a member of Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand will contact you directly.