Police want people with prohibited firearms to hand them in during the amnesty and buy-back period at collection events as part of new legislation amending firearms laws.
The first firearms collection event will be held at Addington Raceway in Christchurch on Saturday 13 July.
"We appreciate people have been patient as Regulations have been developed and Police worked through the details of managing such a large-scale collection and buy-back process," says Deputy Commissioner, Mike Clement.
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