Career Opportunities: Arms Officer (5880825)

Requisition ID 5880825 - Posted  - Eastern - Permanent FT

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Arms Officer

• Based in Hastings / Heretaunga
• Salary range $69,337 - $72,430
• Permanent position
• Police Employee

About us

Te Tari Pūreke – Firearms Safety Authority is New Zealand’s Firearms Regulator. Our Vision is to ensure the possession and use of firearms in Aotearoa is the safest in the world.

To achieve this, Te Tari Pūreke delivers four core functions: effectively implementing the firearms licensing systems; managing the Firearms Registry; educating people to enable compliance with their legislative responsibilities; and promoting the safe possession and lawful use of firearms.

We are committed to fostering a culture of safe and responsible firearms use, ownership and awareness by working collaboratively with the firearms community, our stakeholders, and fellow agencies.

About the role 

The Arms Officer, Eastern District Arms Team will take every opportunity to prevent harm through the transparent, consistent, timely and efficient regulation of the Arms Act 1983 and Arms Regulations 1992, whilst fulfilling the administrative and educational requirements involved in promoting regulatory compliance. 

In this role your main responsibilities will be the review of firearm licence applications, the processing of permits to possess and mail order or internet sale applications and visiting dealer endorsement holders.  You may be required to visit licence applicants and referees, including other endorsement holders, to assess the suitability of the applicant and the firearms security.

Key Deliverables:

• Review and make assessments on the suitability of licence applicants post vetting.
• Undertake interviews of dealer endorsement applicants and referees, inspections of the dealer records and security arrangements.  As required, this may include those for licence applicants and other endorsement holders.
• Ensure all records for endorsed firearms are correctly maintained and updated.
• Ensure the accuracy of the information recorded for arms items held by Police.
• Maintain a good understanding of the Arms Act, Arms Regulations, Firearms Safety Code and other support material.
• Appropriately represent Te Tari Pūreke as a regulator in a public facing position.

Working at Te Tari Pūreke in NZ Police

Come and join a team who are passionate about ensuring the possession and use of firearms in Aotearoa is the safest in the world.

We as the firearms regulator, collaborate closely with both the Ministry of Justice and NZ Police. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for policy advice and system oversight and NZ Police is responsible for law enforcement function.

Together we seek to continuously improve our approach across the firearms regulatory environment.

While we do look for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

Special requirements

• Ability to be a self-starter, work with minimal supervision and have excellent time management skills.
• Strong interview and report writing skills.
• Experience with firearms is desirable.
• Ability to understand and interpret firearms legislation and regulations.
• Previous experience working in a regulatory environment is desirable but not essential.
• Competency in the use of an iPhone, a laptop and Microsoft Office 365 software including Outlook.
• Ability to pass Police background checks.
• A full driver licence and reliable transport are essential as you will be required to use your personal vehicle for work purposes, with reimbursement based on IRD rates.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements.

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Salary 

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence at $69,337.00.

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact ASC.NationalRecruitment@police.govt.nz

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm Friday 22nd May 2026. 

We encourage early applications, as this vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date if a high volume of applications is received.

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