Stuart Nash

Police are reporting a sharp drop in dairy robberies after the government dished out more than $2 million for extra security measures.

National set up a $1.8 million fund to cover half the cost of… Audio

A police study has found nearly two-thirds of firearms stolen from legitimate owners were being stored improperly.

Half were taken from cars, many of which were unlocked.

Susie Ferguson speaks with… Audio

Firearm owners are being told not only to expect tougher firearm rules, but an extra hit to their back pockets as well.

The government has released a raft of new changes to firearm licensing and… Audio

The government has unveiled a second round of firearms law changes today in the wake of the mosque attacks in Christchurch. Police Minister Stuart Nash joined Checkpoint to discuss the changes, which… Video, Audio

Just over $1-million in compensation will be paid out to gun owners who handed in their illegal firearms over the weekend.

Almost 380 people turned up to the country's first gun amnesty event in… Audio

A gun shop owner who was consulted as part of the government's buyback scheme says his advice has been grossly misrepresented and ignored. Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch reports. Audio

A sports shooter who has spent thousands on the hobby says the government's gun buyback scheme is a kick in the face.

Introduced in the wake of the Christchurch massacre, gun owners will get a… Audio

The government announced its compensation package today, which includes paying up to 95% of the wholesale price for weapons, but gun owners say the compensation isn't enough and will leave some of… Video, Audio

Environmental groups say they're disappointed that cameras will only be placed on 28 of the more than 1000 fishing boats in New Zealand to help protect the critically endangered Māui dolphins. Video, Audio

The government is considering options for taxing online corporations such as Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Uber and Airbnb.

A Digital Services Tax of two to three percent on turnover is one of the… Audio

National says the Police Minister needs to front up over whether police paid to have firearms stolen from the Palmerston North station returned.

Eleven guns, including some handed in as part of the… Audio

The government is admitting it will fall short of its goal to hire an extra 1800 police officers over three years. To reach the target by 2020, police will need to double the amount of people they're… Audio

Parliament sped through a stage of passing gun law reform reducing the usual time of six months to one week but as Daniela Maoate-Cox writes the process didn't stray too far from the norm. Audio

Less than four weeks after a terrorist attacked two Christchurch mosques, Parliament has passed a law banning the semi-automatic weapons he used to kill 50 people. Stuart Nash is the Minister of… Audio

More details have emerged about the government's gun buyback regime as the legislation banning military style semi-automatics comes back to the House for the final time. Video, Audio

The National Party is pushing for gun law exemptions to be broadened to more groups as the legislation banning most semi-automatic weapons continues its rapid progress through Parliament. Audio

Gun owners are appalled that a parliamentary select committee is giving them just one day to make oral submissions on the government's fast-tracked gun law changes. Written submissions on the Arms… Audio