Police in Dunedin are appealing for information after a large number of military-style semi-automatic guns and ammunition were stolen in a burglary.
A total of 23 handguns and five rifles were stolen from a Maitland Street house in central Dunedin yesterday afternoon.
Police said the gun owner has a firearms licence and had stored the guns securely.
Senior Sergeant Kallum Croudis said police were treating the crime as a priority.
Farmers have been reminded to keep sheds and outbuildings locked up after two farm burglaries in Southland. Firearms and tools have been taken from two rural Invercargill properties this weekend.
Submachine guns and assault rifles have been stolen from a gun collector's safe in Northland.
Calls by Labour and the Police Association for an inquiry into the use and availability of guns in New Zealand are gaining support.
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