Photo: ODTA police officer in Dunedin vetted the man accused of the Christchurch terror attacks and interviewed him in his home before he was issued a firearms licence. Police said in a statement the man applied for a firearms licence in Dunedin, in September 2017. A police firearms vetting officer in Dunedin undertook the vetting process, shortly after the accused arrived in the city. Police require two referees for a firearms licence application and the man first listed a family member as one of his referees. In November, the man received his firearms licence.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 21, 2019 22:13 UTC