Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister of Police): While I've got confidence in the Police's ability to manage the current wait list, I acknowledge that for some law-abiding firearms licence holders, the delays they're currently experiencing are frustrating and they shouldn't have to be satisfied with that. We do need to get our licensing regime to one that's timely, fair, and, frankly, that's operating in a 21st century manner, and there is still more work to do. I acknowledge that there is also an important job to be done in clearing the current backlog before we see a significant increase in demand over the coming years as a result of the move to 10-year licensing some time ago.