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Firearms deaths cost New Zealand up to $321 million annually

NZ HeraldRNZTuesday 23 September 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

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An Otago University study found that firearms-related deaths cost the country an estimated $321 million per year. Research covering the period from 2000 to 2018 shows more than 1,000 people died and 2,115 were hospitalised due to firearms incidents.

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First reported by NZ Herald, Tue 23 Sep 2025, 8:00am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 1 minute
  1. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    New research reveals the who and the where behind firearms deaths costing hundreds of millions of dollars a year (opens in new tab)

  2. RNZRNZ

    Otago University study finds firearms deaths cost NZ up to $321m a year (opens in new tab)