Shooting massacres at two New Zealand mosques prompted reforms to the country's gun laws. Photo: AP PHOTO

New Zealand's government will end the involvement of police officers in regulating gun ownership, an official said as she announced sweeping firearms law reforms.

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The move is intended to ease tensions between the gun regulator and firearms owners, which have been fraught since the agency's creation following a shooting massacre at two New Zealand mosques.

The Firearms Safety Authority has overseen gun ownership since 2022 after an inquiry underlined the way the white supremacis

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