Senior Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·
5 Nov, 2026 05:00 AM7 mins to read
Joshua Wong Chiu has been sentenced to prison for what has been one of the worst 3D gun manufacturing cases on record. Among his products for sale were firearms disguised as Nerf toys. Composite photo / Dean Purcell and NZ Police
A group of Auckland-based methamphetamine addicts have admitted they are responsible for a significant commercial operation in which a large number of illegally 3D-printed guns flowed into the criminal underworld.
The weapons included ones disguised to look like toy Nerf and Barbie-inspired guns, prohibited semi-automatic rifles and firearms fitted
Source: New Zealand Herald · Craig Kapitan
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