Defence Minister Wayne Mapp says it's inappropriate for business executives to have fired Defence Force machine-guns on a military training day and it will not happen in future.
Papers released to Radio New Zealand on Monday show the Defence Force has issued new protocols preventing the SAS from fund-raising for its members' trust.
The protocols were issued a fortnight after the SAS raised $35,000 by hosting 70 executives from Direct Capital at the Papakura military camp last October.
The $35,000 donation was paid into the SAS Trust, set up in 2004 to support past and present SAS members and their families.
Dr Mapp says there's nothing wrong with the trust raising money but under the new protocols it will not be able to request donations.
Combat drill demonstrations
Direct Capital paid $500 a head for its executives to spend a day at the camp. They were picked up in Unimog trucks, given counter-terrorism and combat drill demonstrations and allowed to fire 10 live rounds each from a 9mm machine-gun.
The day ended with drinks and bar snacks in an area called the Hunting Lodge.
The Greens' defence spokesperson, Keith Locke, says he welcomes the protocols, which ban civilians from firing military weapons and driving military vehicles.
But he says they won't stop interactions with business groups because, rather than charging fees, the trust can still accept donations.
