List of massacres in New Zealand
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List of massacres in New Zealand

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Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Method	Notes

Christchurch mosque shootings	15 March 2019	Christchurch, Canterbury	50	Firearms	50 killed and 50 injured. Occurred at two mosques in Christchurch. Brenton Tarrant was charged with murder.

Raurimu massacre	8 February 1997	Raurimu, King Country	6	Firearm (sawn off single-barrelled shotgun)	Also 4 wounded. Stephen Anderson found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.

New Empire Hotel arson	4 February 1995	Hamilton	6	Fire	Alan Wayne Lory convicted of manslaughter.

Bain family murders	20 June 1994	Dunedin	5	Firearm (.22lr semi-auto)	David Bain convicted, but acquitted in a re-trial. If David Bain was not the killer, evidence would suggest that the most likely culprit was Robin Bain (one of the dead).

Ratima family murders	26 June 1992	Masterton	7	Hammer, knife	Raymond Wahia Ratima convicted of murder.

Schlaepfer family murders	20 May 1992	Paerata, Auckland Region	7	Shooter (Brian Schlaepfer) among dead.

Aramoana massacre	13–14 November 1990	Aramoana, Otago	14	3 (unofficially 4) injuries. Shooter (David Gray) among dead.

Noema Rika murders	27 May 1951	Otaki, Kapiti Coast	5	Shooter (Rika) among dead

Featherston prisoner of war camp riot	25 February 1943	Featherston, Wairarapa	49	80 wounded

1941 Kowhitirangi shootings	8–20 October 1941	Kowhitirangi, West Coast	8	Shooter (Stanley Graham) among dead

Henare Hona murders	21 October 1934	Morrinsville, Waikato	6	Shooter (Hona) among dead

Himatangi tragedy	6 September 1929	Himatangi, Manawatu	7	Unsolved shooting and arson, possibly murder/suicide

Waikino schoolhouse shooting	19 October 1923	Waikino, near Waihi	2	Firearm (.32-cal pistol), also armed with 3 sticks of gelignite (not used)	Also 6 others wounded. Local farmer John Christopher Higgins sought revenge over alleged persecution

Maungatapu murders	21 February 1866	Maungatapu, Tasman	5	Three members of a gang led by Richard Burgess were hanged for the murders

Finnigan family murders	September 1865	Otahuhu, Auckland	4 or 5	Also spelt Finnegan in contemporary sources. James Stack was convicted and hanged in April 1866

Maketū Wharetōtara murders	1841	Kororareka, Northland	5	Maketū Wharetōtara, also known as Wiremu Kīngi Maketū, became the first person officially executed in New Zealand (7 March 1842)

Invasion of the Chatham Islands	November 1835	Chatham Islands	2000	Part of the Musket Wars

Siege of Pukerangiora	November 1831	Waitara River, Taranaki	1200	Part of the Musket Wars

Boyd massacre	December 1809	Whangaroa Harbour, Northland	66

Revenge attacks following death of Marion du Fresne	13 June 1772–July 1772	Bay of Islands, Northland	250

Death of Marion du Fresne	12 June 1772	Bay of Islands, Northland	26

Sentence(s)

The Christchurch mosque shootings attacks were the first shootings in New Zealand since the Raurimu massacre in 1997.

final_sentence: The Christchurch mosque shootings attacks were the first shootings in New Zealand since the Raurimu massacre in 1997.