List of massacres in New Zealand
List

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
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Question: What were the two most recent shootings in New Zealand?
Answer: The Christchurch mosque shootings attacks were the first shootings in New Zealand since the Raurimu massacre in 1997.