Wikipedia article: List of massacres in New Zealand

Question: how many mass shootings have there been in new zealand
Answer: Name Date Location Deaths Method Notes Ashburton Work and Income 000000002014 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2014 Ashburton, Canterbury Firearm ( pump - action shotgun ) Russell John Tully convicted of murder RSA Panmure 000000002001 - 12 - 08 - 0000 8 December 2001 Panmure, Auckland Firearm ( shotgun ), blunt instrument William Dwane Bell convicted of murder. Bell shot dead club member Wayne Johnson, 56, and beat to death club president William Absolum, 63, and cleaner Mary Hobson, 44. Raurimu Rampage 000000001997 - 02 - 08 - 0000 8 February 1997 Raurimu, King Country 6 Firearm ( shotgun ) Also 4 wounded. Stephen Anderson found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity New Empire Hotel arson 000000001995 - 02 - 04 - 0000 4 February 1995 Hamilton 6 Fire Alan Wayne Lory convicted of manslaughter Bain family murders 000000001994 - 06 - 20 - 0000 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 000000001992 - 06 - 26 - 0000 26 June 1992 Masterton 7 Hammer, knife Raymond Wahia Ratima convicted of murder Schlaepfer family murders 000000001992 - 05 - 20 - 0000 20 May 1992 Paerata, Auckland Region 7 Shooter ( Brian Schlaepfer ) among dead Aramoana massacre 000000001990 - 11 - 13 - 0000 13 -- 000000001990 - 11 - 14 - 0000 14 November 1990 Aramoana, Otago 14 3 ( unofficially 4 ) injuries. Shooter ( David Gray ) among dead Noema Rika murders 000000001951 - 05 - 27 - 0000 27 May 1951 Otaki, Kapiti Coast 5 Shooter ( Rika ) among dead Featherston prisoner of war camp riot 000000001943 - 02 - 25 - 0000 25 February 1943 Featherston, Wairarapa 49 80 wounded 1941 Kowhitirangi Shootings 000000001941 - 10 - 08 - 0000 8 -- 000000001941 - 10 - 20 - 0000 20 October 1941 Kowhitirangi, West Coast 8 Shooter ( Stanley Graham ) among dead Henare Hona murders 000000001934 - 10 - 21 - 0000 21 October 1934 Morrinsville, Waikato 6 Shooter ( Hona ) among dead Himatangi tragedy 000000001929 - 09 - 06 - 0000 6 September 1929 Himatangi, Manawatu 7 Unsolved shooting and arson, possibly murder / suicide Maungatapu murders 000000001866 - 02 - 21 - 0000 21 February 1866 Maungatapu, Tasman 5 Three members of a gang led by Richard Burgess were hanged for the murders Finnigan family murders 000000001865 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1865 Otahuhu, Auckland 4 or 5 also spelt Finnegan in contemporary sources. James Stack was convicted for the crime and hanged in April 1866 Maketū Wharetōtara murders 000000001841 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1841 Kororareka, Northland 5 Maketū Wharetōtara, also known as Wiremu Kīngi Maketū, became the first person officially executed in New Zealand ( 7 March 1842 ) Boyd massacre 000000001809 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 1809 Whangaroa Harbour, Northland 66 Revenge attacks following death of Marion du Fresne 000000001772 - 06 - 13 - 0000 13 June 1772 -- 000000001772 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1772 Bay of Islands, Northland 250 Death of Marion du Fresne 000000001772 - 06 - 12 - 0000 12 June 1772 Bay of Islands, Northland 26