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| 2 | List of massacres in New Zealand - List |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Method | Notes |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | New Empire Hotel arson | 4 February 1995 | Hamilton | 6 | Fire | Alan Wayne Lory convicted of manslaughter. |
| 7 | 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). |
| 8 | Ratima family murders | 26 June 1992 | Masterton | 7 | Hammer, knife | Raymond Wahia Ratima convicted of murder. |
| 9 | Schlaepfer family murders | 20 May 1992 | Paerata, Auckland Region | 7 | - | Shooter (Brian Schlaepfer) among dead. |
| 10 | Aramoana massacre | 13–14 November 1990 | Aramoana, Otago | 14 | - | 3 (unofficially 4) injuries. Shooter (David Gray) among dead. |
| 11 | Noema Rika murders | 27 May 1951 | Otaki, Kapiti Coast | 5 | - | Shooter (Rika) among dead |
| 12 | Featherston prisoner of war camp riot | 25 February 1943 | Featherston, Wairarapa | 49 | - | 80 wounded |
| 13 | 1941 Kowhitirangi shootings | 8–20 October 1941 | Kowhitirangi, West Coast | 8 | - | Shooter (Stanley Graham) among dead |
| 14 | Henare Hona murders | 21 October 1934 | Morrinsville, Waikato | 6 | - | Shooter (Hona) among dead |
| 15 | Himatangi tragedy | 6 September 1929 | Himatangi, Manawatu | 7 | - | Unsolved shooting and arson, possibly murder/suicide |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | Maungatapu murders | 21 February 1866 | Maungatapu, Tasman | 5 | - | Three members of a gang led by Richard Burgess were hanged for the murders |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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) |
| 20 | Invasion of the Chatham Islands | November 1835 | Chatham Islands | 2000 | Part of the Musket Wars | - |
| 21 | Siege of Pukerangiora | November 1831 | Waitara River, Taranaki | 1200 | Part of the Musket Wars | - |
| 22 | Boyd massacre | December 1809 | Whangaroa Harbour, Northland | 66 | - | - |
| 23 | Revenge attacks following death of Marion du Fresne | 13 June 1772–July 1772 | Bay of Islands, Northland | 250 | - | - |
| 24 | Death of Marion du Fresne | 12 June 1772 | Bay of Islands, Northland | 26 | - | - |

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.