| Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|
| 8 February 1997 | Raurimu, King Country | 6 | 4 | 10 | Raurimu massacre: A man killed his father at a ski lodge and then shot at people around the area, killing five and wounding four. He was arrested nearby. [21] [22] |
| 20 June 1994 | Dunedin, Otago | 5 | 0 | 5 | Bain family murders: Five family members (two parents and three of four children) were shot to death at their home. The surviving son was convicted of the murders, but was later acquitted after twelve years in prison. [23] |
| 20 May 1992 | Paerata, Auckland Region | 7 [n 1] | 0 | 7 | Pukekohe massacre: A man killed six members of his family and himself with two firearms and a knife. [24] |
| 13–14 November 1990 | Aramoana, Otago | 14 [n 1] | 3 | 17 | Aramoana massacre: A man shot neighbours following a verbal dispute before shooting indiscriminately at locals, then at police and members of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). Thirteen people were killed, including a police officer, and three others were wounded before police shot and killed the gunman. [25] [26] |
| 12 February 1965 | Papanui, Canterbury | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man killed his girlfriend and her parents with a .303-calibre rifle before killing himself. [27] |
| 6 January 1963 | Auckland, Auckland | 3 | 2 [n 1] | 5 | A man fired at neighbors from his cottage in Waitākere, killing one person and wounding another. He then killed two police officers responding to the scene. Officers wounded the gunman and arrested him. [28] |
| 22 December 1960 | Manurewa, Auckland | 1 [n 1] | 6 | 7 | A man wounded five policemen and a fireman, before fatally shooting himself. [29] |
| 27 May 1951 | Ōtaki, Kāpiti Coast | 5 [n 1] | 0 | 5 | A man shot and killed a police officer, his wife, two daughters and himself. [30] |
| 29 December 1944 | Napier, Hawke's Bay | 2 | 4 [n 1] | 6 | A man randomly shot at people inside a bar and on the street, killing two people and wounding three others before being shot by police and arrested. [31] [32] |
| 8–9 October 1941 | Kowhitirangi, West Coast | 8 [n 1] | 0 | 8 | 1941 Kowhitirangi shootings: A man shot and killed seven people, including four police officers and two soldiers of the Home Guard. The shooter was killed on 20 October during a manhunt. [33] [34] |
| 5 November 1934 | Horsham Downs, Waikato | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed three family members and himself. [35] |
| 21 October 1934 | Morrinsville, Waikato | 6 [n 1] | 0 | 6 | A man shot and killed four members of his family and a police officer before killing himself. [36] |
| 23 June 1927 | Mount Albert, Auckland | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife, mother, daughter, and himself with a recently purchased rifle, possibly with the permission of his wife. [37] |
| 19 October 1923 | Waikino, Waikato | 2 | 6 | 8 | Waikino schoolhouse shooting: A man shot and killed two students and injured six other over delusions of persecution. [38] [39] It is the first and only mass school shooting in New Zealand history. |
| 26 May 1902 | Parnell, Auckland | 0 | 4 [n 1] | 4 | A man shot and wounded three members of his family before wounding himself. [40] |
