Family and friends gather at scene of Waitārere Beach shooting

📅 January 15, 2026 03:08 AM ⏱️ 2 min read 🕐 Scraped: January 15, 2026

Summary: The sister of Benjamin Timmins says she feared intense pressure on the family was coming to a crisis - "but nothing like this".

Photo: RNZ/Mark Papalii

Family and friends of a man who died in a shooting in Waitārere Beach gathered outside the property today.

A man, identified by his sister as 60-year-old Benjamin Harry Timmins, was found dead and three others with gunshot wounds following the shooting on Wednesday in the lower North Island township.

A 46-year-old woman and two males aged 17 and 21 remain critically wounded in Wellington H

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