Gunshots at breakfast: The Raurimu massacre

On February 8 1997 Stephen Lawrence Anderson gunned down six people and wounded five others during a rampage at a ski lodge just out of Raurimu in the central North Island. The tragedy remains one of the worst mass shootings in New Zealand history. In this episode, Anna Leask revisits the day of the massacre and speaks to survivors, witnesses and the cop who took down the killer. The gunman also shares his story in his own words.

For more on this case visit:

Remembering Raurimu: victims break their 20-year silence
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/remembering-raurimu-victims-break-their-20-year-silence/6BDSEYTTCMIRAZKXBXFBCLQ7FY/

Raurimu 20 years on: the madman, the massacre and the memories
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-20-years-on-the-madman-the-massacre-and-the-memories/2FGFIGPFPXMX3IPPIXD6VCW2NI/?c_id=1&objectid=11788645

Raurimu massacre: remembering the fallen 20 years on
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raurimu-massacre-remembering-the-fallen-20-years-on/4E6CRIG2PFWVL26JVBGNOQFFWY/?c_id=1&objectid=11787718

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