List of school attacks in New Zealand
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List of attacks related to schools in New Zealand
This is a chronological list of school attacks in New Zealand. The term "attack" excludes cases of accidents, police-related incidents, and suicides of one or more people.
In 2024, the Education Review Office, a public office charged with assessing the condition of schools in New Zealand, stated that violence and disrupted behavior in education had risen in the past two years. 32 percent of students who had been stood down in 2022 had been punished for physical assaults on faculty or other students.[1]
| Date | Location | Perpetrator(s) | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1900 | Christchurch, Canterbury Region | Henry Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 1 | A student stabbed a teacher at Burnham Industrial School.[2] |
| 19 October 1923 | Waikino, Waikato | John Christopher Higgins | 2 | 6 | 8 | Waikino school shooting: A man opened fire at a school, killing two students and wounding six others, including the headmaster and a responding police officer. He eventually surrendered to police.[3] |
| 18 August 1947 | Auckland, Auckland Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 13-year-old student was stabbed during an argument at Seddon Memorial Technical College.[4] |
| 26 October 1977 | Christchurch, Canterbury Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A female student stabbed another girl at Aranui High School.[5] |
| 27 November 1989 | Whanganui, Manawatū–Whanganui | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 13-year-old student at Wanganui High School was stabbed on school grounds.[6] |
| 16 July 1990 | Auckland, Auckland Region | Pauline Janet Williamson | 0 | 4 | 4 | A woman stabbed four students in the playground of Kadimah College in an anti-Semitic attack.[7] |
| 14 November 1990 | Auckland, Auckland Region | Unnamed | 0 | 5 | 5 | A 12-year-old student armed with an air pistol wounded five other students in the playground of Te Atatu North Primary School.[8] |
| March 1992 | Greytown, Wellington Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A Kuranui College student was stabbed aboard a school bus after he allegedly bullied the victim.[9] |
| 3 March 2009 | Auckland, Auckland Region | Tae Won Chung | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 17-year-old international student at Avondale College stabbed teacher Dave Warren during a lecture.[10] |
| 10 May 2010 | Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 13-year-old student at Te Puke High School stabbed a teacher multiple times in a classroom.[11] |
| 10 March 2011 | Auckland, Auckland Region | Two unnamed | 0 | 2 | 2 | A man and a teenager stabbed two other males in a car park on the campus of the Unitec Institute of Technology.[12] |
| 17 August 2011 | Māngere, Auckland Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 10-year-old boy stabbed another student at Jean Batten Primary School after being tackled in a game of rugby.[13] |
| 24 June 2014 | Māngere Bridge, Auckland Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | An 11-year-old at Pacific Christian School was stabbed in the head with scissors by another student.[14] |
| 6 November 2018 | Invercargill, Southland Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 14-year-old Southland Boys' High School student stabbed another pupil with scissors.[15] |
| 12 June 2020 | Auckland, Auckland Region | Four unnamed | 0 | 2 | 2 | Two students were hospitalized after a stabbing outside De La Salle College during a fight. Four teenagers were charged in connection with the incident.[16] |
| 16 May 2022 | Wellington, Wellington Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A 15-year-old was charged with stabbing a person at Tawa College.[17] |
| 5 July 2024 | Wellington, Wellington Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A Wellington Girls' College student was stabbed on campus during an altercation.[18] |
| 19 March 2025 | Christchurch, Canterbury Region | Unnamed | 0 | 2 | 2 | A student with scissors stabbed two teachers at Haeata Community Campus.[19] |
| 23 July 2025 | Greymouth, West Coast Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A male student at Greymouth High School stabbed another student.[20] |
| 3 February 2026 | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Region | Unnamed | 0 | 1 | 1 | A student injured another boy with a pocketknife at Ōtūmoetai Intermediate School.[21] |
References
- ↑ Gerritsen, John (28 March 2024). "Rising levels of violence and disruption in the classroom: 'It's getting in the way of teaching'". RNZ. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Stabbing Case". Hawera & Normanby Star. Vol. XXXXI, no. 70428. 31 August 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Revisiting a dark day: A mass school shooting – in New Zealand". Stuff. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Boy Stabbed at School". Northern Advocate. 19 August 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ↑ "Girls in stabbing at school". Press. 28 October 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "Pupil stabbed". Press. 28 November 1989. p. 8. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "Woman stabs 4 children at Jewish school". Deseret News. 1 July 1990. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Children hurt in school shooting". The Northern Echo. 15 November 1990. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bullying theory in stabbing". Press. 24 March 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ↑ "Student jailed for stabbing teacher". Otago Daily Times. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Stabbed teacher relives boy's classroom 'ambush'". NZ Herald. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Neale, Imogen (13 March 2011). "Man in relation to campus stabbing in court". Stuff. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Leask, Anna (22 August 2011). "Police kept in dark over school stabbing". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Howie, Cherie (12 July 2014). "Boy wakes from coma". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Invercargill high school student stabbed in neck with scissors". RNZ. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Hutt, Kendall (16 June 2020). "Māngere school stabbing: Four teenagers charged". Stuff. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Wikaire-Lewis, Mana (17 May 2022). "Teenager charged in Tawa College stabbing". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Howell, Azaria (8 July 2024). "Wellington student hospitalised after school attack was stabbed". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Daly, Michael (19 March 2025). "Teachers assaulted by student with scissors at Christchurch school". Stuff. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ Gallot, Eva (27 July 2025). "Youth allegedly assaulted student at Greymouth School". Stuff. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Boy injures another student in knife incident at Tauranga school". RNZ. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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