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On 13 November 1990 David Gray killed 13 people, including a police sergeant, following an argument with a neighbour at the tiny Otago beach settlement of Aramoana. At the time this was New Zealand’s largest mass murder. Gray was shot dead the next day by police officers.
The 13 killed:
- Rewa Ariki Bryson, 11 (Julie Bryson's adopted daughter)
- Simon Christopher Cole, 'Chris' 62
- Victor James Crimp, 'Vic' 71
- James Alexander Dickson, 'Jim' 45
- Sgt. Stewart Graeme Guthrie 'Stu', 41 (Port Chalmers police officer)
- Garry John Holden, 38
- Jasmine Amber Holden, 11 (daughter of Garry Holden)
- Magnus Jamieson, 'Tim' 69
- Ross James Percy, 42
- Vanessa Grace Percy, 26 (wife of Ross Percy)
- Dion Raymond Jack Percy, 6 (son of Ross and Vanessa Percy)
- Aleki Tali, 41
- Leo Wilson, 6
Wounded:
- Stacey Percy, 4 (daughter of Ross and Vanessa Percy)
- Chiquita Danielle Vaughan (née Holden), 9 (daughter of Garry Holden)
- Detective Stephen Patrick Vaughan, Wellington police officer. In 2018 married fellow survivor Chiquita Danielle Vaughan (née Holden)
Medals
- George Cross: Sgt. Stewart Graeme Guthrie (posthumous)
- George Medal: Eva Helen Dickson (née Craighead)
- Queen's Gallantry Medal: Victor James Crimp (posthumous), Constable Don Nicholas Fraser Harvey, Detective Paul Alan Knox, Constable Terry Edward Van Turnhout, Senior Constable David Thomas Weir;
- Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct: Sergeant Michael Arthur Kyne, Constable Timothy Philip Ashton, Constable Robert William Barlass, Constable Peter Gerard McCarthy, Chiquita Danielle Vaughan (née Holden)
- Gold Merit Award: Inspector Murray James Forbes (forward commander of the two anti-terrorist squads), Detective Stephen Patrick Vaughan;
- Certificate of Appreciation: Detective Sergeant Brian Keith Woodcock (squad leader), Constable Gregory James Cummings, Constable Michael Lyn Rusbatch (squad members).