Johnston expressed exasperation that his son-in-law could return to the Waitārere Beach Rd property a second time after the protection order was in place. Timmins’ sister has also told the Herald he was not allowed at the Waitārere Beach Rd property as part of his bail conditions. Police prepare to remove a body from a property on Waitārere Beach Rd after a shooting that left a man dead and three others in hospital. The sister of Benjamin Timmins, Rachel O'Grady, and other family members hold a karakia at a Waitārere Beach Rd property after a family shooting last month. Timmins was killed in a shooting at Waitārere Beach in which three others were critically injured on January 14, 2026.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 14, 2026 19:03 UTC