Among several illegal items found at Timmins’ Whanganui property were 58 cannabis plants and 204 rounds of ammunition. Timmins was killed in a shooting at Waitārere Beach in which three others were critically injured on January 14, 2026. Police at the property on Waitārere Beach Rd following a shooting that left a man dead and three others in hospital. Ben Timmins’ history in the courtsDrug, ammunition and theft convictionsTimmins had his property searched on December 21, 2016, after an informant told police he had firearms there. Firearms chargesIn July 2018, Timmins appealed a historical firearms conviction from 1996.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 17, 2026 18:15 UTC