Mass shooting at Bondi Beach leaves 16 people dead

Monday 15 December 2025 · 3 outlets · 4 reports · updated Tue 16 Dec 2025, 4:30am

A father and son opened fire during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, resulting in 16 deaths including the shooter. Witnesses, including a mother from Dunedin and a family from Queenstown, described running for their lives during the attack.

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1. NZ HeraldMon 15 Dec 2025, 6:00pm

   Bondi Beach shooting: New Zealand Herald reporter details how experience went from idyllic summer day to a nightmare (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesMon 15 Dec 2025, 8:47pm

   'Just running for our lives': Queenstown woman recounts Bondi shooting terror (opens in new tab)

   • 'We were literally running for our lives' (opens in new tab) Tue 16 Dec 2025, 4:30am
3. RNZMon 15 Dec 2025, 8:55pm

   Bondi Beach attack: 'We just went running for our lives' - Kiwi in local restaurant (opens in new tab)